There is a lot of China-fetish going around. Therefore I shall counter with post some Herrenknecht videos.
It is from the series called "Tunnel Boring Machinery for Mexico:| Made in Germany"
It says a lot about the TBMs in general. I hope you enjoy.
Belarus uses Herrenknecht vertical boring machinery for shaft sinking. A first in Europe.
https://eng.belta.by/economics/view/construction-of-second-belarusian-potash-mine-to-end-on-schedule-122696-2019/
#Galbati
Italian Tunnel Machinery
Segment Erector for TBM
https://galbiati.it/en/mechanical-machine-engineering-construction/tunnel-boring-machine-segment-erector/
...chnology is controlling pollution a continent away in Santiago de Chile in South America
Throughout South America, pollution from transport and machinery has been adding to greenhouse...
...n tunnel design and construction method. Earth, rock and debris are removed steadily at a one-metre pace, with the tunnel divided into sections. Machinery like the ‘scooptram’ front en...