Partnering Success

The ER407B external vibrators and AX+Smart high frequency vibrators from Atlas Copco helps cast girders for the prestigious Noida-Greater Noida metro link project.

The Noida-Greater Noida Metro link has witnessed the fastest-ever pace of infrastructure implementation in India, where record speed of construction and pre-casting was a prerequisite. With a total project cost of more than 5000 crore, where 30 km with over 1450 pillars and 18 metro stations are to be erected in a record time of two years, this 30 km elevated metro project is divided into three phases. CEC International Corporation was awarded all three phases in 2015, and Atlas Copco is proud to be part of the prestigious Noida-Greater Noida metro link project by partnering with CEC International Corporation.

Atlas Copco has been supplying machines from its construction equipment range for metro/railway projects for more than 10 years now. In 2014, the Lucknow Metro Rail Corporation Limited (LMRC), launched one of the most prominent and expensive public transport projects costing Rs.12500 crore (US$2 billion), in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Atlas Copco concrete range of products which included external concrete vibrators and AX range of concrete vibrators successfully contributed in making the single largest cast for this project where 6 U girders were casted in one go, each weighing 145 tonnes and 27 m in length. This amounted to a total length of 162 m of U girder and a total concrete weight of 870 MT, making it the single largest cast in metro history in India!
Additionally, Atlas Copco has been supplying good numbers of petrol driven breakers to the railways for tie tamping application. Its complete concrete vibration equipment range has been used for various Delhi Metro projects where we have ensured machine uptime and on time service including preventive maintenance of the equipment. Equipment supplied includes external vibrators, internal concrete vibrators high frequency type, plate compactors, double drum rollers and jack hammers.

“We have given prime focus to metro projects as we have solutions that we can provide to the contractors/users from the starting stage to the finishing stage of a metro construction. Overall we have been extremely successful in similar jobs and have expanded our reach across India for larger metro projects,” says SantoshIyer, Marketing Manager (Light Compaction and Concrete equipment), Atlas Copco (India).

For the Noida metro project, ER407B (external vibrators) and AX+Smart high frequency vibrators from our concrete range have been utilized to cast the girders, which require the highest quality equipment with high reliability.
“Each and every business opportunity is important for Atlas Copco, but we take pride in being a partner in projects of national importance like metros/railways, as these projects demand stringent equipment standards and are time driven for which quality equipment is a must,” says Iyer.

“We were able to convince the customer on the importance of quality products for such important and time bound projects. “We have not experienced any downtime with Atlas Copco external vibrators as yet and hence we have been able to cast girders in record time. The quality and finish achieved with using Atlas Copco external vibrators has been world class,” states Chris Reeves, Project Director, CEC International Corporation.

“As the Noida metro was pitched to be the fastest metro construction, the customer appreciated that they could not afford any downtime with concrete equipment. To ensure continuous uptime, we deputed a dedicated a service engineer on site. While promoting the ‘Make in India’ platform, we have been able to offer customized solutions to the customer through our local state of the art manufacturing plant in Nashik, India, just for supporting these metro projects. Overall, high product reliability and after sales support have contributed in making this project a great success, sums up Iyer.

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