With 70 years of experience, Robbins is the world's foremost manufacturer of advanced Tunnel Boring Machines and related equipment.
Solon, Ohio, USA
Joined March 2013
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1/2 Two massively complex tunnel projects, 30 years apart: Back in the 1990s, multiple #Robbins Main Beams bored more than 58 km of tunnels at the Lesotho Highlands Water Project (LHWP), setting world records in the process.
We’re excited to announce that two new Robbins Double Shield TBMs will excavate the next phase of the LHWP! The machines will bore the 38 km long Polihali Water Transfer Tunnel in challenging ground including basalt, dolerite, breccia, pillow lava, and tuff.
Read more about Phase I as you look forward to more news on Phase II: robbinstbm.com/projects/leso…
Want to know how a #Robbins TBM bored the length equivalent of nearly 25 Olympic-sized swimming pools in one month? Read on to find out more about the amazing tunneling being done at Nepal’s Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project: robbinstbm.com/sunkoshi-reco…
Want to read up on the tough #Robbins TBM that bored more than 18 km in some of the hardest rock ever encountered in Turkey? Learn more in our latest press release: robbinstbm.com/bahce-nurdagi…
1/2 Congratulations to the team that completed tunneling at the Bahçe-Nurdagi Railway! The machine completed its second 9.6 km long bore through some of the hardest and most abrasive rock ever encountered by a TBM in Turkey.
2/2 “We are very proud to complete this tunnel in difficult rock formations with our excellent team by utilizing an extremely powerful and strong #Robbins Single Shield TBM,” said Deniz Sahin, TBM Chief for contractor İntekar Yapı Turizm Elektrik İnşaat San. ve Tic. Ltd. Şti.
and for tunneling in Himalayan geology. Congrats to all those involved! #tunnelingrocks
Tunneling is well underway at the Lower Meramec Tunnel in St. Louis, Missouri, USA and while the 3.35 m diameter #Robbins Main Beam TBM is around 55 m below the surface, it’s getting some good air time. Check out this article from @St. Louis Post-Dispatch: bit.ly/46E6MBX
Missed our technical presentations at WTC and RETC? Never fear, our papers are now available on our website! From enhanced probe drilling to record-setting bores below Lake Ontario, we cover a variety of subjects. Check out our technical papers here: robbinstbm.com/news-and-medi…
2/2 presentations cover a variety of topics, from enhanced 360-degree probe drilling to epic tunneling at the Ashbridges Bay Outfall Tunnel. Find out more: robbinstbm.com/retc-2023/
The second of two #Robbins 6.65 m diameter EPBs is now boring after a site acceptance ceremony at Agra Metro in India. The machine will join a first TBM boring a parallel 1.3 km long tunnel in soft soils for contractor SAM India and owner Uttar Pradesh Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.
Will you be in Portland, Oregon next week? Visit us at the world’s largest trenchless show, NASTT No-Dig. Stop by our booth 322 and find our more about our line of #Robbins Small Boring Units (SBUs) —game changers in the trenchless industry,
saving you time and money on your next hard rock or mixed ground utility tunnel. robbinstbm.com/nastt-no-dig-… #NoDigShow
Check out this video of the 3.35 m diameter #Robbins Main Beam TBM for the Lower Meramec Phase 2 Tunnel in St. Louis, MO, USA. The machine features 360-degree probe drilling capabilities & is designed to bore in shale and limestone at depths up to 286 ft (87 m). #tunnelingrocks
After completing a whopping 46.0 km (28.6 mi) of tunnel for the DigIndy system in Indianapolis, IN, USA, a 6.2 m (20.3 ft) diameter #Robbins TBM can only be described as a ‘Rock Star’. Read this great article from Tunnel Business Magazine:
tunnelingonline.com/indianap… #tunnelingrocks