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Revolutionizing the tunneling industry. CHAMPION AWARD and 1ST PLACE OVERALL at the Not-A-Boring Competition 2024 in Bastrop, Texas, USA

Zurich, Switzerland
Joined September 2020
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 6: 📢 On the sixth day, the team completed the last tests of our subsystems, e.g. an erosion foam generator and a tunnel lining extrusion test, and moved the whole machine from its stands next to our tent to the platform in the starting pit.
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As the Not-a-Boring Competition 2024 is officially over, we are thrilled to announce that Swissloop Tunneling placed 1st overall and obtained the prestigious Champion Award. 🎉 We are looking forward to keeping you posted on our upcoming projects!
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 5: 📢 During the fifth day of the competition week, the team resolved the last pending issues and managed to complete the subsystem tests for navigation and propulsion. After a long day on site, only a few system checks are left before launch.
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 - Starting Pit Cinematic Video 🔧🔨🎥
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Greetings from our testing site at Empa!   #swisslooptunneling #tunnelboringmachine #innovation
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 2: 📢 The second day started with the arrival of our main container. Today, we focused on getting the already fully assembled machine to a state that allows testing of the subsystems. Throughout the day, the team passed various safety checks.
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 1 📢 Today, our smaller container arrived in the early afternoon. We also dut the pit from which the machine will start on the competition day on Sunday (March 31st). Finally, the team successfully passed the "Mining Readiness Review (MRR)".
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 4: 📢 On the fourth day of the competition, a big effort was put on the electrical system. The cooling system of our tunnel lining component was successfully tested. Furthermore, the slurry system of our erosion subsystem was upgraded.
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 Day 3: 📢 The third day of the competition was filled with more safety checks. A huge milestone was reached when the whole machine passed all the mechanical safety checks. Our electrical engineers worked to complete the electrical installations.
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We are excited to present Swissloop Tunneling – The new student team of ETH Zürich to compete in Elon Musk’s Not-A-Boring-Competition founded by former members of @swissloop ! #beatthesnail #eth #elonmusk #notaboringcompetition #swisslooptunneling #tunneling #boringcompany
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What-a-Not-a-Boring-Week! We are one of two teams of the Digging Dozen that has been cleared to launch their machine on the final day of the #notaboringcompetition . We want to thank our partners for their incredible support ! #notaboringcompetition #letsbeatthesnail #partners
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What a day! 7/7 done - stay tuned, we will shortly announce the results 😎🔥 📸: @janickentremont #engineering #finale #elonmusk #notaboringcompetition
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Breakthrough! We're currently in the middle of our testing phase. We’ve successfully tested our erosion mechanism, but we still have a long way and much more testing to go. The testing allows us to further improve our machine in order to get ready for the upcoming competitions.🚀
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are one of the Digging Dozen! Swissloop Tunneling is one of 12 finalists in the 2021 Not-A-Boring-Competition. @elonmusk @boringcompany #notaboringcompetition #beatthesnail #eth #tunneling #finals
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Not-a-Boring-Competition 2024 - Competition Prelude Cinematic Video 🔧🔨🎥 More videos & pictures of the competition week will be following soon. Our design & communications team is currently hard at work 💪🏽
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We successfully completed the third Day of the #notaboringcompetition ! Here some impressions of our first approved subsystem checks! Erosion check ✅ Navigation check ✅ Soil Removal check ✅
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Swissloop Tunneling
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🚀 TODAY'S THE DAY 🚀 We are thrilled to introduce to you the newest member of the Swissloop Tunneling family. Our tunnel boring machine. Our blood, sweat and tears. Our baby. Ladies and gentlemen, please meet Groundhog Alpha (16.07.2021 / 2000kg) 👶 @elonmusk @boringcompany
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Yesterday was the first day of the #notaboringcompetition ! We got to see our competition site and visited the Vegas Loop! We are so excited to start working today!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Visit our recruiting event on October 3rd at 17:00 at the ETH Student Project House! You can find a registration link on our homepage or directly here:
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Our podcast with the Swissloop Tunnelings’ Sales and Project Management Team will be up on YouTube soon! Find out how it is to sell a tunnel boring machine to partners!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Want to know more about our Tunnel boring machine? Watch our first Roundtable with our partner Perforator GmBH and two of our team members from hydraulics and soil removal! The link will follow soon!
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Sneak peek into some previously unshown pictures of the competition day (day 7). After the machine was successfully moved the day before, final tasks were completed, ensuring that all preparations were made and that the machine was ready for launch. 📷
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Meet the Soil Erosion Team! We managed to drive through the testing rig! With the help of our team members from propulsion and steering we managed to dig for 2m straight! Now we are testing our mechanism to see how it deals with different soil conditions.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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On the forth day we continued to make everything ready for the big day. A lot is coming together! Let‘s do it, let‘s 🤜🏻🐌 📸: @janickentremont #engineering #elonmusk #boring #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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It was a great honour holding a presentation together with @swissloop_ch , and presenting our Soil Erosion Subsystem in Innovatica 2022 this year. Thank you for having us @innopark_zh #swisslooptunneling #tunneling #swissinnovation #tunnelboring #tbm #tunnelboringmachine
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Thanks to the cooperation with SVS ASS, our engineers were able to familiarize themselves with the exciting work of welding. After the course, we are capable of producing simple welds ourselves and this enables us to prepare the tunnel boring machine in time for the competition.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We would like to thank Baugarten Zürich Genossenschaft und Stiftung for their great support that they provided us with. Without them it would not have been possible for us to come as far in revolutionising the tunneling industry as we have.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Flashback to the competition week in Las Vegas this summer! #swisslooptunneling #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Meet the Software Subsystem! The team is working on setting up the new Main Unit (MU), which is an Intel Mini Computer. It hosts all the control code, databases, logging and telemetry. #swisslooptunneling #tunnelboring #software #tbm #tunnelboringmachine #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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The second day of the #notaboringcompetition is coming to an end. Our team unpacked the container today, set up the operations station and started working on our tunnel boring machine. Also we passed our first check: the lifting approval! Let’s 🤜🐌! #engineering #innovation
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Our team made it safely to Vegas and is ready to compete against Gary! #beatthesnail 🤜🐌 #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are pleased to introduce company Rollstar as one of our industrial partners, designing and manufacturing a customized high-performance gearbox for our tunnel boring robot and supporting us in various other fields. #slt #tunneling #partner #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are pleased to announce a partnership between Swissloop Tunneling and Rothpletz, Lienhard + Cie AG, a leading company in the fields of engineering services, civil engineering and tunneling activities. From the very beginning on they were a great support, so a big thank you!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Meet the Launching Structures Subsystem! The main task is to design the starting platform (in red). This involves a lot of CAD, brainstorming, discussing ideas and going through different iterations. It’s designed to withstand the propulsion force of 200kN.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We proudly announce a new partnership between Swissloop Tunneling and e+a Elektromaschinen und Antriebe AG!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are thrilled to announce that we are registered to be competing at the European Tunneling Week this summer! We can’t wait to compete against other teams and show what our tunnel boring machine is able to achieve. See you there! #europeantunnelingweek #swisslooptunneling
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Swissloop Tunneling is pleased to announce our big event of the season, the Swiss Tunneling Event! The event aims to present our year's achievements and future projects as well as showcase our technology by demonstrating the machine's capabilities with a live demo.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Swissloop Tunneling visits @Impleniatweet Trenchless! Swissloop Tunneling took the opportunity to visit the workshop of Implenia Trenchless to gain further insight into the inside life of the tunnel boring machines of Implenia. #swisslooptunneling #implenia #tunneling #tbm
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Swissloop Tunneling
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This Friday: Public Reveal! 🔥🐌👊🏼
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Our board member, Stefan Kaspar, sharing an inspirational vision about how Swissloop Tunneling and the Swiss Hyperloop Alliance will shape infrastructure projects in the future at World Economic Forum 2022 in Davos. Thank you for having us! @worldeconomicforum #WEF2022 #SLT
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Swissloop Tunneling
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It was a pleasure to welcome all our guests at the Swiss Tunneling Event on Saturday! Many thanks to all who came. We hope you enjoyed the day and gained exciting insights into our project.   #swisstunnelingevent #tunnelboringmachine #tbm #swisslooptunneling #industrypartners
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Swissloop Tunneling
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5/7! Only little time left and so much left to do - let‘s Beat Gary!🔥 📸: @janickentremont #engineering #innovation #award #competition #elonmusk
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It’s Throwback Thursday! One year ago we celebrated our great success at the Not a boring Competition!🐌🤛🏽🎉   #tbt #notaboringcompetition #innovation #engineering #elonmusk #swisslooptunneling #tbm
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are happy to announce a new partnership with Klüber Lubrication! A huge thank you to Klüber Lubrication for their interest in Swissloop Tunneling. #engineering #innovation #partnership #future #notaboringcompetition
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Late night steering tests! Here you can see that we’re testing the steering subsystem boundaries (maximum displacement) before fully assembling the machine (pre-competition). #swisslooptunneling #controlsystems #tunneling #tunnelboring #tbm #tunnelboringmachine
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Meet the Control Systems Subsystem! The goal is to know where the Machine is and make it move along the desired trajectory. There're lots of challenges: the machine is underground so does not have GPS access. #swisslooptunneling #tunneling #tunnelboring #tbm #controlsystems
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are looking forward to welcome you tomorrow at the Swiss Tunneling Event!   #onedaytogo #swisstunnelingevent #tbm #industrypartners
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Preparing the code to be exported in the propulsion system microcontroller. Capable of generating pressures of hundreds of bar against the tunnel walls, and to push with forces exceeding 300 kN, the propulsion system has to be controlled by a very precise and reliable controller.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are pleased to announce a new partnership between Swissloop Tunneling and Afry.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are proud to announce a partnership with Hagenbuch Hydraulic Systems AG, a specialist in planning and developing customized solutions for hydraulic systems. Thrilled by how quick they were with design and production. Very happy to be working with them!
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Meet the Soil Erosion Team! Here you can see the team having one of their meetings in the workshop. When the office is occupied by other team members that poses no problem at all for our soil erosion team – they’ll make do, even with an improvised table.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a fantastic start into a great, healthy and successful 2021. #swisslooptunneling #merryxmas #happyholidays
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We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Swissloop Tunneling and IBAG. #partnership #beatthesnail #tunneling #innovation
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Meet the Software Subsystem! Here you can see Hongyi working on Propulsion Code to figure out the continuous movement of the machine. 📸 Janick Entremont #swisslooptunneling #tunnelboring #launchingstructures #tbm #tunnelboringmachine #software #machinemovement
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
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We want to thank our bronze partner SEALABLE, the specialist in sealing and insulation solutions based on rubber for industry, track and tunnel construction for their valuable support. With their help, we are one step closer to revolutionizing the tunneling industry.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Work in progress for the Swiss Tunneling Event. See you soon!   #swisstunnelingevent #tunnelboringmachine #tbm #industrypartners #swisslooptunneling
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Here you can see Michele and the team doing final checks of the code before a field test. #tunnelboringmachine #swisslooptunneling #controlsystems #tunnelboring #tbm
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Meet the Launching Structures Subsystem! Another tasks of this subsystem is the management of the shipping container and part of the logistics. This can be really tricky at times because all the parts weigh a lot and can be pretty big. 📸: Janick Entremont
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We uploaded a new Swissloop Tunneling podcast on our YouTube channel. Stefan Kaspar, our founder and co-president, and Camilla Chitvanni, soil erosion lead, talk about the founding of our student association and the soil erosion system of our machine.
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Most crucial for a team is striving for the same goal. Our founders made sure that we all have the same mindset to be able to make the best out of creative minds. Listen to two of our founders talk about how Swissloop Tunneling came to life🔥 #boring #team
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Helping us build our Erosion system, Perforator plays a crucial part in our innovative concept. This is what they say about us. Big thanks! 🤜🏻🐌 #engineering #partner #perforator #innovation #elonmusk
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Meet the Software Subsystem! Here you can see Tarek working on the Telemetry, specifically adding the last functionality in Las Vegas at the Not-a-Boring Competition last summer. #swisslooptunneling #tunnelboring #software #tbm #tunnelboringmachine
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Swissloop Tunneling
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During the last year we learnt a lot: we learnt how to work together, solve problems and never give up. In short: we learnt a lot about us! Listen to our first podcast „About us“ on YouTube:
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iXtech22 x Swissloop Tunneling! iXblue invited us to carry a presentation at their annual conference iXtech22 in France. It was a great occasion to discuss our latest innovations and to strengthen our collaboration. Thanks for this opportunity! #conference #swisslooptunneling
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
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We want to thank our gold partner @InfraSuisse , the industry organization of companies active in infrastructure construction for their generous support. We are pleased to be able to count on them and with their support, we are one step closer to shape the future of tunneling.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We would like to thank @ETH for their support and great amount of knowledge that they have shared with us! As some of our team members are or were students at this institution, we are proud to represent all the knowledge we’ve acquired and are now able to apply practically.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We are looking for a Web Developer / Webdesigner with knowledge and interest in web development, hosting / SEO, content production, CSS or any other language, photography and adobe products to join our team. Interested? Send your CV to info @swisslooptunneling .ch #tunneling #slt
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We would like to thank @GWWorld for supporting us with the logistics and for having helped us with safely getting our machine to Las Vegas for the competition last summer.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Swissloop Tunneling & @swissloop . Two separate associations – One common goal. Conducting research & development for the advancement of the Hyperloop concept. To ensure a sustainable cooperation, Swissloop Tunneling is operating under a license agreement with Swissloop.
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Meet the Launching Structures Subsystem! The launching procedures are also a part of this subsystem. This yellow box is put in front of the launching platform/ machine. It is then filled up with dirt so that the machine has something to dig against before it enters the ground.
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
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We are live! Join and listen to us talking about our Groundhog Alpha with Heinrich Hagenbuch from Hagenbuch and Johann-Christian von Behr from Perforator as well as Lukas and Elena from Swissloop Tunneling! 🤜🏻🐌 #live #roundtable #notaboringcompetition
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Meet the Soil Erosion Subsystem! The team is not only responsible for soil erosion, but also takes care of the muck transport. The water supply is set up by clean water tanks (the four little ones in the front) and a setting basin in the back.
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Last weekend, we were happy to welcome our families and friends in our workshop. We could give them an insight into our work and introduced them to the individual subsystems of the machine. #swisslooptunneling #tbm #slt #tunnelboringmachine #event
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
2 years
We would like to thank Frutiger for supporting us and our project. This helped us a lot!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Meet the Soil Erosion Subsystem! Equally as important as ensuring that the soil erosion system works, is logging all the data during a test. Camilla is in the container saving and preparing all the data to use, this has to be done, even when it’s raining outside.
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
3 years
@webetho Yes we will actually be building a tunnel at the end of the Competition which will be on Sunday!
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We would like to thank Hagenbuch for their support with the hydraulics of our machine. The materials and consulting services were such a great help!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Vote now for Swissloop Tunneling! Thanks a lot for the support to win an interview opportunity!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Do you want to be part of the Swissloop Tunneling Team? Apply now! #join #swisslooptunneling #tunnelboringmachine #competition #nabc2023
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Five Days in the desert heat and we‘re still standing! The team is more motivated than ever! #beatthesnail #notaboringcompetition #team #engineering
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Swissloop Tunneling
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We would like to thank @unsereOEBB for their contribution to our project. This helped us a lot!
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Swissloop Tunneling
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Thank you Infra Tunnel SA ! We feel honoured to have them as a partner as they are a great support to us. We are excited for more work together to come!
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@swissloop_t
Swissloop Tunneling
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A HUGE thanks goes out to Perforator GmbH, a specialist producer of high quality cutting heads. We have gathered a great amount of knowledge trough them and are grateful to be supplied with their products. Excited for what the future with them holds!
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