Faller Tunnel Boring Machine Gripper-TB

With 4,200 kW through the mountain. Premium model of a Gripper TBM (Tunnel Boring Machine) including a trailing unit, base segments, and gear motor based on a design by Herrenknecht AG from Schwanau. The machine is anchored to the tunnel wall by hydraulically extendable cylinders, known as grippers. Hydraulic thrust cylinders guide the alignment of the tunnel and provide the necessary pressure to the cutting head. With a rotating cutting wheel, it breaks rock into chips, which are transported away via scrapers, channels, and a conveyor belt. Rock support during tunnel excavation is provided by various machine features, such as for the installation of reinforcement mats and rock anchors, the assembly of stabilizing steel arches, or the extraction of core samples for preliminary exploration. The trailing unit of the Gripper TBM is equipped with systems for transporting the rock, additional drilling equipment for installing rock anchors, provisions for the concrete lining of the tunnel tube, and the installation of utility systems, as well as various pipes, transformers, pumps, equipment containers, and control units. Last but not least, the trailing unit supplies the building materials needed by the Gripper TBM. The kit includes 42 base segments for lining the tunnel floor and a gear motor, item 180722, for rotating the cutting shield. The connection is made to a maximum of 5 V DC. Supplementary set: Trailing unit for Gripper TBM, item 130899, with additional trailing unit variants available separately.