Category: Videos

Robbins Small Boring Units: A Closer Look at the SBU-M

Learn more about the Robbins Motorized Small Boring Unit (SBU-M) in this 3D animation. With continuous steering capabilities and an in-shield drive motor, the SBU-M can make the grade on long gravity sewers and other line and grade sensitive utility tunnels.

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SBUs in Action: Mixed Ground SBU-M in Pennsylvania

View a Robbins Motorized Small Boring Unit (SBU-M) successfully excavating mixed ground conditions in Clairton, Pennsylvania for contractor Capitol Tunneling, Inc.

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Robbins EPBs in Action: Chengdu Metro

Soft clay soil, an array of boulders, and sharp turns have each added an extra layer of difficulty on the Chengdu Metro Line 2 project. Custom-engineered with active articulation systems, the two Robbins 6.3m EPBs have been carving their paths at speeds up to 180 meters per week.

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Robbins EPB TBM Cutterheads

This video describes custom cutterhead design for Robbins soft ground tunnel boring machines, known as Earth Pressure Balance Machines.

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