TUNNEL BORING MACHINES (TBM's)

At Tenbusch, we design and manufacture tunnel boring machines (TBM's) and TBM systems.

• Custom designed specifically for the customer's application,
• For both liner plate and pipe-jacking applications,
• Available as a stand alone TBM unit or delivered as a complete system.

We build all the equipment needed for a complete tunnel boring machine (TBM) system:

• TBM Units
• Conveyors
• Internal/External Hydraulic Power Units (HPUs)
• Underground Lubricant Systems
• Intermediate Jacking Stations
• Backstops (Thrust Walls).

TBM Units

We design and manufacture custom tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for pipe-jacking and liner plate applications. Our tunnel boring machines (TBM's) provide several benefits:

• Achieve high rates of tunnel excavation and spoil removal,
• Provide hydraulic powered steering and grade control of the pipe insertion or liner plate tunnel,
• Allow for tunnel excavation to progress in the front of the TBM while liner plate is assembled at the rear of the TBM (for liner plate installations),
• Custom TBM's available with removable power units.

Here at Tenbusch, we design and build custom TBM's with removable power units. For more information about employing a removable HPU for you applications please see our recent article:

Removable Hydraulic Power Unit in a Small TBM

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