See You at IUT' 08 Live FairThe IUT' 05 Live Fair held on 14th-16th September in Switzerland has been one of the most special and popular tunnelling events this year. It is always received with great excitement by the tunnelling community, at least from journalists! Its venue in the Hagerbach underground galleries makes it incomparable. View a video
here to take a tour to this year's edition.A series of eight half-an-hour conferences on the topic "Modern Tunnelling - Development and Tendencies" focused on tunnel lining aspects (see picture below). About 120 companies representing all activities of the tunnelling spectrum exhibited this year, among which:
consulting engineers: Amberg Engineering,
www.amberg.ch, Solexperts,
www.solexperts.com, Studio Tecnico Malnati,
www.stmalnati.com
cutting tools: Palmieri,
www.palmierirocktools.com
back-up systems: Maschinen- und Stahlbau Dresden,
www.msd-dresden.de
drill rigs, roadheaders and excavators: ARO Hydramatic,
www.hydramatic.com.au, Atlas Copco,
www.atlascopco.com, Avesco,
www.avesco.ch, Cat,
www.cat.com, ITC Schaeff,
www.itcsa.com, Liebherr,
www.liebherr.com
fire safety: Fogtec,
www.fogtec.com, Promat,
www.promat.de
lining: Smaltodesign,
www.smaltodesign.com
measuring systems and instrumentation: Geodata Messtechnik,
www.geodata.at, Leica Geosystems,
www.leica-geosystems.com
muckaway equipment: Marti Technik,
www.martitechnik.ch, Rowa Tunnelling Logistics,
www.rowa-ag.ch
products for concrete: Buzzi Unicem,
www.buzziunicem.it, Degussa Construction Chemicals,
www.degussa-cc.com, Holcim,
www.holcim.ch, Mapei,
www.mapei.com, Sika,
www.sika-stm.com
pumps: Tsurumi Europe,
www.tsurumi-europe.com
sealing and waterproofing products: Dätwyler,
www.daetwyler.net, De Neef,
www.deneef.net, Minova,
www.minova-ag.ch, Rascor,
www.rascor.com
shotcreting equipment: Putzmeister,
www.putzmeister.de
supports: Alwag,
www.alwag.com, Atlas Copco,
www.rockreinforcement.com, Bekaert,
www.bekaert.com, Belloli,
www.belloli.ch, Bernold-Ceresola,
www.bernold-ceresola.com, DSI,
www.dywidag-systems.com, Fischer,
www.fischer.de, Minova,
www.minova-ct.com, Rockbolt Systems,
www.rockboltsystems.com, Trefil Arbed,
www.trefilarbed.com
TBM makers: Herrenknecht,
www.herrenknecht.de, Robbins,
www.robbinstbm.com, Wirth
www.wirth-europe.com
tunnelling contractors: Murer-Strabag,
www.murer.ch, SELI,
www.selitunnel.com, Zschokke Bau,
www.zschokkebau.ch
ventilation: Schauenburg Tunnel Ventilation,
www.tunnel-ventilation.de Visit
www.iut.ch 39/05.
