BITS & PIECES

NEWS
No. 4 December 2015

Internal marketing information

and technical news from
Atlas Copco Secoroc
Limited release of
Powerbit T45
TOPHAMMER: Atlas Copco Secoroc is proud to
announce the limited release of Powerbit T45 in the
USA, Norway, Sweden and Turkey.
We’ve listened to you, the rock
drillers who want the drill bits
to last longer. Who want longer
intervals between regrinds.
And who want to know which
bit is perfect for your rock con-
ditions.
With Powerbit, our all-new
tophammer bit range, you’ll get
that, and more. Much more.
So far, Powerbit T45 has been
put through a series of 21 tests
at 13 sites. A total of 50 km has
been drilled in a great variety
of rock conditions. Powerbit
greatly outperforms all com-
peting bits. Depending on rock
type, service life is up to 75%
better than the competition.
We’re known for the quality
DTH training in Roanoke
A basic DTH training session was held in Roanoke,
VA, USA in October. In total we had 8 people in
attendance from Columbia, Chile, Peru & Mexico.
We started with class room
training led by Tony Brinkley,
Senior Product Specialist, DTH
equipment. Tony reviewed
basic hammer operations, drill-
ing practices, product offering,
bit selection including pipe to
complete the drill string.
The following day was hands
on assembly, disassembly and
inspection on several different
models of hammers lead by
Pete Vassar, Product Special-
ist. Pete advised on disassem-
bly and inspection of Secoroc
COP 44G, COP 64G, QLX 65,
QL 60 hammers. He reviewed
each part pointing out what
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of our shank adapters and the
quality of our drill rods. With
Powerbit we’ve got the bits to
match. For you, it means that
you can get a complete, unbeat-
able drill string from one single
supplier. Us.
We are building stock and soon
you will see a new power arriv-
ing in your market …
Pierre Coulon
Product line manager,
Tophammer equipment
to look for when inspecting a
hammer. Josh Marcus, Deep
Hole Business Development
Specialist, gave a presenta-
tion on our Deep Hole product
offering.
This was time well spent for
each of the guys attending and
gave us the chance to know
them better personally which
will strengthen our business
relationship.
Thanks to all who attended and
mostly to Tony, Pete & Josh for
their leadership in the training.
Mike Millsaps
DTH Business development manager
SmartROC C50
+ COPROD 89
= lower cost
TOPHAMMER: The introduction of the new SmartROC
C50 has definitely changed the game of bench drilling.
Based on new smart technol- providing 20% lower total cost
ogy, that controls the engine to per ownership and without a
work on lowest possible rpm at doubt, making COPROD the
all times, and the efficiency of preferred drilling solution for
the COPROD 89 drill string, Bench Drilling applications.
the couple has proven to deliver
Pierre Coulon
extraordinary performance Product line manager,
when put to work in Australia. Tophammer equipment
With an increase of the instant
rate of penetration recorded at
39% and 45% less fuel con-
TOTAL DRILLING COST PER
METER COMPARISON
63,70
50,75
THE
COPROD
sumption per drilled meter than
a conventional top hammer rig,
it can be considered nothing
less than a success. In addition
to this, hole straightness has
also been greatly improved.
With the COPROD new strat-
egy, consumables cost per
meter has decreased to a supe-
rior low rate of 20%. Overall,
New
shock sub
ROTARY: Atlas Copco
Thiessen is proud to
introduce our Drill-
Guard™ Single Pass
shock sub product line
for Large Blasthole
drill rigs.
Drill-Guard™ Shock Subs are assembly options are available
the industries best option for for various OEM drills.
shock absorption and rotary
If you seriously want to help
drive protection. Benefits of
your customers by lowering
using this product include
their overall drill maintenance
higher Rates of Penetration
costs while increasing their
(ROP), increased rotary bit life
drilling productivity, then
and improved torque control.
introduce them to our Drill-
With in-house manufacturing, Guard™ Single Pass shock
we have control over all aspects sub!
of each unit from design to Brad Wheeler
drill. A full assortment of Product specialist, Rotary
The
perfect
EXPLORATION: The new
Azure exploration bit
was configured with cus-
tomer input to conquer
variations in an array of
formations.
On the windswept Burin
Peninsula of southern New-
foundland, Canada, fluorspar
deposits have been mined
for over a century. Canadian
Fluorspar Inc. acquired the
mining rights to what they are
calling the ASG Mine near
St. Lawrence with plans to
expand exploration and reopen
underground mining. With the
discovery of deposits that run
nearly to surface, mining plans
have evolved to include open
pit operations.
Springdale Forestry Resources
Inc. of Springdale, NL, and
its division Springdale Dia-
mond Drilling was contracted
to explore the area to help
advance mining operations.
Since 2013 the company has
drilled approximately 250
holes from 200 to 500 meter
depths.
Exploration drilling has come
with challenges, as the for-
mation is igneous with blocky
And the winners are...
EXPLORATION: The AZURE bit promotional
campaign is over. We are happy to announ-
ce that we had very good feedback on the
campaign and the North Bay factory re-
ceived many orders for our new AZURE bits.
The campaign had 2 stages.
First stage was between June &
August where the best results
were achieved by our collea-
gues from:
Canada – Michelle White
Democratic Republic of
Congo – William Maloba
Australia – Dean Watts
The prize for the first leg was an
iPad. Second stage took place
between September & Octo-
ber.  The following colleagues
achieved the best results and
will receive an Apple Watch.
Canada – Ken Breen
Chile – Javier Serrano
Serbia – Vojislav Tosic
match
AZURE
and folded strata of rhyolite
and granite. Springdale driller
Alvin Burton pointed out the
variations: “The ground is real
fractured with lots of voids.
The formation is broken and
blocky and difficult to drill. It
could be solid then I could hit
an 18-meter void. It’s all over
the place.”
The challenges inspired
Springdale to work with Atlas
Copco to develop a new explo-
ration bit. The bit needed a cut-
ting structure that could work
through softer formations yet
hold up to granite. Now availa-
ble worldwide, the resulting bit
is called Azure.
Product Manager of High Per-
formance Diamond Tools,
Artur Makos said, “This is a bit
that will perform without guess-
ing and without trying diffe-
rent products within in a forma-
tion. I was pleased how interac-
tion with our customer helped
develop this successful tool.”
Congratulations to all our win-
ners and to all our colleagues in
the CC’s who were successful
in selling  and promoting our
AZURE matrix. Thank you
for your contribution & keep
promoting AZURE in your
markets.  When working with Atlas
We will keep monitoring
sales and highlighting the best
results.  a 13 millimeter crown with 10
Our ambition is to position the
“AZURE” series of core drill-
ing bits as the bestselling bits
in our bit range due to excel-
lent performance in the field &
overall application range.
Assya Vezenkova
Product line manager, Exploration
Canadian Fluorspar Inc., owner
of the property, has reported
that veins range in thickness of
1 meter to 10 meters in Tarefare
and Blue Beach veins and up to
20 meters in diameter for the
AGS vein. The quality ranges
from 7 percent to approxi-
mately 90 percent CaF2.
Construction of a mill, roads,
a harbor expansion and addi-
tional infrastructure is under-
way and expected to be com-
pleted in 2017.
Current reserves of 8.8 million
tonnes of fluorspar discovered
in the AGS vein will support
an 11-year mine life. With
roughly the same amount in the
Tarefare and Blue Beach veins,
mining could expand further
with continued exploration.
Fluorspar is an important
industrial mineral used in
many manufacturing pro-
cesses. It’s critical in alumi-
num and steel production and
is also used as a refrigerant
and in lithium battery manu-
facturing. Fluorine is derived
from fluorspar, which is used
in pharmaceutical, medical and
consumer products.
Burton had been using a dif-
ferent manufacturer’s bit for
about eight years and was very
comfortable with it. A majority
of the drilling in this area uses
medium hard rock bits. Atlas
Copco developed the Azure
series bit to stand up to the
entire range of medium hard
rock.
Copco on the bit develop-
ment, Springdale started with
waterways. After working on
various configurations, today
the bit is available in many sizes
and profiles. The Azure bit for
this site is the NO, ECF 13MM,
10WW P/N 3760920076.
Burton says he has to drill dif-
ferently with the Azure bit. “I
give it different water and give
her less on the sticks. Four
versus five or six with the other
bit.”
This has paid off for Burton,
who is setting many company
records with the new bit. His
record on a shift is 108 meters
in a 10-hour period. And he
holds Springdale’s total week
record with 500 meters drilled.
On an average shift the Azure
bit can drill 42 to 45 meters,
Burton said, while the com-
petitor’s bit would run only
30 meters in a shift. In good,
competent rock he can move
steadily through it: “In one
12-hour shift I got 60 meters
in granite. In rhyolite one day
I got 30 meters by 12:00. That
Azure cuts fast through granite
and cuts through rhyolite like
butter.”
He said at times he goes against
convention concerning rota-
tion, pressure and water usage.
“You just have to lay off once
in a while. If she’s polishing,
you may just have to turn the
pressure down, shut the water
off, and she’ll torque up. She’ll
cut right through it.”
Burton likes the life of the bit,
too. “Bits cost money, and you
don’t want to waste money.”
He’s gotten 800 meters on a
bit in rock that competitive bits
could only manage 250 meters.
Burton said, “You’ve got to
adjust to the bit. Find the sweet
spot. If you don’t know what
you’re doing, you could strip
the crown off. You have to get
used to it.”
Burton laughed when he’s
asked too many details. “A
driller won’t give up all his
secrets. But I can tell you this
is a better all-around bit—less
stripping, better penetration.
She’s the one.”
Artur Makos
Product manager,
High performance diamond tools
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Successful
62th PMSEA
mining event
During November 17–20 the yearly mining event
PMSEA took place in the city of Baguio in the
Part of the dedicated Atlas Copco team - Brian Enojo, Johan Thenor,
Philippines. PMSEA (Philippine Mining Safety and Eulogio Rasing and Victoriano Enojo.
Environment Association) is the yearly event to
participate in if you have any connection to the
mining business in Philippines. All larger mining
companies are present, together with suppliers
and people connected to the mining business.
This was the 62th event, and before the event, and it´s of
the main focus was very much course a lot of prestige to win.
related to safety & environ-
ment, but also productivity and Perfect opportunity to
efficiency in mining. show Secoroc 250
There was a lot of different As Atlas Copco is one of the
activities, and the exhibition gold sponsors of the event, we
was just one important part of also sponsored the handheld
the week. Miners are also get- drilling competition. As we
ting together to play golf, bowl- had the Secoroc 250 on display,
ing and just meet up with each it was just perfect to also show The Secoroc 250 rock drill performed well in the drill competition
other to discuss business, but of the rock drill in action. between the mining companies.
course also to maintain friend- A portable compressor together
ship and relations. with a water truck was brought
in to feed the rock drills, and
Important participation the complete package together
For Atlas Copco, it´s really with hoses and lubricators was
important to participate, and also provided by us. The rules
you could also see many of are set up in the way that the
other suppliers, like Sandvik, miners need to bring the rock
Caterpillar, etc being present. drill, together with the air leg
As a large part of mining in and the lubricator over a dis-
Philippines are done with tance of appox 25 meter. There
handheld drilling, we decided they need to connect the drill
to display our new rock drill, to the air and water hose, turn
the Secoroc 250. This was well it on and start to drill a cer-
received, and there was a lot of tain hole depth into a concrete
interest in the drill. Both exist- block with an integral steel.
The record in hand mucking, held by Philex, is 1 ton in 2,47 minutes!
ing and potential customers 2 holes need to be drilled, then
wanted to know more about it, they need to bring back the
rock drill, air leg and lubrica- another customer, and on top do the best for the company,
and it was agreed with several
tor to the starting position, and of that, an additional request and the commitment from the
of them to demo the drill at dif-
after that wind up the hoses in was made for 6 more Secoroc group is just great to see. This,
ferent mine sites when suitable.
a proper way. 250 drills. Also Philex, who together with he relationship
Popular competition won the competition, was so that Atlas Copco Philippines
When everything was set and satisfied with the drill that has with their customers, will
The highlight of the week was, done, Philex was the winner of they requested a demo at their for sure pay off in the long run.
without any doubt, on Friday, the drilling competition. mine site, with the intention to
when the competition amongst Just a great example of “Com-
replace their existing drills to mitted to sustainable produc-
the mining companies took Generated customer the Secoroc 250.
place. orders tivity”.
This was really the “icing on With this article I also want
The miners are competing in From our side, it was just a to take the opportunity to say
handheld drilling, hand muck- great event to participate in, the cake”, taking the entire
week into consideration. thanks to Ogie, Glenn, Clark,
ing (here Philex held the record and the rock drill was really Seth and the rest of the Atlas
for many years, hand-mucking performing well. Just before Copco team in the Philip-
1 ton of rock in 2,47 minutes!), the event took place, a cus- Committed staff
pines. A group of hard work-
mine rescue & firefighting, and tomer order was already in What more worth mention It is ing people, who really believe
you can see that these guys place for the complete package worth mentioning, the coop- in the “First in Mind, First in
took this very seriously. The of drills, hoses and compres- eration between the differ- Choice” concept.
larger companies like Philex, sor. After the drilling competi- ent business areas within the Johan Thenor
Philsaga, Lepanto and APEX, tion, one more request for the Atlas Copco group. Everyone Product line manager
has been practicing weeks same package was made from is trying to really support and Handheld equipment

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Raiseboring pipe
inspection and repair
available in Langley
Raiseboring pipe inspection and repair is now avail-
able at Atlas Copco Theissen in Langley, British
Colombia, Canada. The facility is capable of inspect-
ing and repairing 8”, 10”, 11-1/4”, 12-7/8” and 13-1/8”

Karishma 4 hammer
diameter pipe. In addition, 6 rib stabilizers and roller
bit stabilizers 9”, 9-7/8”, 11”, 12-1/4”, 13-3/4” and
15” in diameter can be inspected and repaired. The
inspection capabilities currently include 6-3/4” DI22,
8-1/4” DI22, 9-1/4” DI22, 10-1/8” DI42 and 10-1/2” – a dream that has come
DI22 threads. These sizes will increase over time as
different capabilities are installed. true for the Indian market
DOWN-THE-HOLE: Entering the Indian waterwell
  Pipe - 6 rib stabilizer and roller bit stabilizer market was a long-time dream. The market is flooded
with too many local manufacturers. Customers are
demanding on performance as well as on price.
To make this dream come true, The sales picked up each year.
we launched Project Karishma In 2012 we registered a sale of
in 2010. The purpose of this 293 hammers. In 2013 it was
project was to penetrate a tough 1090 hammers and in 2014 we
and unorganised market. This sold 1550 hammers. In 2015,
market was attractive for its we set a sales target of 2000
volumes. hammers. With the present
We tasted our first success trend, we should surpass this
through the launch of the figure.
The inspection includes the results of the inspection Karishma 6 hammer in 2011. Today Karishma is the best
dimensional checks, thread per item, serialized, and Atlas But the breakthrough came hammer in that segment in the
profile inspections and Mag- Copco recommendations to with the Karishma 4 hammer Indian waterwell industry.
netic Particle crack detection accept, repair or scrap the in 2012. This hammer outper- Karishma series has 4 ¾”, 5”
in selected areas. The cus- item. The final decision will formed the competitors with a and 6” hammer in its assort-
tomer will receive a form with be left to the customer. 15% increase on the penetra- ment. With the success in the
tion rate. Indian waterwell market, we
The Karishma 4 hammer takes are now targeting the African
Thread Inspection a unique shank named K43 and Waterwell Market.
is generally used to drill 121 PV Kirankumar
Other locations globally
mm to 125 mm diameter holes. Product manager, DTH
are being scouted. Once the
sites are selected the local
operators will be trained on
the inspection and repair
procedures and the inspec-
tion processes. Once they
are trained inspections
will commence under the
guide of the current inspec-
tors until they are ready
to perform inspections on
their own. Locations currently included in the scouting pro-
cess include another location in North America, Europe, South
America, Africa and Australia.

Magnetic particle
inspection
In addition, a portable inspec-
tion station is planned that can
be shipped anywhere in the
world. This station should be
available in 2016.

Steve Brooke
Product line manager, Raiseboring

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PARD
DELIVERS
at African
diamond mine
ROTARY: The contractor at one of the largest sur-
face diamond mines in Africa started running the
PARD12 Percussion Assisted Rotary Drilling system
in October 2015.  They are pleased with the results
obtained thus far.
In the hardest areas of the mine,
the Rate of Penetration (ROP)
increased from 15 to 18 meters
per hour with rotary bits to
between 24 and 30 meters per
hour when the PARD system
was installed.  Where rotary
bits typically achieved service
life of 800 to 1200 meters,
PARD bits are reaching 1,800
to over 3,000 meters.  target of 20,000 meters.
Bit life is naturally, very
dependent on the ground con-
ditions and formations being
drilled, but so far, bit life is
continually improving as the
drillers become more famil-
iar with PARD operation and
drilling parameters. Further
performance improvements are
anticipated when the newest
PARD bit designs are intro-
duced on site.
PARD hammer life is expected
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the PARD system on 3 drill
rigs, will allow them more flex-
ibility to manage their drilling
operations and the potential
to reduce their drill fleet from
5 PV351’s to three. Annual
operating cost reductions are
estimated to be $2,000,000 to
$2,500,000.
The PARD drilling system
combines the simplicity of
rotary tricone drilling with the
added percussion from a pat-
ented low pressure down hole
hammer
Two PARD systems are
available:
• PARD10 for 9-7/8” and
10-5/8” hole diameters,
• PARD12 for 12-1/4” hole
diameter
PARD bit types cover applica-
tions from IADC 5-3 through
7-2 type formations.  can select “Generate Chart”
A breakout bench specifically
designed for the high-torque
requirements for PARD ham-
mers is available in a range of
electrical configurations.
With the recent collapse of
base metals prices, mining
companies and contractors are
looking for innovative solu-
tions with minimal investment
to reduce their operating costs
while increasing their produc-
tivity. PARD delivers.
The Rotary team has prepared
a check list to qualify potential
customers to ensure that they
are “ PARD ready “. Although
PARD is a great new drilling
system, it will not be the solu-
tion for every mine or drilling
condition.   other items.
to be 400 – 500 percussion
hours between maintenance Clarence Zink
intervals, as has been seen in Product specialist
iron and copper mines in other Rotary products
countries.  In terms of meters
drilled, hammer service life
should normally exceed
10,000 meters before service
inspection, and overall hammer
life is expected to exceed the
With the full support of ADS/
MRS, we are confident that
Atlas Copco Pit Viper drill rigs
are up to the PARD challenge
as low air pressure seems to
be a problem with competitor
drills.
The drilling contractor is
expected to enlarge the PARD
drilling fleet from one PV351
drill to three PV351 drills by
January 2016. The productivity
gains associated with running
Raiseboring
APP available
Atlas Copco Thiessen
has an APP available for
Raiseboring drillstring
Torque-Tension calcula-
tions. The APP is avail-
able to anyone from
the Apple APP store,
Google Play store or
the Android APP Store.
The Raiseboring Torque-Ten-
sion application is capable of
providing graphs for standard
strength or high strength mate-
rial and thread types includ-
ing 6-3/4” DI22, 8-1/4” DI22,
9-1/4” DI22, 10-1/8” DI42 and
10-1/2” DI22.
Once the information on the
input pages is complete you
and get the Torque-Tension
chart showing the pin tension
limit, the shoulder separation
limit, the combined torque –
tension limit, the box yield
limit and the safe working
zone. In addition the minimum
torque limit, maximum oper-
ating torque, maximum torque
limit, the minimum make up
torque and the recommended
make up torque are also plot-
ted. The important inputs are
listed below the chart.
Several upgrades have been
determined for the next edition
of the Raiseboring Torque –
Tension APP to include more
drop down boxes and several
slots are available for changes
in threads, new materials and
alternate thread dopes, among
Steve Brooke
Product line manager
Raiseboring
 Increased demand
for renting large DTH
products
GEOTECHNICAL/DTH: Geotechnical Drilling Tools (GDT) has been grow-
ing a Rental Fleet of large DTH products over the last 5 years to meet increas-
ing demand for these products. By creating this rental fleet it has meant the
Customer Centres can offer a full range of products quickly and without the
headache a customer faces when having to outlay this type of equipment.
GDT offers DTH hammers
from 10” to 30” and Cluster
drills from (30”) to (118”) along
with a full range of auxiliary
tooling that is available world-
wide. These auxiliary tools
consist of rods/swivels/oilers/
manifolds and much more.
With these tools, the Customer
Centres can break into markets
that before may not have been
possible.
Our main focus is to offer a
complete solution for the cus-
tomer. This has helped create
relationships where we truly
are first in choice and first in
mind.
Many rental contracts have
already been completed with
great success, some of which
are below:
• 1.2mtr Clusterdrill in France
for a Marina
• 1.2mtr Clusterdrill in Slove-
nia for a Power Station
• QL 300S P1219 Symmetrix
for an HDD hole in the UK
• QL 120 DTH in UK for deep
waterwells
• QL 300S P1219m Symme-
trix for horizontal drainage in
Sweden
QL 120 & 508mm Hex Rods in UK.
All the above have case studies
that can be supplied on request
to anyone in the GTD team.
Along with the addition of this
rental fleet comes a team of
on-site engineers available to
commission and assist with any
start-ups and training that may
be required.
In house at the factory in
Stirling, Scotland, we have a
dedicated team ready to help,
the team consists of Mario
Andrade (PLM Geotechnical
Drilling), Andrew Robert-
son (Product Specialist, Geo-
QL300S & Symmetrix P1219 in UK.
technical Drilling) and Kellie
McWatt (Customer Service).
With a view to continue to a
“one stop shop” for equipment
we have created a partnership
with Liebherr to supply rental
Drill Rigs & Crane Lead-
ers that will compliment our
equipment. Information of this
new partnership can be dis-
cussed through GTD or any of
the local Liebherr offices.
Andrew Robertson
Product specialist,
Geotechnical drilling
PDC bit with
OUTSTANDING
performance
FIXED CUTTER BITS: The
Central Europe Sales
Team, led by Zoltan Ko-
nyicska and supported
by the independent con-
sultant Ivan Juricic, re-
cently secured the order
and ran a 12¼ PDC
matrix body bit in the
Merii 3 well in Roma-
nia.
The operator was Romgaz and
the contractor doing the drill-
ing was Dafora.
The bit drilled for 1174M
(3852ft) at an average ROP of
16.3M / hr and drilled for 72
hours in one pass which was an
outstanding performance and
goes to show we have an excel-
lent product given the oppor-
tunity and one that compares
favorably with all of the major
competitors in the industry.
As the photograph shows the
bit had a dull grade of 0-0-LP
as Ivan Juricic whimsically
observes as 0 wear in all areas
of the bit and the only wear
characteristic is Lost Paint!
Thanks to all in this region
including Terry Browne and
Jan Moravek for their patience
and their faith in this outstand-
ing product.
Graeme McKenzie
Product line manager
Fixed cutter bits
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Secoroc training
RDT Basic1
Location: Fagersta Training
Center, Sweden
February 8–12 2016
Description: This course teaches
basic knowledge of the Secoroc
range of rock drilling tools from
- Handheld equipment
- Tophammer equipment
- Rotary products
- Down-the-hole equipment
product lines, as well as basics of
Shockwave theory and Geology.
After this class (Level 1) partici-
pants will be able to handle some
non-complex matters with custom-
ers but will still need guidance.
This course will be followed by a
course RDT Basic 2 (Level 2) that
will cover: Raiseboring - HDD,
Exploration drilling, Geotechnical
drilling and Ground support
GEOTEC Driller training
Location: Fagersta Training
Center, Sweden
February 22–25 2016
Rotary Basic
Location: Secoroc LLC; Grand
Prairie, Texas, USA
February 22–26 2016
Objective of this training course:
• To have the participants under-
stand and be familiar with the use
and operation of the rotary drilling
products offered by Atlas Copco
Secoroc LLC. • Demonstrate
different techniques that bring
“value” to customers using rotary
drilling tools. • Fill knowledge
Contact persons:
Tophammer: Pierre Coulon
Down-the-hole: Pavel Vedeneev
Rotary: Amani Maurice
Raiseboring/HDD/Shaft: Steve Brooke
Handheld: Johan Thenor
Fixed cutter bits: Graeme McKenzie
Exploration: Assya Vezenkova
Ground support: Mario Bureau
Geotechnical drilling: Mario Andrade
Copco Deep Hole Drill Rigs. New appointments in
• Understand the principle of per-
cussive directional drilling the marketing dep.
Markku
RDT Basic2 Saranpaa
Location: Fagersta Training Service
Center, Sweden technician, DTH
‘gaps’ participants may have about April 18–22 2016 Markku has 20
rotary drilling tools and tech- years experience at
Description: This course teaches Secoroc. He has
niques. • Create confidence in the basic knowledge of the Secoroc held different positions in the pro-
participants about their abilities to Range of rock drilling tools from
duction, the latest as a DTH pro-
properly administrate the rotary duction engineer. He will actively
drilling products offered by Atlas - Raiseboring
- Ground Support support the DTH marketing team,
Copco Secoroc LLC.
- Core Drilling in development of DTH business
worldwide. Markuu is based in
- Geotechnical Drilling
Fagersta, Sweden.
RDT Oil and Gas – Basic2 product lines. After this Basic
class (Level 2) participants will be Davood
Location: US Mount Morris
able to handle some non-complex Mohammadi
March 7–11 2016 matters with customers but will Product
specialist, DTH
Description: Purpose: Familiarize still need guidance.
participants with the Oil and Gas Davood has sales,
drilling application and offering RDT Regional training - Africa technical and app-
lication experien-
Audience: Sales and service Location: Announced later
ce related to Atlas Copco products.
people with interface to customers June 13–17 2016 His career started in Atlas Copco
with profile where Oil and Gas is Iran, where he was in charge of
included. GDE equipment. After that he
RDT Basic1
Course targets: • Understand the worked for our regional distrib-
Location: Fagersta Training
basics of Air drilling with per- utor in Oman where he increased
Center, Sweden the Secoroc business. Davood’s
cussion tools. • Understand the
properties of air as it relates to per- September 19–23 2016 main mission is to support our CCs
cussion drilling. • Understand the Description: See earlier descrip- to increase DTH business. He is
based in Fagersta, Sweden.
basic function of hammer cycles. tion.
• Understand the function and use
of the hole cleaning calculator. • Veselin Donchev
Rotary Advanced
Understand the necessary basics to Product
Location: Secoroc LLC; Grand manager, RC
be able to improve drilling opera-
Prairie, Texas, USA
tions. • Understand possible causes Veselin has a broad
and solutions to hole deviation October 3–7 2016 experience from
problems. • Understand the Atlas sales and marke-
Copco DTH product assortment RDT Basic2 ting in different in-
for the Deep Hole Drilling market. ternational companies, like Atlas
Location: Fagersta Training Copco, Sandvik, and Volvo. Main
• Understand the Atlas Copco drill Center, Sweden
bit selection and why to use a par- mission for Veselin will be to
ticular style bit. • Understand the November 7–11 2016 create and implement a strategy
Description: See earlier descrip- to further grow the RC product
advantages of using the EDGE
range in case to become the market
system. • Understand the basics of tion.
leader in this segment. Veselin is
fixed cutter drilling tools and fluid originally from Bulgaria but has
systems. • Understand the basics of Apply via the Competence moved with his family to Fagersta
Air. • Understand the Atlas Copco portal. to be based there.
compressor offering. • Understand Tomas Vilén Pavel Vedeneev
features and advantages of Atlas Training manager Product line manager, DTH
Production: Atlas Copco Secoroc AB,
Box 521, 737 25 Fagersta, Sweden
Publisher: Torbjörn Viberg
Layout: Gunilla Lindberg