Future technology persuades at bauma 2022

21.11.22 - More than 3.200 exhibitors and almost half a million visitors from all over the world: bauma has lost none of its appeal and also impressively reflects the performance and innovative power of the construction machinery industry in 2022. This was also true for TRACTO’s future technology. Entirely in line with the bauma 2022 leading topics „Construction methods and materials of tomorrow” and “Zero emissions in the construction machinery sector”, the solutions for trenchless pipe constructions under the motto “We are building the future”, were truly in great demand. In addition to classic products, such as the GRUNDOMAT soil displacement hammer, this included some much-acclaimed new developments, which make the already very gentle trenchless construction method even lower in emissions and more efficient – for example, an extremely powerful HDD rock drilling bore rig or electric drive units for various NODIG systems.

Increased investments & Impulse purchases

At the open-air stand, figures were also used to show that every investment in trenchless technology is an investment in the future, due to its ecological, economic and social advantages. For TRACTO, the fact that the industry is increasingly coming to realise this was reflected in the strong flow of trade visitors and a gratifyingly high number of orders for national and international markets. An unexpectedly high proportion of impulse purchases was proof of the persuasive power of the premium machine technology “Made in Germany’ and the TRACTO sales team.

Great demand for new installation solutions

The fact that the expansion of the pipeline infrastructure for a wide range of sectors is an urgent topic in the industry, was also reflected in the particularly high demand for solutions for newly installing pipes. In addition to the proven GRUNDOMAT soil displacement hammers, this was particularly the case for the GRUNDOPIT mini bore rigs and the new GRUNDOSTEER guided rod pusher. Among the visitor magnets were, as usual, the high-tech GRUNDODRILL HDD rigs, which are characterised in all performance classes by highly efficient technology with many automatic functions and particularly high operating comfort.

The most powerful HDD rock drilling rig in its class

After TRACTO launched the new GRUNDODRILL JCS/ACS130, the first fully remote-controllable HDD rig three years ago, the latest model in the series was presented at bauma 2022: The GRUNDODRILL ACS300 combines TRACTO’s decades of experience in rock drilling with the latest machine technology and a maximum degree of automation. Equipped with the largest drive engine in its class, 30 tonnes pulling and thrust force, 13.000 Nm torque and a drilling fluid capacity of 650 l/min, the ACS300 enables flexible pipe installations in all geologies up to OD 400 mm. The sale of three bore rigs at home and abroad during the trade fair proved that this concept is convincing.

Trends Zero Emission and Recycling

One trend, which was reflected in the demand, was the “green” low-emission drive technology. With the GRUNDODRILL JCS130E, the first electrically driven HDD bore rig was presented, in which it was possible to integrate the electric drive, the entire steering technology and a battery in the provided installation space. For TRACTO, the JCS130E is the beginning of the development of products with alternative drive concepts to help make the trenchless technology even more sustainable. This also applies to the non-steerable drilling technology, for which TRACTO displayed powerful KAESER compressors with electric drive for the pneumatically driven GRUNDOMAT soil displacement hammers.

TRACTO picks up on the trend towards recycling with the new MRU250HE, a combination of a recycling system for drilling fluid and a fully-fledged mixing system. The main benefit of the system is to meet legal requirements for the disposal of used drilling fluid. Additionally, the systematic recycling and reuse of large quantities of the drilling fluid on the jobsite can noticeably reduce the costs of HDD projects. The MRU250HE can be operated with low emissions: a built-in power generator supplies pumps, shakers or mixers with energy and, if necessary, the unit can also be operated via an external power source without local emissions.

Thanks to all customers and visitors

We would like to send a huge ‚Thank You‘ to all customers and trade visitors for their interest and trust, making the bauma 2022 a great success for TRACTO. The feedback and suggestions we received from users in countless personal conversations are our most asset in establishing the trenchless future technology the standard in pipeline construction.