Shaft Boring Machine (SBM) Herrenknecht AG
To develop deep deposits safely, economically, and above all quickly, Herrenknecht engineers worked with mining company Rio Tinto to develop the Shaft Boring Machine (SBM). The highly mechanized machine has been designed for fullbottom shaft sinking to depths of up to 2,000 meters and for diameters of up to 12 meters in stable consolidated rock.