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ISO 9002 Registration Awarded to Lovat!!
LOVAT Twin TBMs to work in "Kingston Upon Hull", U.K. LOVAT has received an order for twin, 4.24m diameter, mixed face TBMs from contractor Birse Miller Joint Venture. Project owner: Yorkshire Water Services Ltd. will utilize the TBMs at the new L200M wastewater treatment works at Kingston Upon Hull, United Kingdom. Tunnelling a total of 10.6km the TBMs will face ground water pressures of 1.9 to 2.3 bar, along the entire length of alignment.. To cope with the changing ground conditions the LOVAT TBMs will be equipped with mixed face cuttingheads, capable of open and pressurized excavation modes, with 672kW of available power to the cuttinghead. Scheduled delivery, to site for both LOVAT RME167SE's is October, 1998. AMEC Purchases Fifth LOVAT TBM Lovat has received an order from AMEC TUNNELLING of the U.K. to supply a 2.92m diameter Earth Pressure Balance TBM for the Orwell Ipswich Flood Relief Tunnel Project in Suffolk, U.K. AMEC in less than five years, augmenting LOVAT's positive business relationship with the world wide contractor. Delivery of the LOVAT TBM is scheduled for October 1998. Ferrocemento Purchases first LOVAT TBM Ferrocemento Recchi S.p.A. of Italy has purchased a 4.24m diameter LOVAT rock TBM to excavate sections of the Irriguo Umbro Toscano water transfer tunnel. The project, located in the rural city of Arezzo, is aiming to provide efficient water transfer to the estimated 90 000 inhabitants of central Italy. Delivery of LOVAT TBM is scheduled for November 1998. LOVATs Largest EPB TBM Completes it's Final Break Through On December 120, 1997 "Estrela do Oriente", LOVATs largest EPB TBM, holed out at "Chelas Station". Completing the Linha Alameda-Expo 98 project, the 9.8m diameter TBM tunnelled a total distance of 2.1km. LOVAT, chosen for the project and field support, kept it's promise and met METREXPO's tight time constraints. LOVAT Sells 2 Additional Metro TBMs to Singapore Lovat has been selected to supply tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) for the Singapore Metro Changi Airport Line under Contract 503A after an intensive 6 month procedure of prequalification, dialogue sessions, tender bids and tender clarifications. In January 1998, the Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA) awarded the contract to LOVAT. Manufacturing of the twin 6.15m diameter EPB TBMs will begin immediately. The Changi Airport Line, which is expected to open for service in end of year 2001, will link the existing MRT network to the Singapore Changi Airport terminal buildings. The two LOVAT RME242SE's will tunnel a total length of 7km and install a prefabricated concrete segmental lining consisting of 5 segments and 1 key segment. The lining will have an outside diameter of 5.9m, an inside diameter of 5.4m and each ring is 1.4m in length. The maximum depth of cover is 22m. Tunnelling through sand, weak sandstone and occasional clay layers, the TBMs will be equipped with mixed face cuttingheads to cope with the variable ground conditions. The scheduled delivery dates to site, for the LOVAT RME242SEs are January 27, 1999 for TBM No. 1 and February 24, 1999 for TBM No. 2. Twin Lovat TBMS to Edmund Nuttall LOVAT Inc. has recently signed a contract with EDMUND NUTTALL of the U.K. for the purchase of 2 No. LOVAT RME 131 SE Earth Pressure Balance Tunnel Boring Machines. The Portsmouth & Havant WTW & SRC Transfer Tunnel Project, for client Southern Water, entails two tunnel drives totalling almost 8 km through varying degrees of geology. Drive 1, headed in a south and south-east direction, will excavate predominantly chalky formations with a flint content ranging from 5.1 % to 60 %. The EPB TBM along this drive will excavate a more uniform geology comprising Newhaven and Culver Chalks with a fint content of 5.1 % and 14.4 % respectively. The tunnel alignment for the two drives are below the water table with an average depth of 21 m. The LOVAT EPB TBM will feature a Mixed Face cuttinghead capable of Open and Earth Pressure Balance excavation modes. A configuration of scrappers, rippers, and disc cutters has been decided upon that best suits the varying geology. A three spoke cuttinghead design will be powered by 6 hydraulic motors via 2 No. 188 kW Electric Motors for 376 kW of toal available power. The spoil will initially be removed via a 10 m long screw conveyor complete with EPB sensors, guillotine doors, and inspections covers where a 38 m long belt conveyor will finish removing the excavated spoil. It is the first tunnelling project LOVAT and EDMUND NUTTALL have entered into a contractual agreement.
LOVAT Model ME375SE TBM St. Clair River Tunnel Project |
LOVAT Inc. is proud to announce that dedicated commitment,
preparation, and teamwork has led to the successful registration to ISO 9002 in July 1998.
The Canadian based corporation, with satellite offices in the United Kingdom and Asia,
specializes in the custom manufacture of Tunnel Boring Machines. LOVAT has implemented a
new series of quality procedures, based on the internationally recognized ISO 9000 Quality
Standards, that will enhance the company's ability to meet and exceed client's
expectations in the design, manufacture, delivery, performance, safety, and reliability of
Tunnel Boring Machines. ISO 9001 registration is scheduled for December 1998.
