At the end of 2025, TUnIS.pipelight was successfully deployed for the first time on a pipe jacking project, having previously been used exclusively on Direct Pipe® drives. The pilot application took place in Bad Neuenahr as part of a water infrastructure project supporting the ongoing reconstruction efforts in the Ahr Valley following the devastating floods of July 2021.
Pilot application under real jobsite conditions
Installed alongside TUnIS Navigation MTGyro on an AVN700 machine, TUnIS.pipelight was tested under real jobsite conditions on a 145 m drive with a 700 mm diameter. As part of the project, the customer deployed various tools in parallel to evaluate new technologies in practice and assess their potential for future applications.
New possibilities in small diameters
For contractors, this first application opens up new possibilities: TUnIS.pipelight enables reliable control measurements even in small diameters, where manual measurements are often challenging and time-consuming. For VMT, the project marks an important step in further expanding the application range of TUnIS.pipelight and a promising starting point for a further potential collaboration with Mendiger Microtunnel Bohrgesellschaft mbH in the Ahr Valley.
VMT systems deployed:
- TUnIS.pipelight – control measurements in pipe jacking
- TUnIS Navigation MTGyro – navigation on the AVN700 machine
Our sincere thanks go to our customer and everyone involved on site for the trust and the open collaboration.