Equans Digital teams, in partnership with ALIGN JV, innovate and introduce 2 new robots for the tunnel construction industry.
Preparation robot:
Commissioning of 2 preparation robots designed to blow/brush/oil/clean molds prior to concrete pouring.
Cycle time: 7m30
Finishing robot:
Commissioning of 2 finishing/talking robots whose purpose is to trowel the extrado of the voussoirs before entering the drying oven.
Cycle time: 4m30
An innovative project to reduce drudgery, musculoskeletal risks and workplace accidents, while optimizing production costs and rates.
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Key figures
9,1m
inside diameter of tunnel 9,9m
tunnel outside diameter 8,5
tonnes of concrete per segment 56 000
voussoirs produced in 2 years 2300 km
covered by the preparation robot 4032 km
covered by the finishing robot