One of the greatest advantages of the various trenchless methods is combining their best qualities to create an innovative approach for a challenging project. Count on Akkerman to develop a tailored approach or modifying existing technology to achieve your project challenges. Our sales and engineering professionals will work with your team to identify a design solution for your specific application.
Even if you already own an entire fleet of Akkerman equipment, blending methods may open the door for a new service opportunity for your company with little capital investment. Our staff is not afraid of devising a creative approach to help you maximize your resources for successful project completion.
Learn more about some of our customer’s project successes to see how others have overcome challenges. Please contact our sales department to discuss your options.
Before You Launch: Set the Alarms That Protect Your Drive by Robin Lorenzen I’ve been on quite a few MTBM projects over the years, and one of the most intimidating moments for a new operator is sitting down in the MCC and seeing the operating screen for the first time. There’s a lot happening — […]
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Because it doesn’t look important until it’s too late. Most crews don’t get excited about bentonite. It’s not a cutterhead, it’s not a jacking frame, and it’s not the TBM hogging through the ground. It’s just “mud,” right? That mindset is part of the problem. As explained in Lubrication Tips & Tricks, bentonite does more […]
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Adapting HDD Steering for Unpredictable Ground by Nathan Lindeman Challenges in trenchless pipe installation are unavoidable and will always be part of the work. Meeting those challenges often requires thinking beyond conventional solutions—an approach Akkerman continues to embrace by integrating proven HDD technology with traditional GBM methods. For several years, we have used the TRIHAWK® […]
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