Construction

Construction and mining equipment is built to survive extreme conditions. Excavators, bulldozers, drill rigs, haul trucks, and loaders all rely on hydraulic cylinders, boom arms, and structural components that need deep hole drilling. I have drilled thousands of holes in these parts over the years. The one thing that stands out is that consistency matters more than speed. A broken drill in a 3-meter-long cylinder barrel costs a full shift to extract. ...

Construction and mining equipment is one of the biggest markets for deep hole drilling, even though most people do not think of it that way. Every hydraulic excavator, bulldozer, dump truck, and drill rig has cylinders that need deep drilled bores. The volumes are higher than aerospace, and the parts are bigger than automotive. I have worked on cylinders for excavators, loaders, and mining trucks. The work has its own character. ...