Pipe jacking microtunneling boring machine (MTBM)
ø 2.69 m LOVAT

Caterpillar Tunneling has a high degree of experience designing and manufacturing for some of the various means of pipe-jacking a tunnel.

Caterpillar Tunneling produces a full range of Pipe-Jacking Equiment including:

* Manned Tunnel Boring Machines-Earth Pressure Ballanced
* Manned Tunnel Boring Machines-Rock
* Manned Tunnel Boring Machines- Slurry
* Manned Jacking Stations
* Intermediate Jacking Stations

Each Pipe-Jacking TBM is custom-designed to suit the soil/ground conditions of the project. Integrated controls, allow operation by a single operator for the TBM, IGS & MJS. While Self-Propelled TBMs reduce overall jacking forces on the pipe-string.