Crossrail is currently Europe’s largest infrastructure project – from Maidenhead and Heathrow in the west to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east of the English capital – involving a new 118 km...
In December 2013, a 4.3 m (14.1 ft) Robbins Double Shield TBM broke through according to plan after boring a 9.3 km (5.8 mi) tunnel in Turkey’s Adana Province for the Yamanli II Hydroelectric...
Based on more than 50 years of experience and the technological know-how of a leading provider of concrete pumping and placing equipment, Putzmeister has developed a range of tunneling and mining...
CBE Group designs, manufactures and assembles segment moulds for concrete tunnels, handling equipment and segment precast plants worldwide.The range of services includes pre-project engineering,...
The stands of the technical exhibition at the World Tunnel Congress 2014 in Iguassu Falls long since have been sold out, with more than 100 companies having confirmed their participation. In addition...
For more than 20 years, NFM Technologies has been designing and manufacturing large diameter tunnel boring machines ranging from 4 m to more than 15 m, suited to all types of geology. The French...
The Aliva Converto is used for hand-operated spraying of concrete and mortar, applies with thin and dense stream process. The new water ring system can be easily assembled and allows a simple...
In 2013 Normet introduced concrete spraying simulators for machine-operator training. There are different versions available from just laptop display or 2D / 3D-television screens and control box to...
If the tunnel-geology ranges from soft soils to weathered rock, the Robbins Company offers a solution: The Earth Pressure Balance Machine (EPBM). EPBMs are built for durability and longevity with a...
The Underground Technology Team UTT is a division of the MAPEI group that is specialized in innovative systems for underground construction. Due to the investments in Research and Development and the...
