Drilling Services

UNISIG to Highlight Multi-Process Deep-Hole Drilling System at AmeriMold 2016

UNISIG to Highlight Multi-Process Deep-Hole Drilling System at AmeriMold 2016

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., - UNISIG will showcase its USC-M series of 7-axis deep-hole drilling and machining centers in booth 309 at Amerimold 2016 at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan on June 15-16. These machines improve productivity and throughput by integrating critical mold manufacturing operations into one machine for efficient processing of large and small four-sided parts a...

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Pride International Selects Vetcogray's Advanced Marine Riser System for New Deepwater Drill Ship

FLORENCE, ITALY - February 7, 2008 - Pride International, one of the world's largest offshore drilling contractors, has selected the latest version of the MR-6 marine riser system from VetcoGray, a GE Oil & Gas business, for use on a new deepwater drill ship that will be completed in 2010. VetcoGray will supply two MR-6H SE Marine Riser Systems, which offer improved safety and efficiency for the...

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Swiss Wire EDM Announces an Important Addition to its Ram EDM Division with the Acquisition of a Makino

Responding to the exploding demand for close tolerance small hole features in aerospace, medical and other components, Makino has met the challenge with speed and innovation. This new machine is capable of drilling fine holes as small as 0.004 (0.10 mm) in diameter into any electrically conductive material with great speed and accuracy, with only certain depth/diameter ratio limitations. (Even...

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ExxonMobil Advancement Cuts Drilling Time up to 35 Percent

IRVING, Texas --Nov. 1, 2005--Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today that its drilling organization has developed an optimization process that consistently reduces the time required to drill oil and gas wells by up to 35 percent. ExxonMobil's Fast Drill Process (FDP) achieves this breakthrough performance by using real-time, computer analysis of the drilling system's energy...

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Agie Classic V 3 Processes Workpieces up to 16.5 in. Tall to Handle Demanding EDM Aerospace Applications

Agie Classic V 3 Processes Workpieces up to 16.5 in. Tall to Handle Demanding EDM Aerospace Applications

Chicago, IL - The Agiecut Classic V 3 - which will be exhibited in the company's Frontiers in Aerospace Manufacturing zone, booth D-4101 - incorporates the Agie IPG-V generator to achieve enhanced accuracies and surface finishes at cutting speeds up to 28 in.-²/hr. The Classic achieves surface finishes to 8.0 -µinch Ra (0.2 -µm Ra)), and 4.0 -µinch Ra (0.1 -µm Ra) with the optional R Module,...

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Micro Hole Drilling Service uses UV lasers.

Micro Hole Drilling Service uses UV lasers.

Utilizing UV excimer and DPSS lasers with wavelengths from 157-355 nm, JPSA provides contract hole drilling in glass, silicon nitride, quartz, III-V materials, metals, polymers, ceramics, and sapphire. Holes range from 1 micron to 2 mm in diameter and can be drilled in materials up to 2 mm thick in certain applications. In addition to aligning holes to pre-existing features, company can create...

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Drilling Services handle variety of metals and plastics.

Prototype and custom deep hole drilling services are designed for companies that require single deep hole or limited quantity (1-500 pieces) drilling. Diameters range from .062-1.5 in. and depths are available to 48 in. Services are available for standard steels, exotic and non-ferrous metals, and plastics for castings, forgings, automotive components, aerospace parts, and plastic and rubber...

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Drilling System drills deep holes fast.

Drilling System drills deep holes fast.

Model 200 BTA system has drilling capacity of 2.5 in. dia and 84 in. effective drilling depth. It is equipped with special refrigeration for proper coolant temperature control. Counter-rotation of workpiece helps system attain close tolerances. System drills nickel-base Inconel 600 and 700 series workpieces at penetration rate of 1.5 in./min.

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