German-based tunneling experts Herrenknecht took home a Bauma Innovation Award at the trade show’s inaugural night of ceremonies on April 7. The company won the award for its new E-Power Pipe trenchless cable installation system. Herrenknecht is no stranger to the Bauma Innovation Awards, having won in 2013 for a semi-trenchless pipeline machine.
As one of—if not the largest—trade shows in the world, the triennial Bauma exhibition in Munich, Germany, brings together the worlds manufacturers of heavy equipment, running the gamut from construction to material handling to mining. The Bauma Innovation Awards are intended to highlight new construction technology and equipment that has been successfully deployed on actual projects.