Mining Constru C tion 1 2013 31 Produ cts P rogress A tlas Copco Secoroc s acquisition of NewT ech the US drill bit manufacturer represents new opportunities for Atlas Copco customers worldwide t he ne w compan y headquar tered in Salt Lak e City Utah brings a ne w range of high quality products to the Atlas Copco of fering with the focus on mining and oil and g as e xploration to gether with con siderab le technical e xper tise in these areas The ne wl y acquired compan y de v elops and manuf actures rotar y PDC pol ycr ys talline diamond compact drill bits as w ell as Kla w drill bits for rotar y drilling in soft rock for mations These e xceptionall y durab le rock drilling tools are designed to wi ths ta nd hig h i mpa ct a nd e xt re me w e ar and are comparab le to those of fered b y the lar gest oilfeld ser vice companies In addition to products for mining and oil and g as drilling the team of fers bits for geother mal constr uction fber optic and w ater w ell applications w hich are pro v en to be e xtremel y cost ef fecti v e compared to comparab le roller cone bits The primar y PDC bits ranging in size from 7539 mm 317 in in diameter a r e s u p p l i e d i n c a s t t u n g s t e n c a r b i d e a n d s t e e l T he r e i s a l s o a n e w l i n e o f c ar b i d e pick bits featuring feld replaceab le cutters allo wing one bit body to drill signifcantl y longer than its tricone equi v alent This o f f e r s e x c e p t i on a l p e n e tr a t i o n r a t e s f o r s h a l lo w drilling applications and are a v ailab le in sizes from 9 8 mm to 349 mm 3 13 in in diameter Graeme Mck enzie Atlas Copco Product Line Manager Oil Gas sa ys The Ne wT ech range of fers a wide v ariety of product lines pro viding a highl y effcient cost ef fecti v e solution for most drilling applications PDCs or P ol ycr ystalline Diamond Compact is the generic name for drillin g tools commonl y used in the oil and g as e xtraction industr y Ov er the last 20 y ears the y ha v e become the most pre v alent and ef fecti v e tool in all applications with o v er 70 of all oilfeld drilled meters w orldwide using this technolo gy In addition to this the Salt Lak e City location has its o wn proprietar y engineer ing design and manuf acturing systems and p r o c e s s e s T h i s a l l o w s s h o r t l e a d t i m e s a n d substantial cost sa vings It also pro vides ser vice and repairs and the possibility to order custommade bits and other drilling products Mck enzie adds W e can also be e xtremel y responsi v e in our ability to pro vide ne w desi gns bas ed on cha nging re qu ir eme n ts fr om th e f el d a nd th e co n tinuous need for impro v ements in drilling effcienc y This will become e v en more apparent in the v er y near future as the compan y be gins to roll out ne w and inno v ati v e designs that will of fer the industr y unparalleled produc tion capabilities Now available from the worldwide Atlas Copco org anization Examples of premium steel body PDC bits from the S ecoroc product line opportunities New This range offers highly effcient solutions for most drilling applications g raeme Mckenzie Product Line Manager Oil and Gas for rotary PDC drilling