The crawler excavator operator in this incident had a close call when the bridge being demolished collapsed unexpectedly. The accident happened in Norway during the demolition of an old highway bridge.
June 18, 2013
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The crawler excavator operator in this incident had a close call when the bridge being demolished collapsed unexpectedly. The accident happened in Belgium during the demolition of an old highway bridge.
Kobelco Construction Machinery Europe has showcased its new SK400DLC-9 building demolition machine.
The company says it will do test marketing during 2016 to further develop the model for competitive marketing and plans to release it for sale in Europe in 2017.
The new demolition machine is said to offer safe and speedy disassembly and reassembly (NEXT system) due to its boom connection method. The attachment piping is also side-mounted and accessible from the ground for easy maintenance and longevity
Planned demolition work continues on the Chain of Rocks Bridge in the US. The second of three planned blasts has now been carried out, successfully dropping another section of the structure into the canal beneath. The bridge used to carry Interstate 270 but has been replaced with a new structure lying close at hand. The old bridge lies just to the north of the city of St Louis, with the eastern end of the structure on Chouteau Island in Illinois and the western end is in Missouri. The final section of the bridge will be removed in due course.
Indeco is among the leading manufacturers of technologies for the demolition industry. An innovative system enables all the firm’s breakers to automatically vary the ratio between energy per blow and blows per minute, according to the material being demolished. Indeco HP hydraulic rock breakers range from 80kg to 7.8tonnes for excavators from 0.7tonnes to 120tonnes. The company also manufactures spare parts for hydraulic rock breakers; IFP fixed pulverisers and IRP rotating pulverisers; compactors; crusher
