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TUM Boring wins competition in Las Vegas!

Congratulations on your success in the "Tunnel Boring Machine" competition! The team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), TUM Boring, managed 22 metres of the specified 30 metre distance and thus emerged as the clear winner.

The team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM), TUM Boring, completed 22 metres of the specified 30 metre distance and thus emerged as the clear winner.

The boring machine from TUM Boring weighs a total of 22 tonnes and consists of a 12-metre-long container in which components such as the boring head, steel tubes and feed system are installed.

TUM Boring - Innovation in Tunnelling e.V. is a team from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) in which 60 highly motivated students have joined forces to work on a greener future in which we waste less time in traffic.

They had been working on and building their TBM for over a year. The team opted for a method known as pipe jacking. This involves pressing steel pipes into the ground one after the other during drilling and connecting them together underground.

Schwer Fittings supplied the hydraulic components such as cutting ring fittings, quick-release couplings, the hose technology and many individual components.

The aim is to build the fastest tunnelling machine in the world and take part in Elon Musk's Not-a-Boring Competition. In this competition, organised by The Boring Company, teams from all over the world have to bore a 30m long and 50cm wide tunnel as quickly and accurately as possible.

Having won all four SpaceX Hyperloop Pod competitions, TUM students hope to continue their success. TUM is one of only 12 teams (around 400 competitors took part) to reach the competition final. This will take place in summer 2021 near Los Angeles. Social media: @tum_boring!