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Separation equipment for the treatment of sand, water and sludge


For more than 30 years, MS has been at the forefront of the design, manufacture and installation of liquid/solid separation plants for tunnelling, mining, mineral extraction and environmental remediation. The company, based at Aubiere in France, employs 50 people and has a turnover of €15 million/year.


Slurry treatment plants for the separation of excavated soils and recycling of bentonite mud for tunnelling machines are an MS speciality, and the company also produces plants for the treatment of tunnel waste water.
MS workshop
MS workshop at Aubière, France

 



MS has accumulated expertise in flexible and modular plant design tailored to the requirements of major projects such as the Groene Hart rail tunnel in the Netherlands and the Lefortovo highway tunnel in Moscow, which employed the largest TBMs ever built.The patented bentonite mud management system on these plants allows rapid adjustment of the density or viscosity of the slurry under treatment, adding flexibility to the operation of the TBM.

 
Lefortovo road tunnel (Moscow – Russia) 2800 m3/h
Lefortovo road tunnel, Moscow, 2800 cu m/h
MS has its own laboratory and pilot test unit to perform accurate and individual analysis of every type of treatment problem. New technologies are regularly developed in the design and automation sections of the company, and specific components are manufactured in the MS workshops. A project team is permanently available for new jobs, and to answer queries from existing clients, supported by a network of specialized agents operating worldwide.

 


Sydney Airport link (Australia) 2000 m3/h
Sydney airport link, Australia, 2000 cu m/h
Toulouse subway extension n°4 (France) 1200 m3/h
Toulouse subway extension, France. 1200 cu m/h

The MS project portfolio includes the supply of complete slurry treatment plants to: Toulouse Metro in France; Sophia rail tunnel in the Netherlands; Sydney airport link in Australia; Lewisham link on the Docklands Light Railway in London; Ferden section of the Lotschberg tunnel in Switzerland; A86 motorway tunnel in Paris; and Lok Ma Chau rail tunnel in Hong Kong. A plant is also under manufacture for the Hallandsas rail tunnel in southern Sweden.

 


MS has a stock of secondhand equipment refurbished by its own engineers to provide economic solutions for smaller projects.

MS, ZI des Ribes, 63170 Aubière, France, tel +33 (0)473 285270, fax +33 (0)473 285271, e-mail info@m-s.fr or visit www.m-s.fr

 


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