A diverse array of new tunnelling technologies will help boost productivity and cut project costs, while boosting quality - Mike Woof writes
The worldwide market for tunnelling projects continues to be strong, with a series of major projects underway or planned for the future. These good market conditions have helped fuel research and development in new tunnelling equipment, designed to be more productive, more efficient and more reliable and able to deliver a higher quality of work.
Drilling and blas
Major manufacturers continue to develop new soil compactor models - Mike Woof reports. Innovations in machine design are being seen in the soil compaction sector from a number of major firms. As in other equipment sectors, new engine emissions legislation has played a huge role in driving the latest design changes. Europe, the US and Japan are rolling in the new Tier 4 Final/Stage IV legislation on noise and exhaust emissions which will be phased in across power output classes from the start of January 2014
Peri is unveiling its new safety system for building shells at INTERMAT 2012. The PROKIT EP 110 is 1.10m high, quickly mounted temporary protection for open slab edges on building shells.
