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COVER
STORY
THE UNIVERSITY OF OSLO
is the largest and oldest university in Norway. Over 30 000
students walk daily over the stone paths of the campus. In summer 2013, the stone slabs were
replaced by the Norwegian landscape construction company Steen & Lund, headquartered in
Drammen.
On an area of around 1700m², slate natural stones, each weighing 150 to 200kg, were
installed. To facilitate the work, the installation carrier TRANSMOBIL TM built by the German
company Probst, was used. With this powerful vacuum laying unit, heavy construction
elements such as kerb stones and slabs can be transported, picked-up from the pallet and laid
precisely in place, in a single step.
The high lifting capacity of the laying transporter – up to 200kg when fully extended and
upgradeable up to 250kg at reduced outreach – affords economic work, even with heavy
loads and opens up new areas of application. The installation speed of the TRANSMOBIL TM,
is up to five times higher than manual installation.
The building materials are carried directly by the installation carrier. Thus, laying with vacuum
power is easy and fast and can be performed by one person. The vacuum lifting unit handles
building materials with a rough surface effortlessly and allows for installation without any
risk of damage.
The TRANSMOBIL TM-150-D XL is powered by a sound-insulated Hatz Silent Pack diesel
engine - so the lectures at the University of Oslo could continue during construction, without
being disturbed.
NATURAL STONES
at the University of Oslo
Transport and handling
of palletised building
material and vacuum
installation all in one…
Transport of palletised building
material and vacuum installation all in
one, at the University of Oslo
CONSTRU TION
PAVING
Laying of
