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Soilmec JournalYear 11

Issue no. 2/2016

NewsSR-45 ADVFrom the siteNew productsDealer meeting

2 2016

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New SR-125 HIT

HIGHTeCHNOLOGY

Soilmec machine in action on the Lungarno in Florence

contents 4 NEWS

New tower by Norman Foster in UAE

6 COVER STORY New division at the Orogel plant in Cesena

10 FROM THE SITE Works on the Lungarno in Florence

The new BRAC University campus in Dhaka SR-45 ADV, the little big rig

18 NEW PRODUCTS New SM-12 microdrilling rig

20 NETWORk NEWS

30 CLICk ON SITE

32 EVENTS

colophonSoilmec Journal – Year 11, Issue No. 2/2016

editorial Director: Simone Trevisanieditor in Chief: Franco CicognaniCoordination Director: Federico PagliacciCollaborators: Pietro ManentiCoordination: Alessandro Bruni, Lisa Comandini, Sara Trevisani, (Communication Dept. Trevi Group)Creative Director: Piergiorgio Balestraeditorial staff: Sillabario srl – MilanoPictures: Soilmec photographic archives, Published by: Communication Dept. Trevi GroupPrinted by: Litotipografia CILS – Cesena – ItalyThis journal is registrated at the Law Court of Forlì – Italy – n° 26/2006

ON COVeRNew Soilmec SR-125 HIT drilling rig at work for the new Orogel plant in Cesena.

we are receiving great appreciation for the new Soilmec models both from Bauma and the job sites After just a couple of months from the event, we are pleased to announce that great

market appreciation was expressed for the new products and solutions exhibited on

the occasion of the last Bauma in Munich. The new rigs we displayed in the capital

of Bavaria are indeed many and testify concretely the innate attitude of our company

towards total innovation. This commitment is to always look ahead, to explore new

paths and to think about solutions that comply more and more with our customers’

needs. This is how it was in the past and how it will continue to be in the future.

At Bauma 2016, we launched the new generation of hydraulic drills “BLUE” for

large diameter piles, namely, the SR-45, SR-75, SR-95, SR-125 and SR-145. we received very positive feedback

especially in the high performance segment, entirely confirmed by the early feedback we got from

construction sites. In this issue, we present a comprehensive report on the performance of the new SR-125 that

is engaged in some foundation works for the construction of a new industrial plant in central Italy. Then, there is the

case history from England starring the new SR-45 ADV that is used for the execution of the foundations for the largest

offshore wind turbine in the world and associated ground facilities.

There is concrete evidence of the good impact that the new Soilmec models are having on construction sites where they

are used and we will give you regular and large feedback about it in the next issues of our magazine.

With regard to micropiles, we would like to announce the departure of the SM-5E rigs for the Mosul Dam that, in the

coming months, will carry out the cement mortar infiltration for the safety of the great Iraqi dam.

Simone Trevisani

Simone Trevisani, Managing Director.

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news

news

New tower by Norman Foster in UAe

In the UAE, Trevi Group has been awarded a contract for the execution of the

foundations of a tower designed by the firm of Foster + Partners, called ICD

Brookfield Place, one of the most important real estate projects currently under

construction in Dubai.

ICD Brookfield Place is a 1.5 million square foot office and retail development located

in the Dubai International Financial Centre district (DIFC).

The mixed-use development designed by Foster + Partners includes a 53-storey tower

that comprises over 900,000-square-feet of Grade A lettable office space adjacent to

a 150,000-square-foot retail centre with shopping, dining, fitness, and private club

facilities. Three executive sky view suites at the top of the office tower feature multiple

terraces and an open garden with uninterrupted views of Burj khalifa.

The office tower and retail building will be connected by several pedestrian pathways

and a 31-metre-high, 18,000-square-foot landscaped public realm that will showcase

a range of arts and cultural events. The public garden and a new retail connection will

link the food emporium and public realm at ICD Brookfield Place to the existing DIFC

gate precinct.

ICD Brookfield Place is expected to be completed by late 2018.

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news

New great project at the port of IstanbulThe Foundations Division of Trevi Group has been awarded an important contract for

the execution of special foundations of “Galata Cruise Terminal” in Istanbul, a modern

complex for business, real estate and luxury hotels supporting the tourism development

on the Bosphorus. Customer is Dogus Holding (a Turkish multinational company) set up

together with Bilgili Holding, the J.V. “Salipazari Liman Isletmeciligi VE Yatirimlari A.S”,

which had been awarded the tender for the management of the port for 30 years.

Trevi has been awarded the contract for the redevelopment of the Molo Pagliari,

including the construction of buildings, floating docks and the recovery of the existing

wharves. The design activities, which have been entrusted to the company Sigma

Ingegneria of Palermo, have already been initiated, while works will start as soon as

the project is approved, by approximately the end of 2016/beginning of 2017.

Trevi for the redevelopment of a pier at La Spezia port in Italy

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cover story

Orogel is Italy’s top producer of fresh frozen vegetables.

The Group has 1590 associate producers who grow their products

exclusively in Italy, as well as 2594 employees. The Group

ended the 2015 financial year with an aggregate turnover of

€ 429 million.

Orogel is headquartered in Cesena, just a couple of miles from

Trevi Group head office.

The business of these two companies, both leaders in their field

in Italy and abroad, could not be further apart, yet they have

come together thanks to the construction of the new “OROGEL 3” division.

The project involves building three new production departments, one refrigerated

New division at the OROGeL plant in Cesena

Sections of new building and undeground consolidation piles.

Trevi used the new Soilmec SR-125 HIT drilling rig in CFA configuration to execute the 486 consolidation piles below the mat foundation

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CFA non-reinforced piles, diameter 800

Drilling depth No. piles Tot. metres

20.6 36 741.6

26.6 82 2,181.2

32.6 116 3,781.6

36.6 252 9,223.2

Total 486 15,927.6

warehouse with a product selection department and two cold stores 30 metres high

and with a footprint of 65 m x 120 m and 65 m x 80 m respectively. All this on a site of

approximately 45,000 m2, of which more than 6,000 m² will be used as a public green

area. The project meets the most cutting-edge criteria of environmental sustainability

and technological innovation: “OROGEL 3” will be powered by a natural gas power

plant which will recover heat and transform it into cooling energy; the water used in the

processes will be reused, once the wastewater has been removed; the cold stores will be

completely automated.

Trevi won the contract to execute the foundation works of the cold store with the 120 m

x 65 m footprint.

The foundation project, drawn up by ENSER of Faenza, consists of a mat foundation of

a uniform thickness of 0.90 m, on top of which will be installed the heating layer, the

thermal insulation layer and the base slab for the superstructure. The soil below the mat

will be consolidated by 486 concrete piles with a diameter of 800 mm and working

lengths of 20 m, 26 m, 32 m and 36 m, executed using continuous flight auger (CFA)

technology.

Soil TypeU.2 4 - 5 9 - 10 silty clay from low to average consistent

U.3 9 - 10 11 - 12from weak silty to silty clay, from consistent to very consistent. The unit is heavily overconsolidated due to drying (paleosol)

U.4 11 - 12 max 23 from weak silty to silty clay, from average consistent to consistent

U.5variously intercalated with

units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 9alternating 10 cm layers of sandy silt and fine sand with silt, with layers of silty clay, remains of organic substance are found locally

U.6variously intercalated

with the cohesive unitssand and medium-fine silty sand

U.7 23 25.5 weak silty to silty clay, from consistent to very consistent

U.8 25.5 33 + medium coarse gravel (average Ø = 2-3cm) in sandy-silty matrix,

polygenic, from sub-rounded to rounded

U.9variously interclated with

units 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5silty clay and clayey silt with silty-sandy laminations,

from consistent to very consistent

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cover story

Soilmec SR-125 HIT

Operating weight in CFA configuration:

130 t

Max diameter in CFA configuration:

1,200 mm

Max depth in CFA configuration:

36 m

Max extraction force: 740 kN

CAT C18 engine: 470 kw

The piles, whose depth increases from the edge of the mat to the centre, are arranged on

a rectangular 3.3 m-4 m x 4.4 m mesh; the drilling depth from ground level is 0.6 m more

than the working length of the piles.

The piles, which are not reinforced, will be used to consolidate the soil to reduce and

control subsidence and thus have no structural function.

The work site lies on the alluvial fan of the Savio River where the first subsoil layer consists

of a more or less lenticular succession of clayey silty and gravelly sandy sediment; the

gravel with varying degrees of sand is found mainly towards the hill, while clay clearly

dominates towards the valley.

The surface soil in the area consists of clayey-silty alluviums with intercalations of sandy

silt and sandy-gravelly alluviums which correspond to buried paleochannels. At a depth

of approximately 9-10 metres from ground level, a clayey layer a couple of metres deep

can be found almost throughout, heavily overconsolidated due to drying (paleosol). At a

depth of 25 metres, there is a first continuous layer of gravelly alluviums whose thickness

goes from approximately 5 to 7 metres; at around 50 metres deep, there is a second,

more consistent layer of gravelly alluviums (about 10 metres thick).

A suspended water table lies in the surface soil whose level can rise to almost ground level

in the wet season, while in the dry season it lies a number of metres below ground level.

The results of available soil investigations were taken and surveys performed to identify

the units in the table, limited to the area in question.

Trevi used the new Soilmec SR-125 HIT (HIGH TECHNOLOGY) drilling rig in CFA

configuration to execute the 486 consolidation piles below the mat foundation.

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cover story

The SR-125, presented for the first time at the Bauma 2016 trade show, is a multi-

purpose rig for bored piles with both drilling fluid to support the excavation and

temporary steel casing (LDP), for continuous flight auger piles (CFA), cased auger piles

(CAP) and displacement piles (DP). It can also be transformed to construct columns of

consolidated soil with cement-based grout (TURBOJET).

This rig was designed to deliver maximum return on investment and was based on the

concepts of efficiency, power, performance and flexibility.

The operator’s cab was designed to offer maximum comfort and ease of use to increase

productivity. Generous width, easy access, visibility and ergonomics are the winning

features of this new cab.

Thanks to the DMS (Drilling Mate System) software and a touch screen monitor (12”

on this model), the operator has complete control over all the data regarding the rig’s

operation and specific data on the drilling technology used.

All these data can be easily downloaded at the end of the shift or sent remotely to a

DMS Control Centre.

The drilling rig was designed to comply with the safety requirements of the new

European standard EN 16228: platforms with vertical guards, mirrors and video

cameras so the operator can control the area around the rig 360°, 10 lux lighting for

night operation, as well as a new 470 kW engine meeting Tier 4 Final and EU stage IV

requirements. The Soilmec team came up with special technical solutions to give this

model the competitive edge as regards noise impact.

The standard version of this drilling rig in CFA configuration is equipped with a 30 m

auger below the rotary head and a standard

6 m auger extension, and can reach a depth of

36 metres.

Thanks to the stratigraphy of the site and the

diameter of the piles, the rig was fitted with an 8.5 m

auger extension in order to reach a maximum

depth of 36.6 metres as required by the project.

The results recorded on the worksite confirm

the rig’s working profitability: production varied

from 40 to 50 m/h per column, with peaks of

56.8 m/h. The overall time taken to drill and

cast a 36.6-metre column was only 37 minutes.

Drilling alone took only 11 minutes (including

pull-up back time).

Fuel consumption was moderate, on average

between 35 and 40 l/h, with minimum peaks

of only 24.4 l/h, showing how this powerful

rig, designed to be both high performance and

extremely economical, has reached maximum

energy efficiency levels. Efforts were also made

to reduce noise: with a guaranteed sound power

level (LwA) of 110 dB(A), and a sound pressure

level (LpA) in the cab of only 78 dB, the brand new

Soilmec SR-125 is the “ best in class” if compared

to the equivalent models of its competitors.

Orogel, Trevi and Soilmec working together on an

important project that once again endorses the

leadership status of local companies in Italy and

throughout the world.

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from the site

Trevi is carrying out the first phases of the works aimed at ensuring the safety of the

Torrigiani embankment which, a few months ago, underwent a structural collapse

causing a 3 m displacement of the riverbank towards the Arno and creating, along a

stretch of about 80 m, a chasm with a maximum depth of 3.5 meters.

The need to complete consolidation works, structural restoration and hydraulic

protection before winter, thus avoiding any risk of possible river floods, urged the

Contractor to adopt a “Top Urgent Procedure” for the allocation of works and,

consequently, for the selection and Contract Award to Trevi which, besides its long-

lasting experience in consolidation works, can combine a high operating capacity

(staff on three shifts and equipment made available at very short notice), as well as

a remarkable design capability.

In fact, further to the surveys and to soil investigations, which were carried out

soon after the event, the first activity – that has just been completed – involves the

construction of“rigid inclusions” (see text in the box below) for the consolidation of

the soil volume dislodged and displaced by the instability event, so as to “toughen”

the soil and create a stable work surface, where also the equipment required forother

activities can be used.

In different and subsequent phases, a PSM-20, a SM-405/8 and a SM-30 rig will be

employed; these rigs are manufactured by Soilmec, the Trevi Group company that

designs and produces equipment for special foundation works. Eventually, a “Berlin

wall” will be executed adjacent to the Poggi Channel (a masonry tunnel with a

diameter of about 5 meters that runs parallel to the Arno river); said wall will have

Soilmec machines owned by Trevi is carrying out the first steps for the safety of the stretch of the embankment Torrigiani in Florence

works on the Lungarno in Florence

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from the site

a double function: on the one hand, it will protect and stabilize the tunnel itself and

the buildings located close to the area affected by the instability; on the other hand,

it will support the excavation up to -3.5 m from ground level to create a horizontal

working platform from which the actual structural works will be performed. These

works consist of 2 walls made of adjacent Trelicon piles with a 600mm diameter, one

opposite the other, and connected on the top with capping beams and cross beams

forming a rigid frame. One more Berlin wall, supporting the frame in the cusp area,

will be installed near the dislocated riverbank wall, next to the old foundation of the

wall consisting of wooden piles. A vertical wall for soil support and containment, that

will be installed to restore the road surface, will be finally built close to the original

historical wall.

As for the consolidation of the displaced and damaged wall, the following works

will becarried out: inclined foundation micropiles, suitably embedded into the wall;

self-drilling rods injected with cement grout; re-compaction of the loose soil below

the base of the wall and, finally, repair of the historical wall’s cracksthrough grouting

and plastering works to be carried out via the cut-and-plug technique. For these

operations, a service site road -currently under construction on one side of the Arno

River - will be mainly used.

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from the site

Soilmec SR-40 c/w 5X12 kelly bar for no.184 piles, diameter 1,200 mm, 50 to 53 m depth.

Soilmec is at work with his machines as part of the construction site for the construction

of the new Campus of BRAC University in Badda, district of Dhaka (Bangladesh).

Soilmec drilling rigs are customer Next Spaces Ltd., working on behalf of customer

BRAC University.

Next Spaces Ltd is in charge for site preparation, cast in-situ piles using Soilmec

hydraulic rotary piling rig, diaphragm wall using hydraulic grab by Soilmec.

Soil conditions are soft soil, high water table, partially water clogged, stiff clay at higher

depth over 50 meters.

Soilmec machines owned by Next Spaces Ltd. is working for the construction of the new BRAC University campus in Dhaka, Bangladesh capital city

The new BRAC University campus in Dhaka

Project of new BRAC university campus in Dhaka.

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from the site

The works include no.673 bored cast in situ piles diameter 1,200 mm: no.184 piles 50

to 53 meters depth; 489 piles 67 to 70 meters depth.

The Soilmec machines at work are really a lot; this is the list: no.2 hydraulic rotary piling

rig Soilmec SR-40 c/w 5X12 MTR kelly Bar; no.1 hydraulic rotary piling rig Soilmec

SR-60 c/w 5X15.5 MTR kelly Bar; no.1 bentonite desander Soilmec SMD-100; no.1

bentonite desander Soilmec SMD-150; no. 1 bentonite mixer Soilmec BTM-1000; no.

2 Soilmec bentonite pump 120/2-ET; no. 1 Soilmec grout pump GI-ET2; no. 1 Soilmec

hydraulic grab Gk-5 mounted on rig SR-30.

Below on the left, Soilmec SR-60 c/w 5X15,5 kelly bar for no.489 piles, diameter 1,200 mm, 67 to

70 m depth.Below on centre, Soilmec

hydraulic grab Gk-5 mounted on rig SR-30, for 600x6750 mn

panel, 22,5 m deep.

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from the site

Uk has always been a technologically advanced country with an eco-friendly philosophy.

In 2015 the ground foundation work started for the future largest offshore wind farm in

the world and its related land structures. The first phase consists of the construction of

the onshore substation which is carrying out ground improvement works with Turbojet

technology. The SR-45 ADV in turbojet configuration has been chosen to perform the soil

improvement works thanks to its characteristics of dynamism and high performance.

DONG Energy (Dansk Olie og Naturgas), Denmark’s largest energy company, started

the construction of the Walney offshore wind farm extension. The project foresees the

installation of more than 200 wind turbines in an area of around 149 km2 neighbouring

the existing Walney Offshore Wind Farm, approximately 19 km off the coast of the

Cumbrian coast, in the Irish Sea. Once operational in 2018 the Walney Extension

Offshore Wind Farm will add an additional 660 MW to the current 367 MW, making

the Walney development the world’s largest offshore wind farm and overtaking the

London Array Offshore Wind Farm. The wind farm will have a life span of approximately

25 years and it will generate enough electricity to power more than 460,000 homes.

SR-45 ADVthe little big rig

The Walney offshore wind farm extension, near Lancaster coast, will create the most powerful wind turbines offshore project in the world.

from the site

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The project has begun with the construction of the onshore substation in Heysham,

Lancashire, in July 2015 adjacent to NGET Middleton substation, 1.2 km from shore.

The onshore substation will be built on an area of 28,900 m² and its construction is a

vital element of the preliminary works for the project because it will carry the generated

electricity from the offshore wind farm to the grid. The power generated by the wind

turbines will be transmitted through subsea export high-voltage cables with a capacity

ranging between 132 kV and 220 kV.

The cables will be installed underground and joined to the offshore export cables at the

transition joint bays located in the area of the landfall. The onshore substation works

include 400kV transformers, switch gear systems, compensators and other technical

equipment together with access roads, facilities building and other operational

requirements.

GDL (Ground Developments Ltd), a leading civil engineering contractor based in

Scotland, was involved in the foundation works for the ground improvement over the

entire site. The Lancashire Lowlands, especially in the coast line around the site of

substation, have been strongly influenced by the last ice age and post glacial period

where large quantities of sediment were deposited by retreating glacier and associate

rivers. Post-glacial conditions favored growth of peat over large areas. In detail the

job site area is characterized by 6-8 m of very soft alluvium soil consisting of silty clay

with typical undrained shear strength of 10-20 kPa, followed by a layer of 1.5 m of

peat, and then dense sand and gravels to minimum 0.5 m determined by minimum

undrained shear strength of 100 kPa. The soil conditions were an important issue for

the proposed project because the area was likely to settle significantly if the load of the

new substation and relative infrastructure will be imposed. GDL has chosen to use the

Turbojet® technology to consolidate the area, deliver enhanced stiffness characteristics

to the soil and eliminates the potential for excess settlement. The project foresees

the installation of 1,952 soil mixed columns for ground improvement purposes. The

columns were designed to be performed to a depth ranging from 7 to 11 m with a

treatment diameter of 1,200 mm.

The SR-45 ADV in turbojet configuration has been chosen to perform the soil improvement works for construction of the Walney offshore wind farm extension

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All necessary jobsite equipment is provided by Soilmec selecting the most suitable products for the type of work to be carried out.

The Turbojet® technology relies on a specially designed tool combining the effects of

high kinetic energy of jet grouting with mechanical mixing performed by a suitably

positioned blade. This way, high quality and fast mechanical breakdown, alongside

effective soil-mixing with high speed jetting are guaranteed. The result is a massive

increase in compressive and shear strength within the improved materials.

Ground Developments Ltd are constantly looking at ways to deliver innovative ground

improvement techniques in the Uk and in recent years have invested in new equipment

to boost the plant machinery fleet. On the Heysham substation works the new SR-45

The ground foundation work plans to improve the mechanical properties of the soil on which will be built the new onshore substation and related infrastructure through the use of turbojet® technology

was involved alongside the Soilmec mixing unit GM-30, the agitator SGA-

100 and the high pressure triplex group pump 7T600J. The SR-45 drill rig

has been specifically imported from Italy to work on the Walney substation

project in Lancaster. The field response has been very positive with good

production rates achieved and integrates perfectly with the other Soilmec

grout line equipment being used, demonstrating that the SR-45 ADV is a

multipurpose drilling rig.

Pietro Manenti, Marketing Soilmec

from the site

The new bridge “La Concordia”

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The Mexican company GYEC, a major enterprise specialised in geotechnical applications,

infrastructures and energy, is currently employing Soilmec equipment for the construction

of the cable-stayed bridge “La Concordia”. “La Concordia” bridge, located in the

homonymous town at about 200 km south-east of the capital of Chiapas, will be the

first cable-stayed bridge to be built in Chiapas and, with its 709 m of length, the third

at national level. The bridge, whose construction is at an advanced stage, is expected to

be completed by the end of the year. The bridge has a span of 348 m, 8 pylons and 56

tie rods, while the carriageway width is 12 m with two lanes plus emergency lanes.

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new products

The SM-12 multipurpose drilling rig has been developed thanks to synergy between

Trevi Group job-site experience and Soilmec technological research, thus perfectly

responding to the needs of professionals worldwide. The SM-12 is engineered to build

micropiles, continuous/segmental auger piles, coring, Water wells.

The machine body is compact and built with high quality sound proofed openable

canopies that guarantee an easy and safe access during maintenance. Powered by

a Cummins QSB 4.5, reaching up to 119 kW, the SM-12 complies with the emission

certification UE2004/26/CE Stage IIIB; US EPA Tier 4i. The powerful Diesel engine and

highly efficient full load sensing hydraulic system guarantees to feed all the systems

and allows the rig to support various drilling technologies: single and double rotary

heads, top hammer, DTH and high speed rotary with high performance value in any

kind of soils. The main feature of the SM-12 is its fixed kinematic mechanism for a

solid support of the heavy duty mast equipped with special crowd system by cylinder

(up to 140 kN). In addition the rig, equipped with 280-520 mm size clamp and

breaker can reach 237 kN clamping force and 12,700 daNm breaking torque and in

CFA configuration can support up to 600 mm diameter flight auger. The modern and

innovative radio control installed on the SM-12 allows controlling drilling operations,

The new SM-12 multipurpose drilling rig is engineered to build micropiles, continuous/segmental auger piles, coring, water wells

New SM-12 microdrilling rig

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new products

kinematic positioning and tracks movements in a safely way and it ensures reliability,

maneuvers speed and excellent visibility for the operator. Due to this features the

SM-12 is the best choice for those who need the best performance and solidity with

minimum operating costs.

SM-12multipurpose drilling rig

operative weight 15 t

diesel engine Cummins QsB4.5 tier4i

rated power 119 knm

max torque 4,000 danm

Feed stroke 7,000 mm

max hoist pull/feed force 140/78 kn

Clamp assembly 250-520 mm

Clamping force 200 kn

Breaking torque 12,700 danm

transport length 9,870 mm

Abdel Al Fattah El Didi (in the middle in the picture) of Soilmec Misr awarded as Best Sales Performer 2015.

The Soilmec Dealer Meeting was held on 9th and 10th April in Munich (Germany), on

the eve of BAUMA 2016, an important event involving our entire worldwide network.

Simone Trevisani chaired the meeting, illustrating the results achieved and presenting

future actions.

The Dealer Meeting represented, as well, an opportunity to assign awards to some

members of the network who have distinguished themselves over the past year. The

Best Sales Performer 2015 was conferred to Egypt with our agent Soilmec Misr,

awarded to the Eng. Abdel Al Fattah El Didi. The Special Award 2015 for “Best

DMS Control and Service Center set up” was assigned to the Eng. Mohamed Nadeem

of Soilmec Misr (Egypt). The Soilmec Group Communication Award 2015 was

assigned to Mike Dobrota of Soilmec Australia for “best short movies”.

Soilmec Dealer Meeting

Simone Trevisani, CEO of Soilmec, opens the Dealer Meeting.

Mohamed Nadeem (on the right in the picture) of Soilmec Misr awarded with the Special Award 2015.

Mike Dobrota (on the right in the picture) of Soilmec Australia awarded with the Soilmec Group Communication Award 2015.

Munich (Germany), 9th and 10th April, 201620

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Ready to leave for Mosul

Picture show Iraqi and American engineers visiting the Trevi Headquarters in Cesena for

the alignment meeting on starting work at the Mosul dam. The micro drilling rig SM-5

that Soilmec exhibited during last Bauma will be used by Trevi in its electrical version

SM-5E for the interesting jobsite at Mosul Dam. The intervention consist on a series

of grout injection to consolidate the Dam’s bottom foundation, up to 130 m deep, to

improve its the water resistance.

The job site characteristic is very interesting, the SM-5E will work in very confined

space, located inside the 3 km long pre-existing tunnel only 2 m high and 3 m wide

with constant and heavy leakage of water. Their need is to work with the lowest exhaust

emission possible, with a small but powerful rig.

The SM-5E is designed to reach flexibility in kinematic mechanism, minimum operating

costs and high performance. In order to operate in buildings and tunnelling applications

Soilmec has developed an electric engine version which has a rated power of 75 kW

reducing the exhausted gas emissions. The wide range of movements is provided by

two slew rings the first at the base machine allows rotations of +/- 90° which permit

drilling over the side of the crawlers, while the second on mast gives +/- 180° to

achieve radial drilling. In addition the rig is provided with ground stabilisers, 200 mm

telescopic zoom stroke, modular mast on a counter-slide. The SM-5E can be radio-

controlled reducing costs and time during operation, in either the drilling or in kinematic

mechanisms phase.

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network news

Purification ceremony and Soilmec SR-45 drilling rig.

In Japan, the formal purification ceremony have been held at the job site in the big

projects. In Fukuda’s case, they had organized the ceremony in the formal way with the

Japanese priest. The ceremony has been held for half an hour praying the safety without

or minimizing the accident and troubles by the priest and attendants. They poured the

sake and salt on the crawlers. The Soilmec SR-45 has been delivered to Fukuda and the

purification ceremony had been performed, praying the safety and prosperity.

Purification ceremony in Japan

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The City of Santa Barbara (California, USA) tapped into Condon-Johnson & Associates

to replace the aging Cabrillo Blvd Bridge over the Lower Mission Creek adjacent to the

Stearns Wharf. The new bridge will be 9 feet longer than its predecessor which was built

in 1913. The new bridge will meet all structural and earthquake safety guidelines while

increasing creek water flow. Condon-Johnson & Associates worked with the Soilmec

SR-95 shown was 18 ea.-24”. Cast-in-drilled-hole (CIDH) piles cased full length with

segmental casing to the depth of nearly 80’. The project which began in the fall of 2014

is expected to last into spring 2017.

Soilmec greatings from Santa Barbara

Soilmec support Hotspur!Soilmec SR-95 in action in “White Hart Lane”, London, stadium of

the Tottenham Hotspur, Premier League football team. The “new”

White Hart Lane will be ready for the 2018/2019 season and the

available seats will increase from 36 thousand to 61 thousand.

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network news

Soilmec recently sold and delivered six new SM-14 in Jet Grouting version to a turkish

customer. The machines will be used in the jobsites for the new Istanbul-Ankara high

speed railway, a strategic project in the general development and modernization plan of

Turkey’s railway network. The goal of the new line is to cut down the travel time between

the two cities to one hour and a half. The line, which will not pass through Eskisehir as the

currently used layout, will be built to be used by trains that will reach a maximum speed

of 350 km/h. The Minister stated that the project will be completed in 2019.

Soilmec machines for the new Istanbul-Ankara high-speed railway

Central Piling collecting there new SR-75 CFA. Formed in 1980, Central Piling are a

well established ground engineering contractor offering a design and build service to all

sectors of the construction industry.

New SR-75 delivery in UK

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The AHEAD Ser ies represents a new concept of fu l ly automated hydraul ic dr i l l ing r igs. They are the resul t of a st rong focus on innovat ion and cont inuous im-provement that has a lways character ized Dr i l lmec in the global market of dr i l l ing r igs.Highest HSE standards and enhanced performance are ensured thanks to automat ion and to a dedicated dr i l l ing package able to create a cont inuous dia logue between sur face and bot tom hole.

The AHEAD Ser ies represents a new concept of fu l ly automated hydraul ic dr i l l ing r igs. They are the resul t of a st rong focus on innovat ion and cont inuous im-provement that has a lways character ized Dr i l lmec in the global market of dr i l l ing r igs.Highest HSE standards and enhanced performance are ensured thanks to automat ion and to a dedicated dr i l l ing package able to create a cont inuous dia logue between sur face and bot tom hole.

The AHEAD Ser ies represents a new concept of fu l ly automated hydraul ic dr i l l ing r igs. They are the resul t of a st rong focus on innovat ion and cont inuous im-provement that has a lways character ized Dr i l lmec in the global market of dr i l l ing r igs.Highest HSE standards and enhanced performance are ensured thanks to automat ion and to a dedicated dr i l l ing package able to create a cont inuous dia logue between sur face and bot tom hole.

AHEAD SeriesADVANCED HYDRAULIC ELECTRICAL AUTOMATED DRILLER

AHEAD SeriesADVANCED HYDRAULIC ELECTRICAL AUTOMATED DRILLER

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After months of preparation, Drillmec S.p.A. is ready to expand its training range, and start

with the provision of certified Well Control courses. These courses are extremely useful

to any operator in the oil and gas industry because they provide the basic knowledge

required to recognise, evaluate and deal effectively with the risks inherent in drilling.

The training program, created in accordance with international standards, by means of

an exam, provides certificates recognised both by the IWCF (International Well Control

Forum) and the IADC (International Association of Drilling Contractors).

The course is divided into three main parts: a theoretical part, where a certified instructor

holds classes in the classroom, a practical part where students can put into practice

what they have learnt and finally a part using a simulator, where their ability to react in

the face of critical situations is put to the test.

The simulator used during these courses, which is also certified, can create diverse

scenarios and simulate various breakdowns. This helps the instructor to better judge, and

subsequently analyse, the mistakes that the candidate could make, and thus render the

future operator fully prepared for when he enters the working environment.

Drillmec well Control School is open

The available courses are :

- IWCF Drilling Level 2 Well Control (Introductory)

- IWCF Drilling Level 3 Well Control (Driller)

- IWCF Drilling Level 4 Well Control (Supervisor)

- IADC Wellsharp Introductory Well Control

- IADC Wellsharp for Drillers of Drilling Operations

- IADC Wellsharp for Supervisors of Drilling Operations

The ability to deliver courses in different languages (such as Italian, English, French and

Spanish), in combination with competitive prices, put Drillmec’s courses in a strategic

position both in the Italian market and abroad.

Adding to the quality of the courses delivered a wide variety of different services

for the free time, Drillmec Training School can easily compete with the most famous

international schools.

Drillmec Training and Well Control Center

Exercises on the simulator in Drillmec Well Control School.

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GEA, training in step with innovation

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” These words by

Confucius briefly and effectively reassume one of the Drillmec Training Centre’s new

training philosophies. So GEA is born – Computer Based Training on a tablet platform,

where training sessions can be followed in an autodidactic way.

The step in this direction is designed to maximize training technologies and open

innovative training scenarios, breaking free from the traditional limitations of time and

space. The system, which was presented at the 2016 OTC, allows you to build a training

program through a multimedia platform and continuously track the student’s progress,

through supervision and certification software. Available in Italy and abroad, for training

in the classroom or in the field, GEA can be developed in different languages.

The training programme is hierarchic in structure, with a series of topics studied by the

trainers that differ on the basis of each professional figure, and has a series of checkpoints

that verify learning progress. Each topic is based on structured media content, and

accompanied by voice descriptions, linked to interactive 3D scenes that give immediate

and realistic feedback concerning components and operational procedures.

The students autonomously organise their own training, accessing the content according

to their own learning time. The role of the instructor changes accordingly: teaching activity

gives way to that of class management and supervision.

The system has been tested on both internal and external personnel showing results

that confirm its effectiveness and potentiality. To keep training on a par with innovation,

without sacrificing quality. This is GEA’s difficult but fascinating challenge.

Drillmec Training and Well Control Center

Example of Computer Based Training on a tablet platform.

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More than 68,000 attendees from 120 countries gathered

at the 2016 OTC (Offshore Technology Conference) in

Houston 2nd - 5th May 2016. The conference was the third

largest in show history in an area of 672,300 ft² with

more than 2,600 companies exhibiting representing 47

countries, up from last year’s 37.

The main theme of the conference was increasing

efficiencies while ensuring safe operations to reduce

costs to the operator while enhancing overall

operational safety as dictated by the current market

and Drillmec was on topic. Drillmec introduced its new 2016 portable simulator,

both convenient for training on demand and efficiently safe with

its innovative TPM (Total Program for Maintenance), VCC (Visual

Connection Control), and DTC (Torque Control System).

Also in line with the market’s demands, Drillmec introduced the

case study conducted for more than a year on the ATS (Automatic

Tripping System) that has the potential to set Drillmec apart from the

competition, once again, with an emphasis on automatic, standardized,

consistent and safe operations. With the oil price gaining some

momentum and the aforementioned impressive novelties, Drillmec

has what it takes to gather more market share in the next year.

Gilberto Gallo, Marketing Drillmec Inc.

OTC 2016: increasing efficiencies safely

The new Drillmec simulator provides TPM, VCC.

DTC innovative systems.

Drillmec introduced at OTC its new 2016 portable simulator, both convenient for training on demand and efficiently safe

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29Drillmec at IADC 2016

The global drilling industry met on June

15th and 16th at Estoril Congress Center

in Lisbon, Portugal to network and

discuss future opportunities. IADC World

Drilling Conference was the chance to

strenghten the Companies’ connection

and share past experiences and

opportunities to optimize performances

in all the drilling phases. IADC World

Drilling 2016, through high-level panels

and speakers and through cutting-edge

technical papers, has provided food

for thought and traced the path to the industry’s future. The two-day event featured

executive keynote presentations, mainly held by experts from the offshore energy

industry of the continent. Speakers from the major companies presented their view on

the market, current challenges and future direction of the industry.

Drillmec saw the participation of both Sales and R&D Departments with Mr Stefano

Angeli, the Vice President Sales, and Gianmaria Barborini, Sales Area Manager and

Mr Angelo Calderoni the Vice President R&D and Francesco Colaianni from the R&D

team. Drillmec was one of the exhibitiors at this event and registered good feedback

from operators and representatives with particular focus on its state of the art

technology for the offshore drilling and continuous circulation services (HoD).

Drillmec innovations and technologies were brought once

again this year to South East Asia after the great success of

OTC Asia 2016 in kuala Lumpur. The venue this time was the

Offshore Vessel & Rig Connect Asia 2016 in Singapore, with

more than 200 ship-owners, oil companies and 350 people

attending the conference. During the event Mr Paolo Cantalupo, Drillmec Sales Area

Manager-Offshore APAC, had the opportunity to present a speech: The New Frontiers of

Offshore Drilling Activities: “Hand-Off” Drill Floor and capability to “talk continuously

with the bottom hole”. The presentation covered not only the new technologies of

latest generation hydraulic rigs for offshore application, AHEAD series, but also the

advantages and pivoting role of the continuous circulation system HOD in the process

of well safety and achievement of full automation during the drilling process.

The problems of reducing costs while remaining competitive and profitable, surviving in

today’s challenging climate with innovative approaches, and state-of-the-art technology

were presented. The speakers involved talked about the attempt of the market, facing

the new oil value doom, and adjusting to a new price.

The event provided Drillmec with opportunities for exposure to the whole offshore industry

in Far East, meeting major players, getting to know their needs and future plans as well

as other manufacturers and existing clients for a continuous presence in an ever growing

market which is being closely developed and with a great potential to disclose.

Offshore Vessel & Rig Connect Asia 2016

The “kurier” house organ of

Polish construction firm Pebeka

devotes its cover to Drillmec

G55 constructed by PSM in

Parma and recently delivered

to the customer in Poland.

SR-125 CFA for the construction of the new

Orogel production plant in Cesena, Italy

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Soilmec SR-60 rig at work near Ndoni River, Nigeria

SR-45 at work for “displacement piles” in Ticino Region, in Novazzano, Switzerland

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Soilmec drilling rigs, among these a SM-20, are working by the Lungarno in Florence, Italy

Some Soilmec rigs, among wich a brand new SR-95, in action for the new “Ring Road” project in Al-Qassim, Saudi Arabia

Soilmec machines in action for the construction

of a new port called Stockholm

Norvik Port, Sweden

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RIO OIL&GAS 2016October 24-27, 2016

Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Rio Oil & Gas 2016 Conference is the 18th edition of the leading oil and gas event in Latin

America, organized every two years by the Brazilian Institute of Oil, Gas and Biofuels (IBP).

The last edition, in 2014, registered the participation of 1,100 exhibitors from 31 countries

and about 47.000 visitors. This year’s edition explores a brand new cross-platform format,

with updated program and content for the exhibition, conference and parallel events.

The motto chosen for Rio Oil & Gas this year is “Pathways to a Competitive Oil Industry”.

The debates provided in the technical program shall cover Upstream, Downstream, Gas and

Energy, Governance, Sustainability, SMS, Compliance and Geopolitics.

GeOFLUID 2016October 5-8, 2016

Piacenza (Italy)

Geofluid is the international exhibition and conference of technologies and equipment for

prospecting, extracting and conveying underground fluids, takes place in Piacenza (Italy).

The show has constantly grown in terms of exhibited product range and highly qualified

visitor attendance always focusing the specialized target of drilling and underground

working sectors, including subsoil fluid prospecting and extraction, soil investigation, special

foundations and geotechnical works and other geological and geophysical applications. The

2016 edition of Geofluid, also containing new and attracting features, will surely take all the

participating companies directly in contact with the international markets.

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