Research & Development

In addition to the internal technical department activities, TunnelPro promotes partnerships and R&D agreements with the major Italian and international universities to experimentally investigate in the following main research areas:

  • TBM backlog analysis
  • STP (slurry treatment plants)
  • Ground conditioning system 
  • Causes of the wear on the main TBM components
  • Innovation of TBM design
  • TBM performances optimization
  • Tunnelling equipment prototyping

     
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