Digging the new tunnels was a 24-hour a day job, 7 days a week. Crossrail used eight tunnel boring machines (TBMs) to construct the new rail tunnels under London. The giant machines carefully weaved through the capital's congested sub-terrain, snaking between the existing Tube network, sewers ...
Tunnel Boring Machines The Next Generation of Versatility Crossover TBMs take the Guesswork out of Mixed Ground Tunneling Whether the geology of your project includes sections of hard rock, soft ground, boulders, or a little bit of everything, Robbins has a solution for you.
Slurry TBM (Benton' Air®) Developed and patented by NFM Technologies, the Benton' Air® tunnel-boring machine (Slurry TBM) is used for tunnel-boring in highly permeable unstable terrain, or under civilian structures sensitive to ground disturbances.
As the pace of change for technology increases, we can see the impact in many areas of engineering. One clearly visible trend is the more frequent use of large diameter Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs). There is a clear movement around the world to consider larger TBM tunnels as a cost effective option ...
Ranked amongst the most important tunnel-boring machine manufacturers on the world market, NFM Technologies provides its customers with tunneling machines of 4 to more than 15 metres in diameter, suited to all types of geology, acknowledged for their reliability and robustness.
The Mayor of London and the Secretary of State for Transport today revealed the giant 1,000 tonne tunnel boring machines that will carve Crossrail's tunnels under the capital. The machines are around 150 metres long, the equivalent to 14 London buses end to end and weigh around 1000 tonnes ...
Latest News CBBT Announces Winning Name for the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project's Tunnel Boring Machine CAPE CHARLES, VA – The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel ("CBBT") and its partners on the Parallel Thimble Shoal Tunnel Project are excited to announce the winning...
