Close collaboration between the teams at Casagrande, Rock Support and NDT resulted in a smooth installation and ensured the rig was fully prepared and ready for an on-time delivery to its first contract.
Pictured below is Murphy Ground Engineering's brand new Casagrande B175XP during commissioning of its NDT PL3000/CFA instrumentation system.
Close collaboration between the teams at Casagrande, Rock Support and NDT resulted in a smooth installation and ensured the rig was fully prepared and ready for an on-time delivery to its first contract. Many thanks to Joan, Manel, Slavomir and the rest of the team at Llamada for their hospitality during Neil & Tom's recent visit to the factory near Barcelona.
Great to see a number of Llamada's latest specification rigs in various stages of production, all of which are to be fitted with NDT instrumentation systems. A damp and blustery day in St Helier for AGD Equipment's Llamada P85TT, on hire to NSP Foundations as they install piles for the next phase of Jersey International Finance Centre.
The on-board PL3000/CFA instrumentation system plays a pivotal role during pile construction, allowing the operator to pinpoint precisely at what depth the underlying rock head is encountered before enabling accurate and economical regulation of the concrete placed as the auger is withdrawn. It has been our great pleasure to host a skills exchange between Pacific Foundation of Vancouver, USA and UK contractor GM Piling this week. Thanks to Cory of Pacific Foundation for making the journey and Dagan and all at GM Piling for the warm welcome.
Van Elle recently took delivery of a new P140-TT - the latest machine from Llamada to join the fleet of the Nottinghamshire based piling specialist.
The on-board PL3000/CFA instrumentation system was largely fitted at Llamada's factory near Barcelona with final calibrations being undertaken in the the UK. Enhancing the instrumentation's standard specification, the PL3000/CFA supplied for this P140-TT included our optional modules for Mast Inclination and TrueTorque / Drilling Resistance. We were delighted to supply Dublin based piling specialist P J Edwards & Co. Ltd with a PL3000/CFA system for their new Llamada P240TT.
Pictured here in September 2016, the P240TT was the first of its kind to be imported into the UK and represents the latest addition to an established fleet of mostly Llamada equipment. With an impressive 420kNm of torque on tap and the ability to drill to depths of upto 41m without an auger extension, this machine is sure to make light work of most ground conditions. And with the PL3000/CFA on-board, MD Greg Edwards and his team can be assured that they have all the tools necessary to construct piles reliably, consistently and econmically. Just off the low-loader from Mike Finch and his team at Casagrande UK is Suttle Project's brand new B125-XP complete with its NDT PL3000/CFA system.
Pictured below is the newest acquisition for specialist Ugandan contractor East African Piling - a Soilmec R620.
Prior to shipping from the UK, the rig was fitted with a fully featured NDT PL3000 instrumentation system. The system provides all of the tools necessary to ensure piles are constructed reliably, consistently and economically. Irrespective where the rig may be working, its sophisticated instrumentation system is linked to a unique data communications facility which allows near real-time online access of all construction data from any worldwide location via our proprietary NDTDataCloud application. For the ultimate in both convenience and quality control, this application also enables the remote upload of site profiles and piling schedules direct to the rig computer. UK piling contractor Van Elle pictured here putting their new Llamada P160TT through its paces.
The PL3000/CFA instrumentation system supplied by NDT for this rig includes our Mast Inclination and 'TrueTorque' options. The proprietary TrueTorque option allows the system to determine the instantaneous auger torque irrespective which gear has been selected by the rig operator. With TrueTorque, the system can also determine 'Drilling Resistance' - this is the rotary equivalent of a set, as used within driven piling, and is specifically related to the compressive strength / cone resistance of the soil. Developed by NDT and only available on our PL3000/CFA instrumentation systems, Drilling Resistance is used by customers worldwide as a definable boring target to ensure that piles drilled to refusal (or into rock) are done so consistently and, if required, to a specified 'rock hardness'. A very early start in Essex, commissioning an NDT PL3000/CFA instrumentation system in a Soilmec SR-75.
Keller Foundations has a long established policy of investing in NDT products and solutions throughout its expanding fleet of CFA, Driven and Soil Mixing rigs. In fitting the very latest feature-packed PL3000 systems across their range of Soilmec, Mait and Juntann machines, Keller ensures they are operating the ultimate in reliable, accurate and cost effective instrumentation systems. With NDT's unique two-way data communication between rigs and our ground-breaking NDTDataCloud application, Keller personnel can access the rig data and key production information online within a few moments of each pile's completion. Additionally, their engineering staff are able to remotely upload comprehensive piling schedules direct to the rig computer - this is a feature which has proven to be an extremely valuable tool for their office and site based staff alike. Pictured below is one of Keller's SF-65 rigs at a waterside location in Southampton, installing CFA piles reliably and efficiently with the aid of a PL3000/CFA system. A view of the rig from afar
A stunning view through the round window as we head out of the UK for one of our instrumentation training days.
Customers who have chosen to invest in tailored NDT training programs have reported improvements in profitability (often marked) after site based instruction has helped to reduce excess concrete consumption, more efficiently manage waste concrete, increase production figures, etc. If you would be interested in discussing how a comprehensive training day from one of NDT's specialists could benefit your company, please do not hesitate to contact us today. A cold, blustery day with Foundation Piling's Bauer MBG-12 rig installing 600mm diameter CFA piles for a bridge project in Taunton, Somerset.
Using the onboard PL3000/CFA system to full effect, the Oswestry based foundation specialist was able to construct the contiguous piles reliably, consistently and with excess concrete consumption kept to a minimum. This Soilmec SR-30 became the first rig to be upgraded with an NDT PL3000/CFA system following the recent merger of Keller Australia subsidiaries Vibro-Pile, Frankipile & Piling Contractors.
The versatile SR-30 is the latest addition to Keller's well established fleet of Enteco, Fundex and Mait rigs already enjoying the benefits afforded by NDT instrumentation. A stunning outlook over St Peter Port during the commissioning of a PL3000/CFA system on a Soilmec R210 owned and operated by Guernsey based contractor NSP Foundations.
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