KEMROC Chain Cutter EK 100

High Speed Trenching

Under normal circumstances, the Bavarian company Verbautec relies on their own excavator with hydraulic quick-coupler and specialist attachments for trenching projects. However, for a project in the city of Furth, Bavaria, the company rented a KEMROC EK 100 chain cutter as the trenching tool of choice.

The core competencies of Verbautec, a company based in Oberhaching, Bavaria, includes the design, installation and supply of shoring systems. As an additional service to their customers, they also offer a contracting service which allows them to deliver a fully finished product. Using their operator and excavator package, they excavate start and target pits for boreholes, excavate foundations or carry out trenching work. A dedicated range of attachments ensure efficient, cost effective results. In October 2020, Marcel Zipfel, the Plant and Site Manager at Verbautec, was given a week to excavate a 400 m long service trench required for the construction of a new Exhibition Hall near the city of Furth. It was decided to rent a KEMROC EK 100_700 chain cutter attachment for use on their 30 ton excavator. This type of attachment was needed since the ground along the length of the trench had recently been stabilised with a 80 cm deep layer of lime …