Monthly Archives: March 2011

Expanding the Panama Canal

Posted on 2011-03-30 by WAPPO AB

A fleet of Atlas Copco ROC D7 surface drill rigs is paving the way for expansion at the Panama Canal. Two new giant locks are being built which will double the Canal’s capacity and substantially boost its revenues from international shipping. Each rig is equipped with the Atlas Copco hole quality system HQS MKI2.

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World’s biggest raiseboring project

Posted on 2011-03-28 by WAPPO AB

Swedish iron ore giant LKAB is constructing a new main level at its Kiruna Mine and setting the scene for the biggest raiseboring project of all time. Atlas Copco’s well known Robbins raiseboring machines are being used to bore no less than 55 000 meters of ventilation shafts and ore passes.

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Drilling in the alps

Posted on 2011-03-25 by WAPPO AB

Suspended from a cable, high in the Swiss Alps, drill rigs from Atlas Copco have been hoisted to tunnel worksites at altitudes of more than 1000 meters. Project Linthal 2015 is a spectacular combination of logistics skill and tunneling expertise.

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Atlas Copco: Demolition at a lofty height

Posted on 2011-03-23 by WAPPO AB

The panoramic restaurant on the Drachenfels, or Dragon’s Rock, above Königswinter in the Siebengebirge Natural Park on the River Rhine is being replaced by a modern glass cube. The whole plateau at the summit is being conditioned to accommodate growth in tourism. An Atlas Copco CombiCutter CC 2500 U has managed to demolish the old restaurant under difficult conditions.

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Smashing performances by BVBA Baldewijns & Co at the Lummen highway interchange

Posted on 2011-03-01 by WAPPO AB

Atlas Copco attachments reduce scheduled time for bridge demolition by 25%

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