TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
The piling business is challenging on any
level, but when you throw in the terrain and
remoteness of locations in northern Canada, it
comes with its own special challenges.
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Industry events
Their first indoor show in the industry that IFS Equipment
Ltd. attended was the Deep Foundations Institute’s Annual
General Meeting held in New Orleans, La., Oct. 23 to 27,
2017. The response from customers and potential deal-ers
was very encouraging, solidifying the concept for the
marketplace. The first full-fledged outdoor show that IFS
Equipment Ltd. will participate in is the International
Foundations Congress and Equipment Expo (IFCEE) 2018,
where they will be introducing the truck-mount version of
the GC.
This unit will be an XL4200 series upper with a propri-etary
telescoping boom assembly mounted on a Kenworth
T800. The truck-mount version allows 11 feet of “front to
back” hydraulic sliding action on the carrier with a 10-foot
extension of telescoping boom. Two sets of outriggers, front
and rear, give the unit a high degree of stability. A patented
Monitoring Instruments
for Piling Projects & Deep Foundations
RST Instruments Ltd. is a world leader in the
design, manufacturing and sale of innovative
monitoring instruments for piling projects and
deep foundations. Since 1977, our customers
have relied on our reliability & accuracy to
help them make sound decisions to:
The RST Instruments Ltd.
Quality Management System
is certified ISO 9001:2015
The Permeation Grout Monitor System is a
low-cost & non-invasive method that provides
operators and engineers a “near-real-time” display
and recording of key grouting parameters to
enhance the understanding of site conditions.
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hydraulic actuator at the end of the boom allows for a large
articulation envelope for the 40-foot lead assembly.
On the lead are two winches – a service winch and a
crowd/hoist winch for the chain driven sled assembly, which
will feature an Eskridge Top Drive assembly capable of
70,000 ft/lbs of torque in high torque and 100 rpm spin off
at high speed. This is an electric shift, two-speed system that
allows the unit to shift “on the fly” from high to low and back.
The Top Drive will swap out on site to a hydraulic
hammer built by Endeavor Equipment in Western Canada.
The MHX12 will supply up to 16,000 ft/lbs of down force and
up to 100 bpm, all adjustable. The in-cab control system will
switch parametres between the mast configurations. Upper
and lower hydraulic grippers will allow for safe pile han-dling
and locating.
IFS Equipment Ltd. is very excited about the bringing
“The Game Changer” to the marketplace.
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