TERRATEC MTBMs head to Thailand

Italian-Thai Development Public Company, a main contractor on the MRTA Green Line (North) Project, will use the MTBMs for the pipe-jacking installation of power cable tunnels associated with the Sky Train System. The microtunnel boring machines (MTBMs) have been manufactured for the installation of concrete pipes with inside diameters ranging from 1,500 mm to 1,800 mm with a maximum length of 3,000 mm. Designed to operate in typical Bangkok soil, which ranges from regular clay to very stiff clay, the machines are expected to encounter several challenges including wooden piles and ancient housing infrastructure. To meet these challenges TERRATEC designed the MTBMs with an integrated Cone Crusher in the cutter head. The machines also feature a laser guidance system, a data recorder and remote access capabilities. While the machines themselves were designed at TERRATEC’s engineering centre in Australia, the production and assembly of the MTBMs was completed at the company’s manufacturing site in Thailand, using parts imported from Australia and Japan. For more information visit the TERRATEC website.