Webinar Summary - Detlef Jordan, Robbins and Barrie Willis, iPS –
TBM maintenance: it’s one of the most important factors predicting project success, but it is often treated with less importance than it deserves. Experience shows, however, that maintenance plays just as much a part in the excavation rates as the proper TBM design. Regular maintenance can keep future rebuild costs low and keep equipment efficiency high while maximizing advance rates. Conversely, a lack of maintenance, improper operation, and/or severe ground conditions can result in undue wear and slow advance rates. In a worst-case scenario, it can even require rescuing and refurbishing of a TBM.
In this 40-minute complimentary webinar, Robbins Sales Manager Europe Detlef Jordan and iPS Tunnel Manager Barrie Willis will discuss case studies of both optimal and suboptimal maintenance and operation of TBMs. Suboptimal examples will be discussed where TBM maintenance was insufficient and required rescuing of the machine once it became stuck or immobile. Optimal case studies will form a guideline for recommended machine maintenance to prevent the substantial damage that can occur. Rebuild strategies for recovered TBMs in various adverse conditions will also be discussed. Submit your questions in advance to webinars@robbinstbm.com to get a thoughtful, well-researched answer during the Q&A session.
Speakers
Barrie Willis
Tunnel Manager
iPS
At the beginning of his career, Barrie Willis followed a Mechanical Engineering apprenticeship and at just 16 experienced his first ever TBM--a 10.4 m (34 foot) diameter Robbins hard rock machine being used to excavate the Mersey tunnels in Liverpool, U.K. Since then Willis has been involved in tunneling projects around the world. In October 2007, Willis took up the position of Tunnel Manager with iPS who provide specialist personnel for TBM projects.
Detlef Jordan
Sales Manager – Europe
Robbins Europe GmbH
Detlef Jordan is currently the Sales Manager – Europe for international subsidiary Robbins Europe GmbH. Detlef is responsible for sales and business development within the European region for all Robbins products and related equipment.
After completing his military service as a German Army Lieutenant, Detlef graduated with a degree in Mechanical Engineering from Ruhr Universität Bochum in Germany. In 1983, Detlef began with Windhoff AG in Germany, first working as a Design Engineer and later working with construction machines as a Project Engineer.
In 1985, he moved on to Hochtief AG in Germany, working in his degreed field of Mechanical Engineering, where he dealt with domestic and international TBM projects including the Athens Metro.
After a two-year stint at Deilmann-Haniel GmbH in Germany as a Sales / Product Manager, he landed at Aker Wirth GmbH in Germany in 1995. Reporting directly to the Division Sales Manager, Detlef worked as a Sales Manager responsible for sales management and marketing of their TBM product line.
Free Webinar from Robbins and iPS – 30th October 2019
Title: Rescuing and Refurbishing TBMs
Date: Wednesday, October 30, 2019
Time: 07:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time
Further information and to register can be found here.42/19.
