Dear Sir or Madam,

It's springtime! Everything is prospering - and so does the pipeline construction business. Various new inventions have just been put on the market and the staff members of many planning departments are eager to cope with the next major challenges:

While Stock - B.I.G. has just presented the hydraulically driven GeoPump for borehole filling and Aker Wirth said that they are about to work on a new machine for rapid underground mine development, Qbase Data Services Ltd. informed us about the release of their brand new suite of practical geospatial data tools.

In the meantime, The Robbins Company is using two huge TBMs to build the infrastructure for a metro under Chongqing, the most populous city of the world, where the engineers have to deal with a tricky combination of low cover, water inflows and some rather small curve radii.
So evidently, there is a lot of movement in the underground - and even more to explore.

Enjoy the subterranean world and stay curious!

Kind regards,

Dr.-Ing. Robert Stein
(UNITRACC Editor)

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Borealis AG

Borealis achieves positive net profit and improves gearing

• Borealis recorded a EUR 38 million net profit in 2009 as the result of a continuous focus on cost competitiveness, commercial and operational excellence
• Reduction of debt wit...

Aker Wirth GmbH

Aker Wirth develops new machine for rapid underground mine development

Aker Wirth has been selected as Rio Tinto’s partner in developing one of two winning tunneling concepts used for underground block cave projects. This selection was based on an extensive R&...
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Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario)

Harper Government Invests in Windsor-Essex Economy

KINGSVILLE, ON - Thirteen small- and medium-sized businesses in the Windsor-Essex area will be expanding their operations and upgrading technology, thanks to the Government of Canada’s Econom...
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Qbase Data Services Ltd.

Qbase releases geospatial data tools

Qbase Inc. announced the release of a new, specialized suite of data quality tools that allow transformation and visualization of geospatial information for business intelligence and decision-support.
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University of CaliforniaUniversity of California

UCI engineers take care of the aging water infrastructure

No mere pipe dream: UCI engineers are working on robotic technology to rehabilitate the nation's aging water infrastructure

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TT UK LTD.

Grundoburst a stornaway success

A Grundoburst 400G supplied by TT-UK to leading Outer Hebrides contractor Duncan Mackay & Sons, has recently completed some demanding pipe bursting work in Dock Road and South Beach Street in Storn...
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Borealis AG

BorECO™ PP-HM ensures high-flying performance for runway drainage system

A new 3.5 km pipe based on BorECO™ high modulus polypropylene (PP-HM) from Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions, will ensure leak-free drainage performan...
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STOCK - B.I.G. GmbH

World Novelty: hydraulically driven GeoPump for borehole filling

Most drilling companies are too familiar with the following scenario: the borehole has been drilled, the probe introduced, everything is ready for filling the borehole, the pump is being switched o...
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egeplast Werner Strumann GmbH & Co. KG

TÜV-certified system for high pressure applications

egeplast HexelOne^® high pressure pipes made of polyethylene
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Aker Wirth GmbH

Aker Wirth awarded as top employer

Aker Wirth is one the best small to medium sized enterprise (SME) employers in Germany. In comparison to the numerous companies competing for the title, "Top Job" was convinced by the exceptionall...
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TT UK LTD.

TT-UK/TT middle east presents Burstform

At the first Underground Infrastructure Middle East Conference held in Bahrain from 18 – 19 January, TT-UK/TT Middle East presented for the first time in the Region their NEW Burstform, Tight...
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Trenchless Technologies cc

Trenchless Technologies cc scoops SASTT Award

The Joop van Wamelen [South African Society of Trenchless Technology] SASTT Award of Excellence for 2009 was won by "The ABSA energy centre sleeves reticulation project", undertaken by Trenchless T...
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Borealis AG

Borealis distributes Student Innovation Award 2009

Borealis, a leading provider of chemical and innovative plastics solutions has selected the winners of its Student Innovation Award 2009. Launched in 2008, the award recognises the two most innovat...
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The Robbins Company

Onsite Assembly Fits Up with Robbins EPB

Build of Mexico's Largest TBM Completed in Eight Weeks
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The Robbins Company

Robbins Main Beams burrow under Low Cover: Dual TBMs launched in World's Most Populous City

Two 6.4 m (21.0 ft) diameter Robbins Main Beam TBMs were launched in winter 2009-2010 beneath Chongqing, China - a mega-city of over 35 million people. The two machines are excavating twin 12 km ...
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IFAT China 2010 (Shanghai, China)

IFAT CHINA, International Trade Fair for Water, Sewage, Refuse, Recycling and Natural Energy Sources, attracted 362 exhibitors and over 10,500 visitors for the last event in 2008. Exhibitors at IFA...
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INTERtunnel 2010 (Turin, Italy)

The ninth edition in the INTERtunnel series will open its door in Turin, Italy, from 8 – 10 June 2010. The show will feature the latest innovations in tunnel technology and it will offer an e...
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All events in April

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