The final deadline for abstract submission is on 30.09.2015, using the on-line form which is available at http://www.ucprague.com/call-for-abstracts/ . 37/15.
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First Rock/EPB TBM in North America represents an Evolution in Design
On August 10, 2015, North America’s first Robbins Crossover TBM was launched for the Túnel Emisor Poniente ...
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Tunnelbuilders that are in need of heavy equipment for their upcoming projects may be able to grab a good deal at Ritchie Bros. upcoming auction in Ocaña (Central Spain). The unreserved ...
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iPS’ Mexican entity has changed its commercial name from ‘Full Crew’ to iPS – Powerful People.
Full Crew has been active in Mexico since 2007 and has established a well ...
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HADES from VMT networks all areas of a construction site above and below ground. Development of the HADES control centre is underway. Read the press release and visit www.vmt-gmbh.de. 36/15.
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Sandvik supports clients with in-depth product and application expertise, rapid response, local presence and worldwide network. Read the August, 2015 edition of Sandvik E-newsletter and visit ...
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At the beginning of August Fillie, a 9 m-diameter TBM, started work near Bolton, UK as part of a Network Rail project to electrify the Preston-Bolton-Manchester line, one of north-west ...
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The fourth generation of the Muhlhauser family continues in the company tradition of tailormade logistics solutions for tunnelling and mining, offering railbound and trackless vehicles and machines ...
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A 6.53 m-diameter, 200 m-long, 600 t Double Shield Robbins TBM named Magliadrun (meaning Glutton) is gearing up for the Gemeinschafts Kraftwerk Inn GmbH (GKI) project in Tirol, Austria. The name was ...
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Cost of ownership of a TBM is a complex subject, whether specifying a machine for a single job or to span a generation of projects. Experience will give the best insight, and a complimentary Robbins ...
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Germany-based machine manufacturer Putzmeister has announced a 10 percent increase in business volume for 2014 with sales of EUR691.2 worldwide. Read the press release and visit www.putzmeister.com. ...
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The 2.4 km-long Waterview Connection in Auckland, New Zealand will connect two existing motorways. It is being driven by TBM, supplied around the clock by Jacon MSVs, each carrying a complete 90 t ...
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Normet has strengthened both its Australian and Asia-Pacific regional operations with the appointment of Neil Fitzmaurice as managing director and John Gelson as his manager of ground control and ...
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In early July, 2015 Herrenknecht TBM Lady Bird completed the 7.24 km-long Blue Plains Tunnel that will be used to help improve the water quality in the Anacostia River in Washington DC, US. Blue ...
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The results of EuroTAP tests overseen by the German Automobile Club, ADAC, together with its partner clubs: ACI in Italy, OEAMTC in Austria, and TCS in Switzerland have been published.
The 2015 ...
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Jaime Ibarra is the new TBM Technical Manager – Americas in Normet. He’ll lead Normet’s North and Latin American teams into the fast growing market of TBM related construction ...
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On 15.07.2015 Robbins EPB Elena completed excavation of the 1,710 m-long left-hand tunnel for the Moscow Metro Second Circle line (Third Interchange Circuit) and arrived in the future 65 m-deep ...
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Seattle Tunnel Partners has begun installing a new main bearing on the SR 99 TBM with a view to restarting tunnelling next November. Tunnelling will take a year to complete, with the tunnel now ...
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In Seattle, US, TBM Pamela has arrived at Roosevelt Station and TBM Brenda is expected at U District Station in early-Autumn.
On 13.07.2015 the Robbins EPBM Pamela arrived at the ...
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On 14.07.2015 the last tunnel element of the new Midtown Tunnel connecting the shorelines of Portsmouth and Norfolk was immersed.
The design-build contractor, SKW Constructors (a joint venture of ...
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Terratec has successfully completed the factory testing and delivery of a new TR3000 Raise Boring Machine. The destination of the machine is in the Chinese Province of Yunnan, where the main mineral ...
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On 13.07.2015 the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) achieved an important milestone with the breakthrough of the 9 km-long Patnitop tunnel between Chenani and Nashri in the State of Jammu ...
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Bekaert Maccaferri Underground Solutions, a newly created joint venture, has taken up sponsorship of tunnelbuilder.com to promote their smart reinforcement solutions for underground ...
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On 08.07.2015 the TBM Jazlah (diameter 10 m, weight 700 t) started driving the 5.8 km-long tunnel of the 41.2 km Orange Line of the Riyadh Metro. The contractor, ArRiyadh New Mobility Consortium ...
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Sandvik is supplying thirteen roadheaders to the NorthConnex highway tunnel project in Sydney, Australia. Read the press release and visit www.construction.sandvik.com. 28/15.
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As of June, 2015 the Robbins 3.96 m-diameter Main Beam TBM has excavated more than 300 m for the 4.8 km new sewer tunnel in Kaneohe, Honolulu, Hawaii, US. The machine, nicknamed Pohakulani in ...
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Last 11.06.2015 the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) in India completed the 1,565 m-long TBM tunnel at Lajpat Nagar from South Extension, part of the Pink Line or Line 7 from Majlis Park to ...
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At the end of June, 2015 the drill/blast construction of the 6.5 km-long twin-tube Mount Kop tunnel, between Maden, Bayburt in the northwest in Black Sea Region, and Aşkale, Erzurum, in the ...
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The Robbins Company invites you to watch a recording of their June, 2015 webinar titled "Fast Track Your Mine with Proven TBM Technology" led by Ryan Gratias, Project Engineer at Robbins and Adam ...
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The Phase-1 network of Namma Metro in Bangalore, India consists of two corridors: East-West Purple Line, 18.1 km-long; and North-South Green Line, 24.2 km-long. The two corridors intersect at ...
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On 09.06.2015, excavation of the first 100 m (west and east portal) was reported of the 7.5 km-long Visnove twin-tube tunnel that will become the longest in Slovakia. The tunnel is part of the ...
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Conference to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, May 23-25th. Abstract submission deadline: September 30, 2015. Guidelines and on-line abstract submission form are available at ...
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The 24th edition of the WMC (World Mining Congress) will be held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 18-21st October, 2016. The event will focus on Mining in a World of Innovation and it will bring ...
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The metro in the Helsinki metropolitan area is set to continue from Ruoholahti via Lauttasaari to Espoo.
In the first phase, a 14 km-long rail line from Ruoholahti to Matinkyla will be ...
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‘Fast track your mine with proven TBM technology’ is the title of the upcoming 60-minute Robbins webinar on Wednesday 24th June with recorded broadcast the following day
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AlpTransit Gotthard has decided not to try to recover the 12 months lost during a legal dispute about the contracts awarded for the Ceneri Base Tunnel railway system
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