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One of the boring machines used for the Channel Tunnel between France and the United Kingdom. A tunnel boring machine (TBM), also known as a "mole" or a "worm", is a machine used to excavate tunnels. Tunnels are excavated through hard rock, wet or dry soil, or sand, each of which requires specialized technology.
Herrenknecht AG is a German company that manufactures tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Headquartered in Allmannsweier, Schwanau, Baden-Württemberg, it is the worldwide market leader for heavy TBMs. Established by Martin Herrenknecht in 1975, the company soon grew.
Bertha (tunnel boring machine) M. Martina (tunnel boring machine) T. Tuen Mun–Chek Lap Kok TBM
Boring machine may refer to: Boring machine (carpentry) A machine for boring (manufacturing) holes; Tunnel boring machine; A machine that is not very exciting. See also
The Martina tunnel boring machine (officially named as the S-574. [1]) is a hard rock tunnel boring machine built by Herrenknecht AG.It is the largest hard rock tunnel boring machine in the world and has been used for drilling the Sparvo Tunnel, a part of the larger Variante di Valico project in Italy.
This is a list of the world's largest machines, both static and movable in history. ... Tunnel boring machine: 99 m (324 ft 10 in) [8] 17.5 m (57 ft 5 in)
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Trenchless construction includes such construction methods as tunneling, microtunneling (MTM), horizontal directional drilling (HDD) also known as directional boring, pipe ramming (PR), pipe jacking (PJ), moling, horizontal auger boring (HAB) and other methods for the installation of pipelines and cables below the ground with minimal excavation.