Robbins Opens New Manufacturing Facility in ShanghaiRobbins recently opened a new manufacturing facility next to its offices in Shanghai, China in late 2006. The new workshop was built specifically for industry-related fabrication and machine assembly. Currently, the facility is being utilized for TBM assembly for projects in the region. The workshop joins other Robbins facilities with manufacturing capabilities currently located in several places throughout the US (in Ohio, Washington, and West Virginia).The new facility will provide a regional source for Robbins products, in addition to the current facilities in both the US and Europe. The Robbins team in China will eventually have the ability to fabricate the complete line of Robbins products for the Chinese market, everything from TBMs to Robbins trenchless products such as Small Boring Units and Auger Boring Machines. The workshop will expand the reach of Robbins China, which has been a fully operating company for the past 15 years. Several projects have already been planned for assembly in the workshop, and Robbins China is continuing to supply parts and labour for new projects both regional and worldwide. Since the workshop's completion, workers have begun the assembly of a 3.5 m-diameter main beam TBM, electrical cabinets, hydraulic, and lube systems for a project in Hong Kong. The TBM will bore two very short tunnels of 244 m and 165 m without a conventional back-up for a drainage and landslide prevention project on a very steep hill directly above Hong Kong's central business district. Read E-News Weekly 42/2004 & 40/2004.In addition, the new website of Robbins has been completely redone and features detailed information, including in-depth project reports and detailed explanations of trenchless products and how they work. Visit the new website at www.therobbinscompany.com 05/07.