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CORE PRODUCTS
Tunnelling
EPB Shield
Mixshield
Single Shield TBM
Double Shield TBM
Gripper TBM
Partial-face Excavation Machine
AVN Machine
HDD Rig
Direct Pipe
Mining
Exploration
ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT
PROJECT CONFIGURATOR
When tunnelling with a Double Shield TBM, a rotating cutterhead equipped with disc cutters is
pressed against the tunnel face with a pressure of up to 32 tonnes per disc. Due to the rolling
movement of the discs, single pieces so-called chips are broken out of the rock. Water jets
can cool the cutting tools and reduce dust formation. Buckets installed at the cutterhead take
up the excavated material. Due to gravity, it slides to the center of the machine through
integrated muck chutes while the cutterhead rotates and then falls through the funnel-shaped
muck ring onto the machine belt. At the end of the machine belt, the rock chips are passed on
to belt conveyors or transport vehicles and removed from the tunnel.
Marcus Lbbers
Product Manager | Utility
Tunnelling
Phone +49 7824 302-7707
Luebbers.Marcus@herrenknecht.com
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FUNCTIONALITY
ADVANTAGES
Excavation
Disc cutters break chips from the tunnel face applying high contact pressure
Removal
Buckets, muck chutes and muck ring provide for efficient removal of the excavated material onto a
center belt conveyor
Thrust
Hydraulic main thrust cylinders or auxiliary thrust cylinders push the machine forward
Tunnel lining
Segmental lining
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