Drilling is one of the most complex machining processes. The chief characteristic that distinguishes it from other machining operations is the combined cutting and extrusion of metal at the chisel ...

Many types and sizes of drilling machines are used in manufacturing. They range in size from a simple bench mounted sensitive drill press to the large multiple-spindle machines able to drive many ...

The latest episode “Made in the USA” podcast explores a company that uses collaborative robots, one of the key tools helping US machine shops and other manufacturers compete with lower cost countries ...

This guide outlines the end-to-end steps in offshore drilling operations, from pre-spud planning through well construction and handover, with emphasis on operational flow, critical equipment, ...

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Finnish radioactive waste management company Posiva Oy has completed the drilling of the first two deposition holes at the Onkalo underground used nuclear fuel repository near Olkiluoto using a new ...

The Bossier play in East Texas continues to post some of the strongest economic returns of any drilling project in the Anadarko Petroleum Corp. inventory. Being rich in natural gas, the Bossier play ...