ICUEE Day Two: A Trenchless Technology Recap (Part 1)
ICUEE 2015 had plenty to offer attendees Wednesday with the outdoor demos finally able to…
Browsing: Auger Boring
Hear About Robbins’ Remote Controlled Small Boring Unit #ICUEE
The piece of equipment we most wanted to see at the show but didn’t was…
Natural Gas Will Run from the United States through Northeastern and North-central Mexico
Mexico is undergoing an enormous natural gas pipeline project, the like of which has not…
Virginia Contractor Takes on Abrasive Diabase
Boring a small tunnel in hard rock is never an easy task, but when the rock is 28,000 psi UCS, the term “hard” doesn’t begin to cut it. That was the obstacle facing Virginia-based trenchless contractor Kruckenberg Service Co. at a set of utility bores for new sewer lines in Ashburn, Va., in late 2013.
Auger Boring in the Sand
Regardless of how many projects a company completes during a year, there are always one or two that stand out as worthy of sharing — Either as a warning (not to try it again) or as a beacon of hope that one can always find a solution, albeit a painful one.
Auger Boring in Arizona
The area south of Tucson, Ariz., is a rapidly growing area and is home to the residential communities of Sahuarita and Green Valley and the Sahuarita Mine. In 1995, the ACC approved Tucson Electric Power (TEP) to construct a new 138-kV transmission alignment to provide redundancy and reliability to the TEP’s system.
Marking 65 Years
2012 marks a significant anniversary for the Earth Boring company — 65 years in business. Though Tom Yarley is not here to mark the anniversary, his passion for the trenchless industry lives on through his wife, Carmen, and son, Gene Woodbridge, owners of Earth Boring Co. Ltd., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.
Auger Boring in Arizona Helps to Install Water Line
In May, Specialized Services Co. (SSC) began a horizontal auger boring project at the City of Glendale, Ariz.’s Oasis Water Treatment Plant as part of an expansion of the plant.