LAST BUT NOT LEAST : DRILLING METHODS

DRILLING METHODS

DRILLING METHODS

TOPHAMMER THE WORLD LEADING DRILLING

METHOD FOR SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND
DRILLING
When?

Hole sizes 23-205 mm

Hole depths up to 30 m

Demand for high mobility

Short set-up time required

Advantages

Atlas Copco Total Rock Drilling Technology

Advanced manufacturing technology

High productivity

Wide range of drilling solutions

World wide market support

APPLICATION AREAS
Drifting
tunneling

Production
underground

Mines
Tunnels

Surface

Bolting

Mines (Open pit)

Quarry
Dimensional stone
industry (sheets of
marble, grave
stones)

Construction
Dimension
Stone
industire

Roads/Railroads
Tunnelling
Foundation
(housing, bridges)
Ground engineering

SELECTION DRIFTING AND TUNNELLING

Customer demands
Small holes

High productivity
Drill meter- or supply contract

Equipment
Drifter bits

41-57 mm

Drifter rods

L = 3.1 6.4 m

Couplings
Shank adapters
Reaming

64-127 mm

Grinding

GM BQ2/BQ3

DRIFTING AND TUNNELLING

The tunnel cycle
Charging

Drilling
Blasting

Shotcrete

Ventilation

Bolting
Scaling

Loading

DRILL STRING FOR DRIFTING AND TUNNELLING

Drill bits
The drill bit's task is to effectively penetrate the geological formation
The bit should be chosen with these parameters in mind :

Rock

Rock drill

Penetration rate

Service life

Grinding interval

Hole quality

DRILL BITS
Penetration Index in Granite with
approximately 200 MPa (30 000 psi)

Cross bit

100

Spherical button bit

115

Ballistic button bit

130

Full-ballistic button bit

150

Button bits

Models for Drifting & Tunneling

-56

-27

-34-67

-37

-37-67

-39

SELECTION CHART

DRIFTING AND TUNNELING DRILLING BITS

MEDIUM HARD ROCK
2 200 bar (32 000 psi)

SOFT ROCK

HARD ROCK

1xx-5xxx-37-66,39-20

1xx-5xxx-37-67,39-20
1xx-5xxx-37,39-20/1xx-5xxx-37-30-67,39-20
1xx-5xxx-34-67,39-20
1xx-5xxx-34,39-20
1xx-5xxx-27-67,39-20
1xx-5xxx-27,39-20
1xx-5xxx-56,39-20
1xx-5xxx-39,39-20

102-7xxx-44,20-17

REAMING EQUIPMENT
Conventional

Dome bit

-42-24-67

Drifter rods

DRIFTER RODS
The ideal drifter rod should have four
basic properties:
Stiffness, to minimize energy losses and
optimize hole straightness.
Toughness, to prevent the steel breaking
when subjected to high bending stress,
e.g. as a result of heavy hole deviation.
Fatigue strength, to withstand variations in
compressive and tensile loads.
Resistance to wear, to ensure that the
threads have long service life.

CARBURIZATION
In the carburization process, carbon is imparted to the
surface of the rod at high temperature.
After that the rod is cooled by quenching.
This gives the rod a very hard surface layer and high
wear resistance.

SHOT PEENING

COUPLINGS

COUPLINGS

Central stop

Full bridge stop

Cross over

SHANK ADAPTERS FEATURES

Secoroc produce more than 350 different types of shank
adapters for virtually all types of rock drills
Wear resistance, fatigue strength and resilience to stand up
to bending stresses are key criteria for the selection of
material and manufacturing methods
High quality steel
State-of-the-art heat treatment
Manufactured to close tolerances
Rigorous quality control

Production Drilling

SELECTION - PRODUCTION DRILLING

Customer demands
Long holes 12 30 m
Straight holes
Drill meter- or Supply contract

Equipment
Bits 64 -115 mm
Speedrods/tubes L = 1.2 1.8 m
Couplings
Shank adapters
Grinding GM BQ2/BQ3

RECOMMENDED SELECTIONS

MF rod / MF rod, Standard bit

MF rod / Guide tube, Retrac bit

TDS string, Guide bit

BUTTON BITS

Flat face
standard

Flat face
HD
Model -20

Flat face
XHD
Model -21

Drop
center
standard

BUTTON BITS - RETRAC

Flat face
standard

Drop centre
standard

Drop centre
XHD
Model -21

EXTENSION DRILLING
Production drilling
TDS-tubes

Male male

Speed rods

DRILL RODS / DRILL TUBES - FEATURES

Wear resistance, fatigue
strength and resilience to
stand up to bending
stresses are key criteria

High quality steel

Fully carburized: Good
wear resistance and high
fatigue strength.
Manufactured to close
tolerances
Rigorous quality control

SELECTION - BOLTING

Customer demands
Short holes-bolts 1.5 3.2 m
Long holes-Cable 10 40 m
Small diameter holes
Precise bit diameters

Equipment
Bits
32 -45 mm
Speedrods or Integrals/Taper
L = 0.7 3.2 m
Shank adapters
Grinding

Button bits

Models for Bolting

-56

-27

-34-67

-37

-37-67

-39

COMMON THREADS
R-thread

T-thread

Wear volume

THE STANDARD R32 SYSTEM

THE MAGNUM SR DIFFERENCE

For blast hole sizes

45 mm (1 3/4) and up

32 mm (1 1/4)
thread

35 mm (1 3/8)
thread

Conical rope thread

(patent pending)
Enough with material
at the bit skirt

Hexagonal 35 mm
(1 3/8) rod

25% more material

means a substantial
increase in metal
fatigue resistance

ADVANTAGE WITH MAGNUM SR COMPARED

TO THE STANDARD SYSTEM
This drifting system is adapted to the new generation of powerful hydraulic
rock drills.

Considerably better rod life due to the ingenious design of the system.
Better service life of the entire drill string, better availability and less wear
on the rock drill and the drill rig components due to easy uncoupling and
fewer tensile shock waves in the string.
Easier collaring and straighter holes due to a stiffer drill string (H35 vs.
H32).
Increased service life on the rods with 25-70% compared to standard R32
drifter rods.
Very high operator acceptance due to easy uncoupling of the drill bits.
Flushing capacity (round 39 mm 14,5 mm vs. hex 32 mm 9,5 mm).

THE MAGNUM SR FAMILY

SR38
SR35
SR32
SR28
SR25
SR22

Injection drilling, cable bolting

Drifting
Bolting Drifting
Bolting
Small diameter holes
Hand held bolting SA

SECOROC TC35 IN UNDERGROUND

SECOROC TC35
Based on the same technology as the Secoroc Magnum SR but with a conical
trapezoidal thread .The TC35 system is used For cable bolting and production
drilling with hole diameters from 48-64 mm.

SECOROC TC42
Secoroc TC42 The ideal tunneling and drifter solution
This 57-64 mm diameter system is at home in tunnels. Thanks to the selection of
extension drill rods, TC42 has become a popular choice among grouting drillers.

20-45 % more material (depending on model)

means a substantial increase in metal
fatigue resistance

42 mm (12132") diameter thread

39 mm (11732") diameter thread

Conical shaped T-thread facilitates

rapid coupling and uncoupling
More material between
skirt and bit head

SECOROC TC SERIES
Secoroc TC35 advantages:
Robust rods mean greater abrasion resistance and longer service life.
Stiffer rods prevent hole deviations.
The conical trapezoidal thread has 23-30 % more material than a standard thread
which means better wear resistance.
The time for bit and rod changes is reduced by almost 50% thanks to the TC
thread.
This new system results in better total productivity for the customers.