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ALCO applied cutting with circular thread in the works of Canalization of Lleida
05/03/2009
March 5, 2009
The work of substitution of supply of Lleida have needed assistance from the Division of cutting and drilling of Alco for the realization of a work of absolute precision in the network of drinking water in the city. In this case, the Ute Aiguas Lleida, responsible for the replacement of the supply network, was found with the difficulty of discovering a concrete wall of 2 meters thick just below one of the main conduits of water of the citywhich provides the water supply to the third part of the city of Lleida. The wall should be traded to install a new pipeline of supply which will replace the old network.
To run the job without endangering the existing installation, the technical division of cutting and drilling of Alco Department proposed the use of one of the latest developments in the market: the thread of circular diamond drilling. This machine, used for precision work, has a capacity of drilling of 3 meters deep with a diameter of 5.5 m.
Court circular Alco thread in the works of Canalization of Lleida.
