News & Media
A 6.4 m diameter Robbins Double Shield TBM broke through nearly one year early at Nepal's Sunkoshi Marin Diversion Multipurpose Project (SMDMP) on May 8, 2024. ... TN June 23-26 at the North American Tunneling Conference, the premier tunneling event focusing on current projects, challenges, and successes in tunneling. ... the machine …
Six Ways Tunnel Boring Machines are Evolving
Robbins, the American manufacturer, argued an industry-first in-tunnel tunnel boring machine diameter change at the 8km-long Mill Creek Drainage Relief …
Mining Machines
Deep underground ore bodies require a new, multi-faceted approach: From lighter, more mobile tunnel boring machines that can bore at inclines to shaft boring machines for ventilation to continuous conveyors for removal of material, we have a vision.
Crossover Machines
For the most difficult projects, Robbins Crossover TBMs can offer time-saving and efficient tunneling. Whether the hybrid design converts between EPB and hard rock modes, …
Double Shield
Tunnel Boring Machines For projects with difficult ground that still demand the speed of a Main Beam TBM Fractured rock can be an insurmountable obstacle if you buy the wrong machine. Your crew safety and efficiency is at risk, and so is your schedule. With a Robbins Double Shield Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), your project can […]
Tunnel Boring Machines
Robbins revolutionized tunnel construction when our engineers designed the first hard rock TBM and we have never stopped leading the industry in innovation. From the design and stabilization of the cutterhead to the rapid removal of muck, we know what it takes to manufacture the most efficient tunneling machines.
Incredible India: Machines on the Move in Agra …
Multiple Robbins machines are part of tunneling work in cities across India, including Agra and Delhi. Agra Metro: From First Site Acceptance… On February 16, 2023 the Robbins crew and contractor …
TBMs in Mining
Robbins' close partnership with the mining industry spans decades, from non-circular prototype machines such as the Mobile Miner to early TBM usage in coal, copper, and gold mines worldwide. ... Tunnel boring machines are capable of installing any type of ground support that can be installed by conventional operations. But unlike conventional ...
5 Different Types of Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs)
Though we often refer to TBM's as one size fits all, today we wanted to take a look a five different types of Tunnel Boring Machines made by The Robbins Company …
The 13.77 m Robbins XRE TBM Set World's Records
The breakthrough of a Robbins Crossover XRE tunnel boring machines were the cause of many celebrations in October 2021. A team of personnel from Turkish State Railways (TCDD), Kolin Construction, and Robbins field service have met to observe the breakthrough of the world's fastest tunnel boring machine over 13 m (43 ft) in …
Motorized Small Boring Unit
Make the grade with a Robbins Motorized SBU Perform extraordinary bores with Robbins Motorized Small Boring Units (SBU-Ms). Bore longer tunnels, through harder rock, perfectly on line and grade when using one on your next project. You know how well the Robbins SBU works; now experience the same results with specialized boring machines. When …
Tunneling in Mixed Face Conditions: An Enduring Challenge for
EPB TBM tunneling in mixed face conditions—partially in both rock and soil—is inherently problematic for even the most experienced crews. Over-excavation, excessive damage to cutter tools and regular cutterhead interventions are major challenges when negotiating mixed face geology. This paper draws from real field experiences, …
Remote Controlled SBU
The compact solution for long, small diameter rock bores. Win your next bid with the pinpoint-accurate Remote Controlled Small Boring Unit (SBU-RC). The Robbins SBU-RC was developed from many requests for a cost …
Robbins Brand to continue under Global TBM Company
Robbins is one of the world's foremost developers and manufacturers of advanced, underground construction machinery. Headquartered in Solon, Ohio, Robbins is a total supply firm offering customized Tunnel Boring Machines, conveyors, cutters, and more, as well as knowledgeable field service personnel and technical support.
Boring the Blue Mountains: The Inside Story on the World's
Over 20 years ago, a Robbins open-type machine set three world records while tunneling in the picturesque Blue Mountains in Australia. You may be asking yourself, why is this significant?
60 Years of Tunnelling
In 1952, James S. Robbins was working in the mining industry when he came up with a plan to make excavations more efficient. That product, the modern tunnel boring machine, revolutionized tunnelling, and 60 years later The Robbins Company is still going strong.
Robbins develops Rectangular Rock Mining Machine for Flat Invert
Robbins' latest innovation is making good headway on a non-circular tunnel excavation in hard rock. The rectangular TBM, known as the MDM5000 (standing for Mine Development Machine with dimensions of 5.0 m x 4.5 m) is capable of excavating a flat tunnel invert for immediate use by rubber-tired vehicles.
Crossover XSE
Tunnel Boring Machines The Crossover XSE TBM—Get the Most Versatile Mixed Ground Machine In urban environments with mixed ground conditions, settlement is not an option, and must be kept as close to zero as possible. The XSE TBM—standing for a Crossover (X) between Slurry (S) and EPB (E), fits the bill in many cases. In […]
Robbins Brand to continue under Global TBM Company
Headquartered in Solon, Ohio, Robbins is a total supply firm offering customized Tunnel Boring Machines, conveyors, cutters, and more, as well as …
Hard Rock Tunnel Boring at the Jefferson Barracks Tunnel
The Jefferson Barracks Tunnel runs parallel to the Mississippi River for 5.4 km in limestone, dolomite and shale with potential for karst formations. Read the paper to find out about the challenging conditions encountered by a Robbins TBM, and the new Main Beam machine, launched in 2022 to complete the tunnel.
The Channel Tunnel
Robbins built five machines for this project, each designed for the geology of a specific length of tunnel. The high water pressures predicted in the folded and faulted chalk on the French side required the use of three Earth Pressure Balance machines (EPBMs).
Earth Pressure Balance
Tunnel Boring Machines Poor Ground, Tough Machine If the geology of your tunnel ranges from soft soils to weathered rock, then a Robbins Earth Pressure Balance Machine (EPBM) is the correct technical solution for your project. This is particularly true when your project is located in an urban environment and ground surface subsidence …
Main Beam
Tunnel Boring Machines In hard rock nothing bores tunnel faster than a Main Beam TBM. If you want to bore a tunnel through hard rock in the shortest time possible, then the Robbins Main Beam TBM is the right solution. Get the best machine for the job and the most experienced team working with you.
Robbins XRE TBMs Cross the Finish Line in Massive Metro Project
L&T engineers were highly involved in the specifications and designs of the machines and worked closely with Robbins to prepare for the challenges the project presented. While L&T had extensive tunneling experience, tunneling with a Crossover machine was entirely new to them.
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Crossover XRE TBM
Tunnel Boring Machines The Crossover XRE TBM is the Ideal Solution for Sections of Rock and Mixed Ground. Standing for a Crossover (X) between Rock (R) and EPB (E), the XRE has been designed and deployed by Robbins on multiple projects that feature sections of both hard rock and soft ground in the tunnel alignment.
Double-shield tunnel boring machine
With a Robbins Double Shield Tunnel Boring Machine (TBM), your project can have a great safety record and peak performance. Robbins is no stranger to this type of TBM …
Main Beam TBM Archives
Challenging ground conditions, combined with the sheer depth of the 109 m (357 ft) tunnel, made the machine's excellent advance rates a particular achievement. By the end of TBM tunneling, the Robbins machine had reached high rates of 870 m (2,855 ft) per month and 58 m (188 ft) per day, both records for TBM tunneling in India.
Products
Robbins is best known for its high quality large diameter tunnel boring machines (TBMs). Robbins TBMs are designed to excavate every geological type, from the hardest rock to …