The Geomil Hornet is the latest development in CPT pushing equipment utilizing Geomil’s hugely successful Continuous Drive System (CDS) allowing for unmatched production rates. The Hornet can be configured as a highly automated and remotely controlled system which boosts productivity as well as greatly reduces manual handling and associated risk. The automation also has great advantages in unexploded ordnance (UXO) detection projects.
The first onshore system utilizing the CDS technology, the Hornet is a hitch-up system which is mounted onto an excavator from which it draws hydraulic power. The CDS allows for continuous penetration without the need to pause penetration during the upstroke which occurs when using traditional hydraulic rams. This, coupled with the fast extraction of tubes, up to speeds of 25 cm/s, leads to higher productivity.
In its base configuration the Hornet weighs 3 tonne which makes it easily transportable, but it can be ballasted to 8.5 tonne when needed.
The Hornet is deliverable in two main configurations: In manual mode a working platform is mounted to the top of the Hornet allowing a safe working space for operators, a tube rack and space for the data acquisition and controls.
In automatic mode the working platform is replaced by an aluminium tower which can support a tube string of up to 20 m. In this mode the Hornet is positioned at the testing location and then the penetration is controlled remotely. This set up enhances productivity on sites with large numbers of tests and the remote operation removes the operator from harm’s way when undertaking UXO detection projects
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