Recently added articles from National Driller:
Schramm offers drill rig seminar.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Schramm Inc. has scheduled a seminar focusing on Schramm top-head drill rig operation, maintenance and service. To be held at the West Chester, Pa., factory headquarters on March 18-20, the course will address proper operation, troubleshooting and ...
Arsenic removal technology.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory (INL), and Water Technology Group Inc. (WTG), Harvard, Mass., have signed a licensing agreement that provides exclusive rights to commercialize the Nano-Composite Arsenic Sorbent (N-CAS) that will ...
Merrill Manufacturing's new hire.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Merrill Manufacturing Co., Storm Lake, Iowa, a 60-year-old manufacturer of water well products, including yard hydrants, pitless units and adapters, as well as accessories, ...
WDC tabs Ruck.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] WDC Exploration & Wells has announced that Robert Ruck will join the management team as its chief executive officer. "Rob is a great addition to our management team," says Joe Spedale, president of WDC. "His background and experience as a business leader ...
In memoriam.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)(Obituary)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Our condolences to the family and friends of Joseph ...
Sorry about that.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In last month's "Trading Post" section, we misidentified one of the persons in the ...
Atlas Copco restructures.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Atlas Copco Construction Equipment LLC is the new Atlas Copco business dedicated to serving the U.S. construction market. This new entity combines the portable air operations of Atlas Copco Compressor Technique's U.S. sales company with the Atlas Copco Construction Tools USA sales company ....
Doosan doings.(For Openers: News and Notes at Press Time)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Doosan Infracore Portable Power has formed a new Dealer Advisory Council with the appointment of 10 executives representing dealers throughout the United States. Members recently attended an inaugural council meeting at Doosan's Statesville, N.C., headquarters and manufacturing facility. ...
Drilling for ancient climate secrets.
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A convoy of bulldozers and trucks has set out from a remote airport in Siberia, heading for a frozen lake 62 miles north of the Arctic Circle, but the trip wasn't a holiday visit to the North Pole. Instead, the trucks are ...
Anchor Group is a triple threat.(On the Job)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Anchor Group, headquartered in Toronto, was awarded the contract for the shoring, caisson walls and structural caissons for the Durham Regional Cancer Centre and Central Utilities Plant located in Oshawa, Ontario. The scope of work included more than ...
Phase converters: run a three-phase pump on single-phase power; the fundamentals of pumped water systems.(Tech Topics)
Mar 01, 2009; ... Consider this scenario. You go to a flea market and spot an electric motor that looks similar to the one on the wash-down pump in your barn that is starting to make noise. You know that a new motor would cost way more than what this guy is asking for his "slightly used and in good shape" ...
Five ways to commit business suicide; companies don't really want to kill themselves, it just seems that way.(Smart Business)
Mar 01, 2009; ... I'm sure many of you are familiar with the tongue-in-cheek Darwin Awards (www.darwinawards.com), since the selection of annual winners seems to be among the most forwarded e-mails on the Internet. These awards are named after the father of evolutionary theory to "honor" people who improve ...
Coming events.(Calendar)
Mar 01, 2009 ... March 3-7 British Columbia Ground Water Association Convention Penticton, British Columbia 604-530-8934 www.bcgwa.org 3-8 Concrete Sawing & Drilling Association Convention Cancun, Mexico 727-577-5004 www.csda.org 5-6 Kentucky Ground Water Association ...
Drilling foundations--the Soilmec SR-80 C: new drilling rig for LDP and CFA.(FOUNDATION DRILLING SOLUTIONS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] With the new SR-80 C, Soilmec has reached its target to complete a range of drilling rigs for large-diameter piles and remarkable depths. After seeing the great success of the SR-70, SR-90 and SR-100, ...
Fraste--Italian drilling rigs.(FOUNDATION DRILLING SOLUTIONS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Italian drilling rigs manufactured by Fraste now are well integrated into the American and Canadian drilling industries. Since 1964, when president Benito Fracca founded the company, Fraste has achieved great success ...
The skinny on floating casing.(The World According to Wayne)
Mar 01, 2009; ... I'm going to try to keep this pretty straightforward this month, because my wife still is mad at me for getting accidentally locked in a port-a-john at the rig, so don't tell Tom. Almost all rigs have the capacity to drill a hole deeper or a large-enough diameter to be unable to run the ...
New drill rig for construction market.(FOUNDATION DRILLS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Boart Longyear has released the new DeltaBase (DB) 95 drill rig for the foundation construction market. Featuring a compact footprint, the DB95 is targeted at tieback and soil nail drilling applications. The new DB95 features the MasterLink mast ...
Foundation rig.(FOUNDATION DRILLS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Casagrande C850, a crawler-mounted hydraulic base carrier, can be equipped for a variety of applications. Rig applications include single- or double-head rotary drilling for large-diameter and deep-bored ...
New drill rig.(FOUNDATION DRILLS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Pileco Inc. introduces the new BAUER BG12H drill rig. Features of the BG drill rigs include an extendable crawler crane-based carrier; torsion-resistant, box-designed weight-optimized mast; high-torque rotary drives, equipped with ...
Auger drill.(FOUNDATION DRILLS)
Mar 01, 2009 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Terex Reedrill 800 auger drill is designed for demanding drilling jobs. With drill depths reaching 95 feet and drill torque rated to 75,000 ft./lbs., cycle times are fast. Its ...