One of the world’s oldest heavy-equipment manufacturers has inked a $225-million deal with another historic firm to acquire its line of surface-drilling machinery. Pending regulatory approval, the ...

FlexiROC T30 R radio remote-control tophammer drill rig comes with either a COP 1240 or 1640 drill for 2- to 3.5-inch holes. The standard hydraulic carousel-type rod handling system uses 12-foot rods.

Atlas Copco launches the Diamec MCR, a highly mobile underground core drilling rig. The Diamec has been long appreciated for its performance and easiness to operate, but has so far mainly been ...

SmartROC T35 and T40 surface drill rigs are now available with a radio remote-control system that enables the drill to be operated either from the cabin or from “a safe distance from the hole,” says ...

One of the greatest challenges facing any industry today is providing constant, high-pressure airflow for extended drilling ...

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Major drilline equipment specialist, Atlas Copco, is launching four new Simba drill rigs for the mining industry for mechanized long hole production drilling in mines. · 16 Mar 2012 03:32 Long hole ...

Atlas Copco, a machinery manufacturer based in Sweden, unveiled a rock drill machine with a drill speed that is 50 percent faster than its previous model, the firm’s Seoul office said Tuesday. Atlas ...

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Atlas Copco has acquired a 75% stake in Shandong Rock Drilling Tools, a manufacturer of drill bits and other rock drilling consumables based near Yanggu in China’s Shandong Province. The company ...