CUTTING TECHNOLOGY FOR TUNNELLING
Excavator-mounted cutting attachments have become established in tunnel projects of the Austrian construction group PORR and in other construction companies. The wide range of applications is carried out with both standard and special cutters. In some cases, even excavation of the tunnel is carried out using cutting technology. In soft rock, this offers an advantage over blasting, because the bedrock is not damaged by vibrations. Moreover, numerous other operations in tunnel construction and rehabilitation are made possible by excavator-mounted cutting attachments.