Comprehensive tunneling and underground civil engineering expertise

Tunneling is a challenging art. It requires deep knowledge and years of experience to make it a profitable business. At Sandvik, we have worked for decades with various tunneling methods, in thousands of projects and built a solid knowledge base along the way. As the result of this experience, close customer co-operation and hard work, we have been able to develop high quality products, extensive project expertise and comprehensive services to serve the tunneling industry.

Sandvik's tunneling expertise covers drill and blast, mechanical cutting and breaking. The equipment range includes:


Sandvik's in-house engineering capacity offers assistance in tunneling project studies and simulation. Project studies help optimising the excavation process and offer recommendations for a balanced a fleet. Project simulations support analysing the complete process, working procedures and the resources needed. Sandvik geotechnical department can assess the drillability and cuttability of the rock found in a project.

Sandvik tunneling and underground civil engineering is an expertise area within Sandvik Mining and Construction, a business area of the Sandvik Group. Sandvik Mining and Construction serves a broad range of customers in construction, mineral exploration, mining and bulk materials handling.

Sandvik is a high-technology engineering group with world-leading positions in selected areas – tools for metalworking, machinery and tools for rock excavation, stainless steel, special alloys and resistance heating materials and process systems. The Group has approximately 47,000 employees.

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