The newest model is the DD-440 Trailer which was introduced to the market at ICUEE 2019. The most popular models being the DD-440T, which has been a goto for contractors around the world for various pipeline and utility jobs.
American Augers was the first HDD manufacturer to use a rack-and-pinion carriage design, which is now the industry standard.Īmerican Augers currently manufactures five different drill models ranging from the 100,000-lb class to the 1,000,000-lb class. Since the founding of American Augers in 1970, there has never been a change in the company’s core value: having products developed by a can-do workforce that focuses on mechanical, technological and customer-based design improvements. The products are manufactured at the company’s 241,000-sq ft facility in West Salem, Ohio. The American Augers line of underground construction equipment consists of: auger boring machines, maxi rig and mid-size directional drills, mud pumps and cleaning systems and tooling and accessories. Contractors should make sure, no matter their size, they are a valued partner long after the sale. In our industry the decision to purchase a rig shouldn’t end at the rig itself but extend down the line to what can the company offer after the sale.
Since 2018, the HDD market has taken off and uptime is more critical than ever. Their rigs should be backed by companies that can get them back up and running quickly if and when they go down. Pam Kleineke is contributing editor of Trenchless Technology.Ĭurrently we are seeing customers that want rigs that are true work horses with minimal downtime. No direct comparisons between equipment and manufacturers are made or implied. For more specific details, you’ll need to reach out to the manufacturer - they are ready, willing and able to discuss your needs and technology features you are after.Īs always, all the information in this section comes directly from the rig manufacturers. Over the next several pages, take a look at these product lines with information presented directly from the manufacturers. Whether you are looking for a compact, midsize or maxi rig, there are plenty of options available - but where do you start? Each year, we invite the industry’s drill rig manufacturers to give our readers a basic look at their lineups. The search for a new drill can be daunting. In order to exclude the violation of the technology, it is necessary to connect all parts of the pipes with each other reliably.Trenchless Technology - HDD Guide 2020 2020 HORIZONTAL DIRECTIONAL DRILL SPECS It is important to consider the possibility of soil caving.
The drilling mud must have sufficient gel strength to keep cuttings suspended for transport, to form a filter cake on the borehole wall that contains the water within the drilling fluid, and to provide lubrication between the pipe and the borehole on pullback. It is necessary to use a drilling mud during whole drilling process. Full extension of the reamer through the formed channel with constant correction of movement.Expansion of the pilot hole: the drill bit is removed and replaced by an appropriate reamer.Pilot boring path is checking every 3 meters’ length.Adjusting drill bit by 10 – 20 ° relative to the horizon line.After finishing the preparatory work, the next stage is drilling process:
0 kommentar(er)
