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世界主要TBM设备制造商－英文Production Equipment for Tunnelling There have been continued advances made in the technology of all forms of tunnelling face machines, with an increasing emphasis on system ergonomics and improvements in efficiency through the use of electronics. The result is an increasing equipment sophistication and adaptability, together with an improved working environment that demands a new breed of tunneller who is more technically proficient and carries ever-greater responsibility for maintaining the performance capabilities of the new generations of tunnelling machines. Most of the large manufacturers have excellent in-house or on-the-job training schemes. However, there is an emerging gap between the sophistication of tunnelling machines and the capability of their operators. Also, legislation limiting direct manual operation of face equipment, from clay spades to drill rigs and roadheaders, and a reluctance to work in a dirty and dangerous tunnelling environment by the type of personnel expected to operate a sophisticated rig such as a multi-boom drill jumbo, will require ever greater innovation on the part of the manufacturers. This, in turn, will require an increasingly qualified and experienced tunnelling workforce to obtain the maximum utilisation of the plant. Following is an alphabetical list of suppliers of machines and services to the production sector. Akkerman IncTrenchless Tunnelling EquipmentAkkerman Inc is based in Brownsdale, Minnesota USA and has been in business since 1973. Akkerman engineers, designs, and manufactures Pipejacking, Tunnelling, Microtunnelling (101 mm to 2286 mm) and Sliplining equipment for the trenchless industry. Power Packs and Bentonite systems are also available. In January of 2001, in response to increased European demand for its equipment, Akkerman Inc appointed Tunnel Engineering Services (UK) Ltd as the sole UK Distributor of Akkerman equipment. For nearly 10 years, Tunnel Engineering Services has been involved in