Superfast TBM delivery by Terratec

06/12/2012

Seven months from receipt of order, Australian specialist TBM manufacturer Terratec has delivered a 6.61 m-diameter bespoke EPB to contractors building Delhi metro. The machine has VFD electric driven cutterhead, interchangeable cutter tools, active shield articulation, and two-liquid backfilling system. It will erect a universal-type reinforced concrete segmental lining on its 2 km drive from Kashmere Gate to Jama Masjid. Terratec will deliver a second similar EPB to contractor Metrostroy/ERA Infra later this month. Read the press release and visit www.terratec.com.au. 49/12.