New TBM Excluder Grease from BASF Construction Chemicals

Monday, February 23, 2009 by BASF

With its own dedicated production plant, BASF Construction Chemicals has entered into the market of main bearing sealing greases. The new MEYCO® BSG excluder greases for tunnel boring machines have been used up until now in significant quantities on selected machines of the leading manufacturers – with excellent results. Additionally, the most important main bearing sealing manufacturers Merkel Freudenberg (Germany) and James Walker (UK) have qualified the MEYCO BSG excluder greases. They are consequently appropriate for all worldwide operating tunnel boring machines.

The MEYCO BSG excluder greases round-up the portfolio of BASF speciality chemicals for tunnel boring machines:

  • MEYCO SLF and RHEOSOIL® soil conditioning agents
  • MEYCO ABR anti-dust and anti-abrasion agents
  • MEYCO TSG tail sealants
  • MEYCO GA admixtures for annulus grouts

Furthermore, BASF Construction Chemicals offers for this market segment MEYCO MP injection products, RHEOCEM® microcements as well as concrete admixtures for segmental lining.

BASF Construction Chemicals has the most complete range of speciality chemical systems for TBMs. In combination with the technical support of local tunnelling specialists, BASF Construction Chemicals is able to offer a fast and all-inclusive service to the tunnelling industry.