A smaller version of the strimmer can be attached to the rear backhoe excavator of the.
Land mine clearing machine.
This is careful and painstaking work.
We work in partnership with the communities we serve.
There are several types of mine clearing machines.
Humanitarian mine action demining to release land containing landmines and minefields safely is guided by imas 08 20.
Design is that it has the same standard quick fit industry fittings which allows it be attached to different commercial machines where appropriate and both the armtrac 400 and 75t 230.
A land mine is an explosive device concealed under or on the ground and designed to destroy or disable enemy targets ranging from combatants to vehicles and tanks as they pass over or near it.
By employing local men and women we create jobs and help families get back on their feet.
Clearing landmines is a painstaking process.
New machines are remote controlled which minimizes the risk to personnel.
German engineers clear a minefield utilizing a german keiler flail tank during exercise in san gregorio spain.
Such a device is typically detonated automatically by way of pressure when a target steps on it or drives over it although other detonation mechanisms are also sometimes used.
Most of our clearance work is done by hand but sometimes the terrain and nature of the debris makes clearing with machines more practical.
Demining or mine clearance is the process of removing land mines from an area.
The approach used varies depending on a number of factors including terrain vegetation and the level and type of contamination.
Mine clearing machines use one of three techniques including flailing chains to beat the ground rollers to roll over and detonate mines and rakes or blades to plow through the minefields pushing the mines to the side.
We use a combination of methods and tools to detect and destroy landmines cluster bombs and other unexploded weapons including manual deminers machinery and mine detection dogs.
Keiler mine flail minenräumpanzer keiler.
Mechanical demining is guided by imas 09 50 which states that machines used on demining operations can be divided into those designed to detonate potential threats those designed to prepare the ground and those designed to.
By contrast the goal of humanitarian demining is to remove all of the landmines to a given depth and make the land safe for human use.
