Vermeer Corporation and DMACC Partner to Train and Certify In-demand HDD Operators
PELLA, Iowa — Vermeer has created a partnership with the Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) — Iowa’s largest two-year college serving more than 75,000 students — to certify the Vermeer HDD CircuitSM training program. Individuals who complete the two-week,...
Bangalore Fanfare Marks Final Breakthrough for Robbins EPB
Highly Anticipated Photo Finish wraps up Tunneling at Massive Metro On September 28, 2016, Bangalore’s last TBM for the city’s metro rail project broke through, marking the end of TBM tunneling on the Namma Metro phase 1. The Robbins-operated machine, known as...
New Radio Wave Technology Assesses Asphalt Integrity
Real time information on asphalt density and uniformity is a boon to construction quality efforts By Roger Roberts, GSSI Properly compacted asphalt is a major factor in the lifespan of roads, since inadequately compacted asphalt deteriorates at a more rapid rate than...
Geotechnics for Trenchless Construction
Geotechnics for Trenchless Construction November 1-3, 2016 (November 4 half day field demonstrations) Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO USA This course provides an in-depth, comprehensive review of geotechnical engineering and design required for successful...
Time Lapse Video – Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) Launch
Want to see something cool? Watch this time lapse video of a Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM) launch for the Michigan Ditch Tunnel Project in the City of Fort Collins, Colorado, put together by Lithos Engineering. https://youtu.be/RAiZYRgbyo0 Project information: Owner -...
HammerHead® Trenchless Releases First of Next-generation Winches
October 6, 2016 – LAKE MILLS, Wisc. – HammerHead Trenchless Equipment, a Charles Machine Works company, has introduced the powerful, new HammerHead HydroGuide® HG1200 winch optimally designed to be more efficient and easy to use in pipe-bursting, slip-lining or...
Hard-working Robbins TBM Boring 28 km of Tunnels Below Indianapolis
Written by: Desiree Willis, Technical Writer, 253.872.4490 Robust Machine Tackles DigIndy Network of Tunnels in Autumn Launch On Tuesday, September 6, 2016, one of the longest-running Robbins TBMs embarked on its most extensive project yet. The 6.2 m (20.2 ft) Main...
Electro Scan Inc. Announces Integration With Innovyze® InfoMaster for Sewer
Electro Scan Inc. has completed data integration between its flagship sewer condition assessment solution and the Innovyze® InfoMaster for Sewer product. Electro Scan’s breakthrough technology evaluates 360-degrees of a pipe wall to accurately locate and measure...
StraightLine HDD Inks Agreement With Armadillco, Inc.
Agreement Names StraightLine the Exclusive Distributor and Manufacturer of Armadrillco Down-Hole Products. Hutchinson, Kansas – StraightLine HDD, Inc. announced the finalization of an exclusive agreement with Texas-based Armadrillco, Inc. for distribution and...
Vac-Tron’s JTV 873 PTO Jetter Truck Vacuum Excavator
Vac-Tron Equipment is on a roll. Only one year after releasing their very first HTV (Hydro Truck Vac) PTO, they are now introducing their NEW JTV (Jetter Truck Vac) PTO series. The JTV 873 PTO is a new series of PTO truck driven systems that combine vacuum excavation...