Atlas Copco reached an agreement to acquire the assets of Salt Lake City-based Cate Drilling Solutions LLC, a company that distributes and services Atlas Copco drilling equipment and components.The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter 2018. Cate Drilling Solutions is active in the states of Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. The company is an Atlas Copco…
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Atlas Copco Targets Zero-Emission Underground Drilling
“Our customers’ future is electric,” said Andreas Nordbrandt, president of Atlas Copco Underground Rock Excavation Division, based in Örebro, Sweden. Development will now be focused on zero-emission and battery-driven machinery. The company has immediate plans to expand its current portfolio of electric mining equipment including loaders, drill rigs and mine trucks.
Read MoreAED Names Southeast Regional Director
Michael Vasquez, vice president at Atlas Copco Construction Equipment distributor Meco Miami Inc., has been appointed Southeast regional director to the Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) board of directors. During his three-year term as Southeast regional director, Vazquez hopes to appeal to the small dealer market, while maintaining Meco Miami’s active competition with other distributors. Vazquez said AED has given Meco…
Read MoreAtlas Copco DM30 Rig Goes Across the Country
For more than 30 years the Atlas Copco DM30 has been a mainstay in mines throughout the world with a reputation for safe and reliable drilling. The machine has now been redesigned as the DM30 II. The upgrade features improved performance, ease of maintenance and operator comfort.
Read MoreAtlas Copco DM30 Rig Goes Across the Country
For more than 30 years the Atlas Copco DM30 has been a mainstay in mines throughout the world with a reputation for safe and reliable drilling. The machine has now been redesigned as the DM30 II. The upgrade features improved performance, ease of maintenance and operator comfort. Atlas Copco has produced more than 75 DM30 II rigs since 2011 for…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Opens South Carolina Facility
Atlas Copco celebrated the grand opening of its new production facility in Rock Hill, S.C., with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on May 17. The company built the $25 million facility to enhance its support for the North American construction market. The 197,000-sq.-ft., LEED-certified plant serves as the production and assembly facility for Atlas Copco’s North American Construction Technique division. Generators and portable…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Adds ROMCO to Dealer Network
Atlas Copco Construction Equipment announced the addition of ROMCO Equipment Co. to its growing dealer network. The Texas-based company will rent, sell and service Atlas Copco compressors, generators and light towers to meet customer demands for portable energy equipment across the state. “ROMCO Equipment’s customer-first values, backed with their knowledge in the heavy equipment industry, makes for a great partnership with Atlas Copco,”…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Offers Coring Bit Matrix
Atlas Copco Rock Drilling Tools offers Azure, its latest coring bit matrix. The product is the result of more than 12 months of development and it is helping drillers set company records. To quote a Canadian driller who had extensive use of the new bit, “That Azure cuts fast through granite and cuts through rhyolite like butter.” Azure is very…
Read MoreAtlas Copco Releases Mid-Range Rotary Blasthole Drilling Rig
The new Atlas Copco DM30 II Mid-Range Rotary Blasthole Drilling Rig is proving itself just as successful in the United States as it has overseas, according to the company. Modeled after the DM45 and DML, the DM30 II is also similar to the DM30, which has more than 30 years of safe, efficient, high-production blasthole drilling.
Read MoreMINExpo Revisited
The World’s Largest Mining Show Had Something for Everyone, Aggregates Producers Included. By Mark S. Kuhar
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