𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱: 𝗧𝗼 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮 𝗳𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲, 𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗸-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗸-𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗽𝗶𝗽𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲: To design a new material that would be light and durable and yet prevent the pipe from snaking, twisting or leaking. Tough! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲: The creation of a new woven fabric that led to the birth of FlexNet™; a ground-breaking submain pipe. A 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 soluti