Versatile devices have proven to be the right choice for the special civil engineering market
There is one trend clearly apparent in special civil engineering: the schedules are increasingly tight and the availabilty of capacities is limited. Using equipment that universal as well as flexible is one of the decisive factors for the success of a project.
Highly efficient equipment that can be used for more than one drilling application brings huge value to a project. Several years ago, EURODRILL launched the first of its multi-purpose drill heads from the X-Series which successfully met this market requirement. And last year saw the completion of the full range of X-Series multi-purpose drill heads. The X-Series drillheads always use the same gear box and can be quickly combined with various attachment kits to perform three different applications:
- Simple rotary drilling applications.
- Down-the-hole hammer applications.
- Percussion drilling applications.
In Sweden, for example, EURODRILL’s RH 16 X drill head is proving its capacity for adaptability on an urban development project were a park and artificial river are being created. The RH 16 X was first used as a percussion head to set self-drilling anchors into granite. After a quick conversion, it will then be used as a down-the-hole hammer application to drive standing pipes into the ground. Whereas in Rotterdam, the RH 32 X is being used to help create the Netherland’s deepest GEWI piles to date, which are 64m deeper than the Normal Amsterdam Peil.
“When we presented the first of these versatile drill heads, that was two Baumas ago, some of our customers were fascinated but also concerned. Now massive requests for this innovative solution show us very clearly that our intensive research and development work is paying off,” Andreas Pikowski (Head of Sales) said. The development of a versatile range of multi-functional drill heads has proven to be a groundbreaking idea for EURODRILL. The performance of the overall system has also been optimized. With smaller dimensions, lighter drill heads, integrated oil lubrication and a mechanical damping system, the EURODRILL X-Series sets new market standards.
