Cutting Tools
Lead your TBM with tough cutting tools
Tough jobs need the right tools that last. Choosing the right tools for the job can make a large difference in the way your TBM operates affecting its productivity and profitability. Lovsuns will equip your TBM with the best tools or custom-made to your specific needs. Our team not just supplies you with parts and components, we do the analysis of part-consumption and full management of wear & spare parts stock to keep you prepared and moving. We understand you, and what is really needed from the beginning. Lovsuns will work with you to achieve the main goal of project to breakthrough in the most effective way.
Tools available for your TBM |
| 15″ – 17″ Disc Cutters | Fish Plate | Ripper Tools |
| Single/Twin/Quad Disc Cutters | Grizzy Bars | Spades |
| Scrapers | Copy Cutters | Cone Scrapers |
| Conical Tools | Gauge Scrapers | Clamped Face Scrapers |
Single Disc Cutter & Housing Assembly |
| High durability steel rings |
| Two different cutting profiles available to optimize your project |
| Available in two mounting styles |
| Adaptable housings are available to allow you to switch between disc cutters and ripper tools |
| Rear loading tools for safe tool replacement on the job |
Twin Disc Cutter & Housing Assembly |
| High durability tough steel rings |
| Two different cutting profiles available to optimize your project |
| Available in two mounting styles |
| Adaptable housings are available to allow you to switch between disc cutters and ripper tools |
| Rear loading tools for safe tool replacement on the job |
Rippers |
| Used in soft ground conditions |
| Three designs for grounds ranging from clay, limestone, and abrasive gravels |
| Main tool for EPB type TBMs |
Cutting Tool – Wear Indication Feature |
| Works as the TBM is mining which eliminates unnecessary down time |
| Simple, clever and inexpensive warning device |
| Incorporated in a standard ripper tool with no special gadgets |
| Easily replaced like other ripper tools |
| Hydraulically operated, rear loaded with Dual Indicators |
Fish Plate |
| Pin locking mechanism |
| Carbide inserts provide extended tool life |
| Can be offered with abrasion resistant plates to reduce tool wear |
| High tensile strength steel body |
| Can be offered to have an interchangeable mounting with ripper and/or disc cutter housings for added flexibility on the job |
| Can be designed for rear loading to increase the safety during tool replacement on the job |
Scrapers |
| High tensile strength steel body for durability |
| Keyed retention to properly secure the part |
| Can be offered with carbide inserts to increase the part life |
| Can be offered with abrasion resistant plates to reduce the wear |
Clamped Face Scrapers |
| Efficiently helps to clear the way |
| Forged heavy duty steel |
Gauge Scrapers |
| Engineered specifically for your machine |
| Carbide Inserts |
| Abrasion resistant plates |
| High tensile strength steel |
| Keyed retention |
Spades |
| Engineered with your geology in mind |
| High tensile strength steel |
| Used to tear through the ground; excellent for geologies with high percentages of clay |
| Typically installed on smaller diameter machines |
Copy Cutters |
| Carbide Inserts |
| Abrasion resistant plates |
| High tensile strength steel |
| Hydraulically activated |
| Option to be programmed to cut asymmetrically |
| Increases the machine over cut and negotiate curves |
Conical Tools |
| High tensile strength steel |
| Multiple sizes available |
| Used to tear through the ground |
| Typically installed on smaller diameter machines |
| Helps maintain the overcut on your small machines |