The equipment manufacturing division of one of the
country’s oldest foundation contractors recently introduced
a new pile driving system that could revolutionize
the way some foundations are built.
Hamilton, Ont.-based Berminghammer Foundation
Equipment introduced its Excavator Mounted Lead system
for 30-ton excavators, or EML30, earlier this year. The system
features a lead and hydraulically actuated drop hammer that
attaches to the boom of an excavator to drive piles, including
both H and sheet piles, into the ground.
The company has offered crane-mounted VTL lead systems
and diesel hammers for many years, but the EML30
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TECHNOLOGY UPDATE
Big Things Really do
Come in Little Packages
Berminghammer’s new EML30 excavator-mounted
pile driving unit offers portability, costs savings and
could change the way some foundations are built
By Jim Timlick
PHOTOS COURTESY OF BERMINGHAMMER
FOUNDATION EQUIPMENT
10 Q4 2018 www.pilingcanada.ca
/www.pilingcanada.ca
