* * * [!\[Intralogistics transport systems\](/custom/pictos/product_6144.svg) Intralogistics transport systems](/products/intralogistics-transport-systems/) [!\[Modular Systems\](/custom/pictos/product_6142.svg) Modular Systems](/products/modular-systems/) [!\[Industrial Transporters\](/custom/pictos/product_6143.svg) Industrial Transporters](/products/industrial-transporters/) # Infrastructure & global construction The area encompasses ground construction, excavation and road construction, demolition and recycling industries or crushing, screening and conveying technology. Investments in the **infrastructure** serve to provide society with an optimum long-term framework. This frequently concerns the **basic accoutrements** of the economy of a country or region. Amongst others, these concern **technical infrastructure** projects. They include, for example, the construction or repair of the **road network**, **bridges** or **waterways**. Access to the **energy supply, electrical energy** or the **gas supply** is also ensured within the scope of such projects. * * * ## Success stories [!\[Cometto SPMTs turn visions into reality\](/thumbnails/123347-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto SPMTs turn visions into reality The renewal of a 120-year-old railway bridge in Herten was once again successfully completed.  Read more](/stories/spmt-turns-vision-into-reality-schares-bridge/) [!\[Specific SPMT combination for an iron bridge\](/thumbnails/122921-420-180-Crop.jpg) Specific SPMT combination for an iron bridge Triacca masters the challenge.  Read more](/stories/specific-spmt-combination-for-an-iron-bridge/) [!\[Self-propelled vehicles save historical cultural assets\](/thumbnails/121906-420-180-Crop.jpg) Self-propelled vehicles save historical cultural assets Iron ore has been mined industrially since 1900 in the world‘s largest iron ore mine in Kiruna, Sweden.  Read more](/stories/self-propelled-module-cultural-assets-jinert-spmt/) [!\[A Church on the Move - Areas of activity\](/thumbnails/121825-420-180-Crop.png) A Church on the Move Mammoet Relocates Kiruna’s Landmark with Cometto SPMT  Read more](/stories/a-church-on-the-move-kiruna-mammoet-spmt/) [!\[Bridge action right in the heart of Hamburg\](/thumbnails/121659-420-180-Crop.jpg) Bridge action right in the heart of Hamburg Cometto SPMT technology enables to implement new infrastructure elements.  Read more](/stories/bridge-action-in-the-heart-of-hamburg-spmt/) [!\[Ageing bridge replaced in Sweden\](/thumbnails/119278-420-180-Crop.jpg) Ageing bridge replaced in Sweden Three night transports for 10-axle Cometto SPMT as side-by-side configuration.  Read more](/stories/ageing-bridge-replaced-in-sweden/) [!\[Millimetre work with new 450-tonne bridge\](/thumbnails/118323-420-180-Crop.jpg) Millimetre work with new 450-tonne bridge Autokrane Schares GmbH is handling this project in the Ruhr region with 40 Cometto axle lines.  Read more](/stories/millimetre-work-with-new-450-tonne-bridge/) [!\[Even crosswise is feasible\](/thumbnails/116990-420-180-Crop.jpg) Even crosswise is feasible 426-tonne railway bridge on two 6-axle Cometto SPMTs.  Read more](/stories/even-crosswise-is-feasible/) [!\[Moving beam sections on SPMT with turntable technology\](/thumbnails/113397-420-180-Crop.jpg) Moving beam sections on SPMT with turntable technology The Hüffermann Group with a challenging project on the highway.  Read more](/stories/beam-sections-move-spmt-turntable-technology/) [!\[Underway on one of Europe’s biggest building sites\](/thumbnails/111073-420-180-Crop.jpg) Underway on one of Europe’s biggest building sites A project of historic proportions is currently under construction between Denmark and Germany.  Read more](/stories/underway-one-of-the-biggest-building-sites-europe/) [!\[Cometto SPMT shoulders 243-tonne electrostatic filter\](/thumbnails/110751-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto SPMT shoulders 243-tonne electrostatic filter Apart from copper, the Finnish company Boliden also produces nickel, gold and silver in its smelting works in Harjavalta.  Read more](/stories/cometto-spmt-vuorsola-243tons-electrostatic-filter/) [!\[Cometto participates in project of the century: ASTRA Bridge in Switzerland\](/thumbnails/109173-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto participates in project of the century: ASTRA Bridge in Switzerland A success concept that ought to be welcomed with open arms elsewhere, too.  Read more](/stories/cometto-project-of-the-century-astra-bridge/) [!\[By shifting a 200-meter-long arch bridge, the Luxembourg railroad company CFL is completing an important step in its infrastructure expansion program.\](/thumbnails/107981-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto SPMTs position the "bridge of superlatives" By shifting a 200-meter-long arch bridge, the Luxembourg railroad company CFL is completing an important step in its infrastructure expansion program.  Read more](/stories/cometto-spmts-position-the-bridge-of-superlatives/) [!\[In Oldenburg in Lower Saxony, the heavy goods specialists from Schares came together to transport a 160-tonne railway bridge using a 4-axle SPMT combination in a side-by-side configuration.\](/thumbnails/106104-420-180-Crop.jpg) Watch out, the train is coming! Self-propelled vehicle puts new railway bridge in place.  Read more](/stories/watch-out-the-train-is-coming-spmt-self-propelled/) [!\[A bridge closes the gap - Areas of activity\](/thumbnails/103922-420-180-Crop.jpg) A bridge closes the gap A day on the road with ... Markus Meckelholt, SPMT operator at Autokrane Schares GmbH.  Read more](/stories/a-bridge-closes-the-gap--self-propelled-spmt/) [!\[Bridge demolition has being routine for Krebs and his Cometto SPMT\](/thumbnails/101629-420-180-Crop.jpg) Bridge demolition being routine for Krebs and his Cometto SPMT For over 90 years, a swing bridge in Bremerhaven formed the link between the international port and Columbus Island.  Read more](/stories/bridge-demolition-routine-for-krebs-cometto-spmt/) [!\[The nearly 240-metre-long ASTRA Bridge will be built above the roadway to be resurfaced.\](/thumbnails/103225-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto involved in “ASTRA Bridge” pilot project During motorway maintenance, the roadway under the bridge is milled off and resurfaced, while the traffic can continue to flow above it.  Read more](/stories/motorway-maintenance-project-astra-bridge/) [!\[The air is highly charged as two self-propelled Cometto SPMT combinations begin to move in an electricity substation in Grossgartach / Leingarten in Germany.\](/thumbnails/100422-420-180-Crop.jpg) A special job for a Cometto special vehicle The air is highly charged as two self-propelled Cometto SPMT combinations begin to move in an electricity substation in Grossgartach / Leingarten in Germany.  Read more](/stories/a-special-job-for-a-cometto-special-vehicle-spmt/) [!\[Moving the steel bridge weighing 820 tonnes into place was a mammoth task.\](/thumbnails/98784-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto SPMT on the road with 820 tonnes The junction in Wendlingen is a crucial point in the further construction of the ICE railway line in Germany between Stuttgart and Ulm.  Read more](/stories/cometto-spmt-self-propelled-module-steel-bridge/) [!\[Calabrese Autogru s.r.l. from Torino was given the task to transport the larger components of the tunnel boring machine from the South entrance of the tunnel “Santa Lucia” to the new motorway section\](/thumbnails/96898-420-180-Crop.jpg) Cometto MSPE involved in Italian tunnel project To increase future road capacities, construction of new tunnels is a necessary step.  Read more](/stories/cometto-mspe-involved-in-italian-tunnel-project/) [!\[To lift the bridge elements, the ideal transport solution was found to be two 6-axle self-propelled vehicles, electronically-coupled in side-by-side configuration.\](/thumbnails/96271-420-180-Crop.jpg) Bridge transport with two Cometto Eco1000 The self-propelled vehicles were Schares' ace up the sleeve.  Read more](/stories/bridge-transport-eco1000-self-propelled-modules/) [!\[The erection of the 485 m-long Filstal Bridge represents a milestone.\](/thumbnails/93785-420-180-Crop.jpg) Successful obstacle run with 350 tons on MSPE self-propelled modular trailers in stunning heights The expansion of the ICE connection between Stuttgart and Ulm is a project of the century in traffic infrastructure.  Read more](/stories/obstacle-run-350-tonnes-self-propelled-mspe-spmt/)