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This section provides an overview for pile drivers as well as their applications and principles. Also, please take a look at the list of 12 pile driver manufacturers and their company rankings. Here are the top-ranked pile driver companies as of December, 2024: 1.Ransun Bucket, 2.Gilbert Products, Inc., 3.Changsha Tianwei Engineering Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd.
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A pile driver is a construction machine used for driving foundation piles into the ground and digging pile holes.
They are used for a wide range of applications, from foundation piling for large buildings to ground improvement. They are also indispensable construction equipment for infrastructure development. There are various types of pile drivers, including large heavy equipment with a driver's seat, those installed in the back of a truck, and small machines that can be used manually. In the case of large heavy machines, it is also possible to produce custom-made machines according to the purpose.
Pile drivers are construction machines that can drive foundation piles into the ground or dig pile holes, and are used in the construction of foundations for buildings and piers. The role of piles is to connect the foundations of large structures such as roads, buildings, factories, and railroads to the stratum of the ground, called the support layer.
Because the support layer for large structures is tens of meters deep underground, only heavy equipment can work in this area. Another feature is that the pile driver alone cannot complete the pile driving work. The work is done by several pieces of heavy equipment, including a plant that produces cement solution to prevent the pile holes from collapsing inside, a crane truck to transport and lift the existing piles, and an excavator to be used when sludge is generated.
Pile drivers look like crane trucks, and the self-propelled and caterpillar types are transported to the site on trailers. To begin with, piles are divided into two types: ready-made piles and cast-in-place piles.
Precast piles are piles that have been pre-made in several sections and brought to the site, where they are joined together and installed. Piles can be driven into the ground by dropping a large hammer equipped with a pile driver or by a hydraulic press in.
In the case of cast-in-place piles, a hole is dug, a cylindrical reinforcing bar is inserted, and concrete is poured directly into the dug hole. It is necessary to use different types of heavy equipment depending on the pile and construction method used.
As mentioned above, pile drivers can be broadly classified into two types: ready-made piles and cast-in-place piles.
Embedding Method
After digging a pile hole, a cement solution is poured into the hole, and the existing pile is sunk. There are three types of pile driving methods: pre-boring method, jet method, and rotary pile method.
Driving Method
There are drop hammer and diesel hammer methods, which use the strong impact force of a hammer to drive a pile. Since the hammering force is used, the method is characterized by its high working speed during installation. There is also a method that uses up-and-down vibration to loosen the ground for driving.
Press-in Method
This method uses a load mounted on a press-in machine to drive a pile into the ground using the force of hydraulic pressure as a reaction force, and the resistance force generated when pulling the pile out is used as a reaction force to drive the pile into the ground continuously. Compared to other methods, this method generates less vibration and noise and reduces the amount of sludge generated.
The heavy equipment used for place-driving piles is an "earth auger. While digging deep into the ground with an earth drill, a viscous cement solution is poured into the pile hole to prevent it from collapsing. The earth auger also has a crane function and can complete pile driving with a single machine, making it suitable for narrow sites where multiple heavy machines cannot enter.
In addition, piles larger than 1 m in diameter, which cannot be driven by existing piles, can be driven in place with an earth auger.
Foundation work is also involved in the construction of detached houses and is known as "column improvement". The heavy equipment used in this method, which is similar to piling, is a pillar truck, a 3-ton truck with a drill installed in the bed of the truck, which pours a liquid called cement milk into the hole while digging. The foundation is then supported by the cement milk as it hardens into a cylindrical shape.
Some of these trucks are equipped with crane functions and are used for purposes other than columnar improvement. For example, when installing utility poles, a hole is first dug with a pole erector, and then a crane is used to erect the poles.
When installing steel pipe poles to support golf driving range nets, holes are dug in the same manner, and large tow trucks are used to erect the steel pipe poles.
Smaller pile drivers that can be used manually also exist. Hydraulic pile drivers are used to drive single pipes as piles to firmly support protective walls called temporary enclosures at construction sites; they are large enough to be carried by one person, yet hydraulically powered, making driving faster and easier than using a hammer.
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Vermeer is an ISO 14001:2015-certified manufacturer of machinery for agricultural and industrial operations that was established in 1948 in Pella, Iowa, USA. The company’s products include directional drills for drilling horizontally in underground operations for installing utilities or conduits, and trenchers for digging trenches in pipe- or cable-laying operations. It also offers hay balers, stump grinders, and brush chippers for agricultural applications. The company provides spare parts, equipment financing, and equipment maintenance services for clients requiring additional support.
International Attachments Inc., is a supplier of demolition attachments and hydraulic attachments established in 2006 and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, USA. The company offers various demolition attachments such as pile breakers, mini crushers, demolition shears, rotational crushers & pulverizers, and auger drills for backhoes, excavators, backhoes, and skid steer loaders. Their hydraulic attachment portfolio includes hydraulic hammers and hydraulic drilling rigs. The company offers its products to the earthmoving, recycling, forestry, mining, and construction industries and is available with a three-year warranty.
Cangini Benne SRL, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Sarsina, Emilia-Romagna, Italy, is a designer, manufacturer, and exporter of a range of more than 80 special attachment tools for earth-moving machines. The company's frontal attachments include sweepers for industrial floors and roads, rotating pulverizers for demolition, and forestry mulchers. It also offers a range of quick couplers and a range of buckets for backhoe loaders and excavators. The company's after-sales services include multilingual technical assistance, continual training for global dealers, and the supply of spare parts.
Gilbert Products, Inc. was established in 1988 in QC, Canada, and is a manufacturer of equipment for improving productivity in industries such as forestry, off-road, construction, and plannermill. The company makes grooming drags, felling heads, control and assistant systems, and many more. It also offers repair and maintenance, replacement, after-sales technical support, and training services to customers. The company became ISO 9001-1994 registered in 2000, ISO 9001-2008 registered in 2010, and ISO 9001-2000 registered in 2003.
Delta Trenchers, established in 2016 and headquartered in Rajasthan, India, is a manufacturer of trenching equipment and related services. The company is a manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer of trencher machines, trench digger machines, and industrial drilling rigs, and offers installation and maintenance services. Its products include agriculture trenchers, single-sided crash barriers, and Kirloskar dewatering mud pumps. It also provides a tractor trench digger, piling machine, and tubewell boring machine. Its products serve various industries, including construction and industrial manufacturing.
Xuzhou Ransun Machinery Co. Ltd. (Ransun Bucket), headquartered in Shanghai with production facilities in Xuzhou, China, is a manufacturer, trader, and custom supplier of excavator attachments. The company's main product lines include an extensive range of excavator buckets for all applications and a full range of industry-required attachments. Its biggest sellers include orange peel grapples, clamshell grab buckets, and digger rake buckets. It also offers a smaller range of dozer and loader attachments and parts. The company's services include the supply of spare parts, and it offers full OEM and ODM services.
Ranking as of December 2024
Derivation Method| Rank | Company | Click Share |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ransun Bucket |
15.1%
|
| 2 | Gilbert Products, Inc. |
14.0%
|
| 3 | Changsha Tianwei Engineering Machinery Manufacturing Co.,Ltd |
9.3%
|
| 4 | Vermeer Corporation |
9.3%
|
| 5 | INTERNATIONAL ATTACHMENTS INC |
9.3%
|
| 6 | Delta Trenchers |
8.1%
|
| 7 | JSC Stroydormash |
7.0%
|
| 8 | Yantai Chengtai Construction Machinery Co.,Ltd |
7.0%
|
| 9 | Nanjing Roadsky Traffic Facility Co.,Ltd |
7.0%
|
| 10 | CANGINI BENNE SRL |
5.8%
|
Derivation Method
The ranking is calculated based on the click share within the pile driver page as of December 2024. Click share is defined as the total number of clicks for all companies during the period divided by the number of clicks for each company.Number of Employees
Newly Established Company
Company with a History
*Including some distributors, etc.
*Including some distributors, etc.
| Country | Number of Companies | Share (%) |
|---|---|---|
|
United States of America
|
2 | 28.6% |
|
Italy
|
2 | 28.6% |
China
|
2 | 28.6% |
|
Canada
|
1 | 14.3% |
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