NEWLY DESIGNED MAXI-RIG DIRECTIONAL DRILL FROM AMERICAN AUGERS® MAXIMIZES PRODUCTIVITY AND UPTIME TO MEET TODAY’S JOBSITE NEEDS
The new DD600 features customer-driven design and an engine strategically selected to meet evolving jobsite requirements. WEST SALEM, Ohio, Sept. 26, 2023 – Horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators can improve their jobsite uptime and meet a variety of new jobsite requirements with the new DD600 maxi-rig directional drill from American Augers. Replacing American Auger’s DD440T, […]
AMERICAN AUGERS MACHINE TO AID RESCUE EFFORT FOR INDIAN WORKERS TRAPPED IN COLLAPSED TUNNEL
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Officials trying to reach 41 workers who have been trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for eight days were contemplating alternative rescue plans Sunday after snags with a drilling machine caused them to halt digging. A new drilling machine arrived at the accident site in Uttarakhand state on Saturday […]
THREE WAYS FLUID CLEANING SYSTEMS KEEP HDD JOBSITES EFFICIENT
As featured in Trenchless Technology Horizontal directional drill (HDD) operators know that drilling fluid is a key element to jobsite success. However, clean drilling fluid is an operator’s bread and butter. Drilling fluid, or “mud,” is used to lubricate downhole tooling, cool electronics, carry cuttings to the surface and stabilize the borehole. However, if the […]
FLORIDA CONTRACTOR OVERCOMES LAND AND SEA CHALLENGES FOR SUCCESSFUL JOB OUTCOME
As featured in Dig Different Florida’s Earth View takes on a directional drilling job with a wet exit to install seawater intake lines for a nature center’s sea turtle habitat. Earth View is accustomed to challenging directional drilling jobs. But no matter the obstacles a given job may present, typically the company has a bore […]
HOW TO EMPLOY A SUCCESSFUL AUGER BORING JOBSITE
Here are three key factors contractors should consider when looking to complete an auger boring project on time and on budget.
HOW GLOBAL DEMAND AND TECH ARE BOOSTING ROADBUILDING GROWTH
Whether you are a contractor, OEM, technology company or a government agency handing out the money, it’s a good time to be in the roadbuilding business.
WHY AN ELECTRIC AUGER BORING MACHINE IS A GOOD INVESTMENT
A switch to electric auger boring machines offers multiple on-the-job benefits — from quieter and safer job sites, to enhanced equipment performance.
DIRECTIONAL DRILLING: MUDDY WATERS: 3 WAYS FLUID CLEANING SYSTEMS CAN IMPROVE JOBSITE SUCCESS
As demand for underground construction projects continues to increase, getting the most from your equipment is vital to job-site success.
THREE TIPS FOR MAINTAINING AN AUGER BORING MACHINE
Here are three maintenance tips that will support machines functioning at a high level, keep operators safe and help ensure jobsite productivity.
CONTRACTOR OFFERS EUROPE’S FIRST ELECTRIC AUGER BORING OPTION
The demand for electric vehicles isn’t limited to passenger vehicles. The drive to be more environmentally friendly has reached the underground construction industry, too. Especially in Europe, where regulations aimed at reducing a crew’s carbon footprint are rising, and the public is valuing, more than ever, underground construction crews who look for green options. One […]