Monthly Archives: January 2012

Complete package for pipe roofing solutions

Pre-support in tunnel construction is becoming increasingly important as transportation systems expand and more and more roads and railways have  to be run through areas of unstable ground. In these areas, tunneling can cause ground settlement, endangering buildings and other […]

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Under the Spanish umbrella

“We have installed hundreds of meters of pipe roofing around the country and this is my favorite method”.
Borja Del Palacio, Geotunnel

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Strategic partnership for global expansion

CHINA Atlas Copco has teamed up with Anhui Conch, China’s biggest cement producer, to provide drilling equipment and training services as part of the Chinese company’s global expansion.

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New Hydraulic Breaker HB 4100 from Atlas Copco

Atlas Copco presents the new Hydraulic Breaker HB 4100, which scores points in comparison with its predecessor model with less weight, better performance and higher efficiency.

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Rollover feed creates new opportunities

The FlexiROC T15 has just become even more flexible thanks to a new rollover boom capability that allows it to switch from downwards drilling to upwards drilling in a matter of minutes.

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New drill rig success for China

Atlas Copco’s semi-hydraulic surface drill rig AirROC D45 SH, which is produced in China, has been successfully introduced at limestone mines and aggregate quarries across the country.

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New silenced kit now even quieter

The silencer surrounding the feed on the SmartROC drill rig established a new standard for noise reduction when it was first introduced at the Maxpo show in Finland in 2003. Now those levels have been reduced even further.

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Rolling out the red carpet for operators

About 50 Scandinavian drilling con­tractors converged on the Atle quarry near Örebro, Sweden to get up-close-and-personal with the SmartROC surface drill rig, arguably one of the most technically advanced drill rigs available.

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