All Foundations/drilling Articles

Will self-healing concrete ever play a significant role in construction?
The technology could potentially solve significant problems, but there are hurdles to its widespread adoption
Built Robotics focuses on concrete automation with latest acquisition
Roin Technologies, makers of the first robotic concrete power trowel, will open up new possibilities in construction autonomy 
Rays Electrical shows how HDD operator training brings benefits far beyond the job itself
An investment in skilled labor training for horizontal directional drilling has paid big dividends for this Illinois contractor
HDD Basics: Can your construction firm get in on this booming industry?
General contractors can capitalize on this growing market sector if they’re armed with a solid understanding of the equipment
VIDEO: Vermeer’s new D550 HDD brings 100,000 foot-pounds of torque
The machine features newly developed drilling tech to simplify operation, including three auto drilling modes
Lone Star Drills upgrades engines for drills to improve responsiveness and power
The Little Beaver Inc. division is utilizing Honda’s iGX800 engine and recommends all high-torque hydraulic drills take advantage of the upgrade
Sandvik to buy DSI Underground for $1.16 billion
DSI is a $615-million revenue business specializing in technology and products to reinforce mines, tunnels and underground structures
Vermeer buys Normag drilling technology
Vermeer acquires electric-powered horizontal directional drilling and fluid systems technology from Normag
Liebherr shows new drilling rig
Compact power highlighted in German OEM’s LRB 23 combined piling and drilling machine
H&E makes move into shoring rentals
Launch of trenching products follows expansion of its earthmoving rental activities over the past three years
Foundations: can we learn from the Europeans?
Foundation drilling has become a more exact science in recent years. Construction Europe magazine looks at the latest innovations currently making an impact on European construction sites
Drilling equipment: kinder, gentler drilling
To help mitigate the lack of skilled workers, today’s equipment goes easier on the operator
Tunnelling: today’s TBMs do it all
Projects involving variable ground types benefit from machines designed to accommodate
Klemm launches next gen drill
Klemm Bohrtechnik’s new KR 704-3G drilling rig is designed for use in urban environments
Drilling rigs: Dependable workhorses
Strength of offerings in drilling sector show its importance to construction and quarrying
​Soilmec’s SR-35 Evo
Power and technology combine in Italian manufacturer’s latest piling rig
Tunnelling: Breakthrough technology
Katherine Weir looks at advances in tunnelling equipment and techniques to tackle new challenges
Largest hard rock TBM built for US
The Robbins Company’s tunnel boring machine ‘Big Tex’ can become ‘Little Tex’ partway through tunnelling
Foundations: pushing the limit
Important trends, regional requirements and new equipment in the foundations sector
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