Drilling and Blasting
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Drilling & Blasting
Rock drilling and blasting tasks continue to receive enhancements in terms of both productivity and precision, as evidenced by the recent unveiling of...
Drilling Feat is More Feet
For most quarry equipment, the value of technological progress is measured in tons the number of additional tph new machinery can load, haul, crush or...
What's New in Drilling and Blasting
Drilling and blasting generally is recognized as the most cost-efficient way to crush rock. However, efforts to contain costs and increase production,...
Drilling and Blasting Articles
Closing the Door to Dust
During a recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health field evaluation of a newly designed filtration and pressurization system for an...
MSHA Approves Electronic Blasting Technology
Although electric detonators have served the industry well for decades, it may be time to let technology take its course. Electronic detonators have been...
Lafarge Looks Outside for Blasting
When Lafarge's Lockport, N.Y. quarry was owned by Frontier Stone, the quarry did all its own blasting. But since the April 1997 acquisition by Redland...
White Papers
Evaluation of Austin E*Star Detonator
In this document the Mine Safety and Health Administration evaluates shunting and circuit testing capabilities of Austin's E*Star electronic detonator system.
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TEI Rock Drills HEM550
The HEM550 drill from TEI Rock Drills features the new TE550 drifter. This design is more durable than the dry firing that is destructive to most hammers. ...
Dyno Nobel Initiation Systems
Dyno Nobel offers its HotShot and Digidet initiation systems. According to the company, the HotShot system eliminates the need to program each detonator individually; a digital signal sent to one detonator is recognized and then relayed to the next detonator. Its auto-detection capability automatically locates individual detonators...
Orica's Electronic Blasting System
Orica's electronic blasting systems include its Surface Remote Blasting System and Central Blasting System for underground operations. SURBS, which allows surface mining operations to initiate electronic blasts remotely from a safe central point, works with up to 12 of Orica's i-kon System Loggers, each of which can handle 200 detonators. ...
Special Devices' Electronic Detonator Blasting System
California-based Special Devices Inc., a relative newcomer to the mine/quarry blasting sector, says it is developing a product for commercial mining and blasting called the Electronic Detonator Blasting System. The EDBS comprises one to 1,600 programmable electronic detonators, a two-wire parallel bus with serial protocol, a connector for attaching the detonator to the bus, a logger and blasting machine. ...
Terex Reedrill's R20T Track Drill
Terex Reedrill's R20T is claimed to be the first track drill to provide 360-degree rotational capability, significantly improving its access and positioning capability when working in difficult areas. In addition, the ability to rotate completely on its undercarriage and safely tram down a steep embankment adds to the drill's safety...
Atlas Copco's ROC Line of Surface Drills
Atlas Copco's ROC line of surface drills for quarry applications now includes the SmartRig D7C, D9C and F9C. The top-of-the-line F9C is a tophammer model designed for heavy-duty drilling of blastholes in the 3½- to 5-inch-diameter range, while the two smaller models handle hole diameters of 2½ to 4½ inches and 3 to 4½ inches, respectively. ...
Sandvik DP1500i Surface Drill
Sandvik's latest surface drill is a tophammer rig that is the first model in a new series, as well as the first to display the company's new numbering system and colors. The Sandvik DP1500i — the initial unit in Sandvik's new DPi series...
Terex Redrill's Infinity Rotary Blasthole Drills
Terex Redrill's Infinity series rotary blasthole drills have a main frame with steel tubing that is cross-braced and reinforced. The drills feature a three-point oscillating suspension system for rugged terrain without transferring excessive torsional force to the main frame....
Blasting Plugs
Vari-Stem’s blast-improvement plugs can be placed directly on top of the ANFO. The company says its plugs increase rock fragmentation, improve cap-rock...
Carbide Drill Bit
Rockmore International has a multi-dome carbide design for down-the-hole drill bits. It features a dual-diameter design for chip flushing, and two radii...
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