December 19th, 2009. TIANDI HEAVY INDUSTRIES has just lauched the first EPB Shield Machine - "TIANDI No. 1" (cooperated with MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES) in THI's new Wuhan JIANGXIA production base. This is a remarkable day for all people from THI.

"TIANDI No. 1" - EPB Shield Machine is ordered by ChinaCoal Corp., will be used on the new metro project of TIANJIN CITY. Its main body has an 6.4m diameter cutter head, with 6 different function carriages follow with, total length over 60ms. Main parts and technology is supported by MHI.

With the support of MHI, THI is able to supply customer with integrated world class Shield machine product & service with design, assembly, operation and after sales services.

THI will manufacture full face excavation shield machines not only just for Metro projects, but also for railway tunnel, Cross river tunnel, oil/gas/water and civil tunnel engineerings.