Mike Rispin to head Normet in North AmericaNormet, the Iisalmi, Finland based provider of underground mining and tunnelling equipment and care solutions has announced the appointment of Mike Rispin ...
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Lyon metro Line B extension startsOn 09.07.2009 the 1.7 km extension of Line B of the Lyon metro from Gerland to Oullins, with a crossing of the Rhone river, got underway. A 9.5 m diameter TBM will ...
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Spanish line advances towards FranceOn 07.07.2009 the 649 m-long Sant Andreu tunnel on the 3.3 km Sant Julia de Ramis-Cornella del Terri subsection of the Madrid-Barcelona-French border high-speed ...
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BASF Meyco updates its company profileLongtime sponsor of tunnelbuilder.com BASF Meyco has updated its profile to reflect the changes to the company over recent years, and its focus on expanding ...
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Progress on Madrid-Castilla La Mancha-Valencia-Murcia high-speed linkOn 02.07.2009, the 2.2 km-long Loma de Carrascal tunnel on the 10.9 km Cuenca-Olalla subsection of the Madrid-Castilla La ...
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Breakthrough on Camarillas railway bypassAfter a 140-day drive, on 03.07.2009, TBM Nenica broke through on the longest tunnel (2,250 m) of the Camarillas railway bypass on Spain's ...
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CAT man for LovatDick Cooper, general manager of Caterpillar Global Mining Operations for the Melbourne and Burnie facilities, has taken Lovat Tunnel Equipment under his wing, succeeding Rick Lovat ...
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ITA sets up training foundationThe goal of the ITA-CET foundation is to be the link between universities, research facilities and consultancies and all types of professionals working in the ...
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BarChip fibre passes ten year milestoneBarChip is a highly engineered synthetic fibre produced by Elasto-Plastic Concrete (Europe) Ltd that has been developed to meet the toughest demands of the ...
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Singapore LTA awards two DTL2 stations to SembawangSembawang Engineers and Constructors, part of the Punj Lloyd group, has pocketed the EUR186 million contract for Botanic Gardens and Stevens ...
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Robbins HP TBMs bore water tunnels in Andhra Pradesh Minister for Major Irrigation Ponnala Lakshmaiah formally launched the drilling of the second tunnel of the Pula Subbaiah Veligonda project in ...
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GIA wins in small section Slovakian tunnelA complete line-up of GIA tunnelling equipment comprising two locomotives, four shuttle cars, and a crawler-mounted 9HR/B Haggloader were used by Skanska BS ...
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Robbins HP TBMs bore water tunnels in Andhra PradeshOn 24.06.2009 a 10.0 m High Performance (HP) Robbins Double Shield started to bore under the Nagarjuna Sagar National Park, the second tunnel of ...
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Simple wireless securityPrevention of unauthorised entry into tunnelling sites has never been more important to protect both personnel and equipment as well as the general public from site ...
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Zurich western bypass open to traffic The A3 western bypass in Zurich, including the Uetliberg Tunnel (2 x 4,430 m) and the Aescher tunnel (2,176 m, 2,142 m), opened to traffic on 04.05.2009. The ...
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Monte Grosso and Vispa tunnels open in Savona provinceThe third lot of the ex SS 29 Colle di Cadibona bypass from km 133 to km 138.150, including the Big Mountain (1,480 m) and Vispa (480 m) ...
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BASF launches "Expanding Horizons" campaign for underground constructionAll underground solutions to be marketed under MEYCO brand. click here 25/09.
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Tunnel advance control systemOur good friend Uli Ramminger from tacs has issued his June, 2009 newsletter in time for RETC at Las Vegas, where he is exhibiting the latest tacs guidance equipment. To ...
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Modern tunnel guidance systemPPS guidance systems are designed specifically for TBMs and roadheaders, giving the operator all of the necessary information to keep his machine on course and to return ...
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Normet: Best year ever in 2008For Normet Group, one of the worldwide leading manufacturers of mining and tunnelling machinery, 2008 was the best year in its history. Its turnover reached 107 million ...
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Early breakthrough at Gotthard base tunnelThe TBM Gabi I started driving southwards from Erstfeld on 4.12.2007. Some eighteen months later, and half a year earlier than planned, it reached its ...
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New breakthrough in Gotthard base tunnel in SwitzerlandThe TBM Gabi I started driving southwards from Erstfeld on December 4, 2007 and eighteen months later, and half a year earlier than planned, it ...
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Work begins on largest US mass transit project Work is scheduled to begin this month on the Mass Transit Tunnel to link New Jersey with New York. The DoT has committed $3 billion to the project over ...
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Metroul/Systra consortium awarded Romania MetroThe EUR9.6 million construction supervision contract for Line 5 of Bucharest metro has been awarded to the Metroul/Systra consortium. Read ...
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World's longest tunnel pageOur old friends Gunnar Lotsberg and Eugenio Merzagora have been revising and updating WLTP, our companion website, and seem to have finally nailed every operating tunnel ...
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New Atlas Copco long hole rock drillsAtlas Copco has launched two new versions of its well-proven COP 1838 hydraulic rock drill for underground long hole drilling applications. Read more.
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Austria and Italy agree Brenner tunnel construction Last week, in Rome, the transport ministers of Austria and Italy signed a definitive agreement on the construction of the 56 km-long Brenner rail ...
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Surplus 6.44 m-diameter TBM for saleA 2005 vintage MHI 6.44 m-diameter EPB that has tunnelled less than 3.2 km is available in the US for immediate sale, together with trailing gear and most ...
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Villa Vomano-Teramo section of A24 commissionedThe dualling of the Villa Vomano-Teramo section of Italy's A24 Tirrano-Adriatic highway, together with the 826 m-long Carestia tunnel, was completed on ...
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Austria reports progressOn 24.04.2009, the 13 m-diameter TBM completed the 3,470 m rock section of the twin-track of the 4.48 km-long Jenbach tunnel (lot H8) on Unterinntalbahn. Visit tunnelbuilder ...
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Success assured at RETC in Las VegasMore than 100 exhibitors are listed for the upcoming RETC conference taking place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas from 14-17th June, 2009. Included are numerous ...
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Lovat sells five TBMs to SochiCanadian manufacturer Lovat is supplying five TBMs to the Sochi project on Russia's Black Sea coast to mine three service tunnels and two railway tunnels for use during ...
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World first - Herrenknecht EPB drives from Europe to AsiaGerman manufacturer Herrenknecht has reported the successful breakthrough of its 6.11 m-diameter EPB on the new 3.4 km-long Melen 7 water ...
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Recession recovery with tunnelbuilder.com!Going daily at tunnelbuilder.com has already increased our readership by 6% year on year, with an average of 921 professional tunnelling engineers now ...
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Gautrain tunnels nearly complete Gautrain has reported that more than 90% of the 15 km tunnel along the 80 km link between Tshwane and the OR Tambo International Airport has been completed. The ...
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Indian deal for NFM TechnologiesNFM Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Indian company BEML to seal an exclusive strategic partnership with a view to becoming a principal supplier ...
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