Breaking, Drilling & Blasting

Sandvik's latest DTH and tophammer drilling technologies will deliver great penetration and performance, according to the firm. The company is broadening its DTH offering and intends to offer hammers aimed at three different performance levels. The new RH550 units are the first of this upgraded line-up and are designed as the top grade models for quality, performance and longevity. These replace the earlier Mission units and are being offered in 76mm, 102, 152 and 203mm (3, 4, 6 and 8") diameters. The rest

Atlas Copco used September's SteinExpo in Germany to unveil the latest addition to its breaker range - the MB 1500 - which the company says features a simple design to deliver maximum power. According to Atlas Copco, during the development phase of the MB 1500 the Essen-based designers rejected everything that was not needed and came up with a straightforward product requiring practically no maintenance. The breaker operates without a high-pressure accumulator, substantially reducing the number of moving co

Seven models in JCB’s Hammermaster hydraulic breaker ranges are to get CESAR marking as standard to combat construction equipment theft. JCB says it was the first major manufacturer to make CESAR (Construction Equipment Security And Registration) standard on its construction range in 2007. Paul Hartshorn, director and general manager of JCB Attachments, said: “This move is in direct response to our customers, who have asked us to come up with an effective anti-theft deterrent for their breakers. Theft of at

Rockmore International has unveiled the ROK 500DH, the the first release in its newly-announced Deep Hole hammer series. The 5 inch DTH range hammer is said to incorporate many new innovations and features characterised in the Deep Hole class of hammers. As a 5 inch class hammer, the 500DH is targeted to drill 5.5-6inch (140mm-152mm) diameter holes, and “to increase drilling effectiveness and efficiency in deep hole applications.”
“The ROK 500DH incorporates engineering advancements for drilling in DTH app

Sandvik has unveiled the first of its new generation of down the hole (DTH) drill rig and it is said to offer improved productivity and user comfort in 5" hammer drilling. The new DI550 is also the first rig from the company to have been fully developed in Finland using the company's combined knowledge base. The rig features a 324kW diesel engine and a 24.4m3 compressor air flow at 24 bar pressure, which Sandvik has said makes the machine a perfect match for the 5" DTH hammer. This careful balance of power

Promove has announced that field testing of its new 6.9tonne XP7000 hydraulic breaker has now been completed. The trials have shown that during an eight hour shift, the breaker, depending on the rock hardness, can process between 400 and 2000m3 of rock. In one of the testing sites, the XP7000 successfully processed 750m3 of 130kg/cm2 of monolithic limestone. According to Promove, these tests show that the new hammer is well suited to the task of primary breaking in quarries. The new breaker features a combi