Strong foundation in virtually any location

Given the current requirements for sustainability, safety, the environment and the advancing developments in the required load-bearing capacity of foundation piles, the machinery must also be ready for this. Foundation piles are becoming increasingly heavy and often have to be driven deeper. If there is also a limited working area within which the machines must operate, it becomes very specific.

"For complex foundation challenges, we come up with appropriate solutions," says Ton Groeneweg, director of Tubex. "The demand for large diameter screw injection piles in working areas where horizontal or vertical boundaries are decisive have been reasons for renewal in our equipment fleet."

Innovate, renovate and invest
"We invested in a machine with extensive kinematics and the ability to drill 610 mm diameter piles with an 845 mm drill point. The TTD50 can drill away larger diameter piles to great depths with a drilling torque of 50 Tm. This machine was recently put into operation on a project in Borssele where a larger pile size was specifically requested for the foundation of the high voltage pylons. Our Tubex pile drilling machine, the TBM35, has been totally overhauled, allowing us to do our work better in even more limited space. The engine that drives the machine meets the latest emission requirements. This is of great importance because we often work in urban areas or very close to buildings. Due to its limited dimensions but still a powerful drilling torque of 35 Tm, this machine is extremely suitable for complex work situations in the infra and petrochemical industry. Recently, this machine laid the foundation for the Buitenring Parkstad Limburg project, a viaduct over the A76 near Nuth. A location in the median strip of a highway in operation. We also added a new powerpack on tracks with a reel to our machine park. This allows us to control smaller drilling machines that often do their work indoors and are controlled by a motor running outside the building. That way you create a user-friendly situation for people and the environment," Ton said. "With this, Tubex again has an up to date equipment fleet which meets the latest requirements in the field of Diesel Engine Emission (DME) and limitation of environmental pollution. With this we are again neatly equipped for all projects in the near future."