Installation

Another very important milestone in the completion of the goTube test facility has been reached! The Hyperloop tube was delieferd directly to its final destination outside of the FabLab at the University of Applied Sciences Emden/Leer. The technical installation will be prepared and carried out at the university over the next few weeks.

The 27m long tube will now be equipped with e.g. electronics, vacuum and propulsion systems. Afterwards the test infrastructure will be used to test various propulsion systems, the thermal behavior of systems in al low-pressure enviroment, and to determine operating sequences. 

Conservation

We are looking at the final processes before the tube can be installed at its final location on our University of Applied Sciences grounds. The conservation is one of the last processes, which brings paint to the tube and ensures there won’t be any damage from the weather conditions here in East Frisia.

We are looking forward to welcoming the tube segments here in Emden at the campus very shortly! 

Welding

At the site of our contractor, where the pipes arrived from our supplier, all flanges are welded to the two pipe segments. They are also welding the attachment points for the equipment and carrying out other preparatory work necessary for the installation of our CargoTube technologies. A pressure test was successfully completed. The tubes are now being conserved.

Equipment

The linear motor from Nevomo has arrived. We are very much looking forward to install our new propulsion system inside of goTube. Together with engineers from Nevomo we are going to test the system over summer with regard to all ist specifications! 

Pavement and Equipment

There are next steps left and right! We would like to show you some more pictures from the construction site itself. Equipment is arriving and part by part it will be installed Now the pavement has been completed, so that one can already imagine where the Tube will be placed.

GoTube Design

We would like to introduce you to the technical drawings showing the installations we are working towards right now. Our GoTube demonstrator will be fully operational including vacuum pumps to reach operating conditions of CargoTube.

Foundations

We would like to show you the results of the last steps of the casting of our foundations. The three concrete pillars are now awaiting the tube to be placed on top.

Groundworks and Foundations

Fun fact the foundations of our test infrastructure are anchored 20m deep in the ground preventing any settling of the heavy infrastructure, allowing for precise measurements and accurate results. And no these are not our hyperloop tubes, they are way too small.

Take a look at the speed with which construction is going on.

Construction work in progress

After the pruning work in winter, the initial preparations for the foundation of our GoTube demonstrator have been completed and we are finally looking forward to further construction work this spring.