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Powerbit Underground
It has arrived
It’s finally here! Powerbit Underground. The drill
bit for miners who want to push it to the limit. Drill
more meters every day and between regrinds,
while enjoying longer bit service life. It’s simply a
drill bit for miners who won’t settle for anything
but the fastest, most productive underground
drilling imaginable.
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Rocketing
rig ROI
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Powerbit Underground has been put to the test in numerous drill tests. Before launch, we carried
Sweden Sweden
out thousands of drillings across the globe in collaboration with selected customers. The tests
were made independently and offer strong evidence of the new bit’s superior performance. See
for yourself!
Drill meters
Powerbit avg Standard bit avg
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Australia 1 Australia 3 Mexico Canada 1 Canada 2 Mongolia Macedonia Colombia
Test results show that Powerbit Underground provides 37 percent more drill meters on average before bit
discard than a standard drill bit. The chart shows the location of the test mines used for testing.
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1.85
82% longer
17% higher
150
141
100
180 m
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A closer look at our tests Drill meters
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MethodAustralia 3
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Method The test was conducted in igneous formations, which consists
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The test was conducted in development drilling, both in waste
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600 rock and in the ore itself. Ten drillings were made to measure Underground was benchmarked against a standard model 39
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both drilled meters and penetration rate. The results are in semi-ballistic bit.
comparison with a standard 45 mm bit. 504
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82% 17%
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Results
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Results
longer higher
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Penetration
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Australia 3 Mexico Canada 1 Canada 2 Mongolia MacedoniaGrinding interval
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20% 10%
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82% longer
17% higher
150
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longer
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longer
service life penetration rate grinding interval service life
141
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The average service life was The average penetration rate The average grinding interval was almost 20% longer with
82% longer with Powerbit was 17% higher with Powerbit Powerbit Underground. The bit proved highly effective on mixed
Underground, which has a Underground, which has a rock, performing well in the igneous formations on site. The high
direct impact on the cost per direct impact on the energy flushing capacity was effective on soft clay pockets.
metre for the bit. consumption of drilling.
180 m
150
20% longer
10% longer
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The face The buttons Trubbnos
We put a lot of engineering into The durability of the buttons is crucial The drillbit can be delivered with
optimizing the bit’s face, since it is to high drilling productivity. The both spherical buttons and Trubbnos.
key to a high penetration rate. More Enduro Extra patented treatment, Trubbnos is our new and innovative
flushing holes and a smarter hole used on our spherical and Trubbnos trapezoid-shaped buttons, which
configuration to maximize flushing buttons, makes them tougher and offer longer service life and improved
efficiency and we paid special more wear resistant. For you, that penetration rate than semi-ballistic
attention to make sure cuttings are means more drill meters between buttons. (Trubbnos, by the way, is
removed as fast as possible. regrinds. Swedish for flat nose, an indication of
the geometry of the new buttons.)
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Unbeatable drill string
Every part of the drill string must perform optimally. That’s why
we pay equal attention to shank adapters, drill rods, couplings
and drill bits. For you, it means that you can get a complete,
unbeatable drill string from a single supplier – Epiroc.
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Coupling Shank adapter
Manufactured to close tolerances, With one of the market's most comprehensive range
especially in threads, to minimize energy of shank adapters produced for virtually all rock drill
loss in this critical component (3 percent types, Epiroc knows how to deliver the necessary
energy lost in each thread on average). wear resistance, fatigue strength and resilience.
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Easy
selection
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Selection guide
SOFT ROCK MEDIUM HARD ROCK HARD ROCK
ABRASIVE
ROCK
NON ABRASIVE
ROCK
Ideal for abrasive, medium hard to For tough conditions in hard and
hard rock. Larger Trubbnos buttons abrasive rock. Optimised face and
and flushing grooves give the ideal body design and with large spherical
balance between service life and buttons for long service life. Available
penetration rate. Available with a short with a short retrac for straight holes in
retrac for straight holes in broken rock. broken rock.
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Technical data
45 mm (1¼") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
48 mm (1⅞") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
51 mm (2") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
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41 mm (1⅝") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
43 mm (111/16") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
54 mm (2⅛") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
57 mm (2¼") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg
Grinding articles
Button shape Diameter Grinding wheel BQ Button shape Diameter Grinding wheel BQ
Trubbnos 10 87005338
Spherical 11 87003971
Trubbnos 11 87005339
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Grind! That's our sharpest
advice for effective drilling.
Well-timed grinding is key to rock drilling productivity.
The key is tracking your penetration rate. When it goes down,
it's time to regrind. Typically, you can drill until the wear
flat ratio (width of wear flat area / the button diameter) is
40–50 %. And when you regrind, make sure that you keep a
wear flat area of about 10 % – there's no point in grinding away
bit service life. Our tests show that proper button grinding,
regardless of button shape, has the potential to double the bit
service life.
Trubbnos grinding is even more And tests show that optimal penetration The same grinding routine
important rate and bit service life are obtained Grinding Trubbnos buttons is no
Epiroc Drilling Tools is exchanging all when Trubbnos regrinding takes place different than grinding other button
semi-ballistic buttons for our patented at a wear flat ratio of 45–55 %. shapes. All you need is the Trubbnos
Trubbnos shaped buttons (trapezoid grinding wheels. These fit on our
shaped buttons). The Trubbnos shape Please note that there is one grinding shop machine Grind Matic
gives a larger rock contact surface condition for reaching these excellent BQ3 and our portable grinding
and more cemented carbide volume drilling results. At each regrind, the machine Grind Matic Manual B.
available for effective drilling. So Trubbnos button shape must be re- For you, the grinding operation is
far, tests have shown that Trubbnos created using our special Trubbnos performed just as before, and the
shaped buttons will give you up to diamond grinding wheels. If you, e.g. grinding time for each bit is similar to
50 % more meters before the first use semi-ballistic grinding cups, the grinding other button shapes. It's just
regrind, and up to 15 % more meters Trubbnos advantage will eventually that simple.
between regrinds. be lost.
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Grinding Accessories & consumables
machines Bit holders for button bits
Type Threaded bits Product No. Type Threaded bits Product No.
ST58 87003522
ST68 87003523
Reaming bits
Guide bits
R32 87003992
SR35 87004056
Air
7
bar
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Centering cups Grinding wheels for steel Grinding templates - Integral
removal rods and bits
Grinding r= 80 mm 3,5/32"
10.00 Skivvinkel
Wheel
8.0
5
.9
wheel
10
110°
110°
3/32"
1/8"
2,4 mm
3 mm
12,70
8.00
40 30 20 10 0 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 1/4"
5 5 1/4"
1/4"
Spacer 10
0
10
.5
14
7.0
1/2" 1/2"
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0
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Min
3/4" 3/4"
0,5
For Grind Matic BQ3 and BQ3-DTH. For Grind Matic BQ3 and BQ3-DTH. For Grind Matic BQ3 and BQ3-DTH.
Button size, mm Product No. Type Product No. Dimension, mm Product No.
12,7 87000839 Note: All grinding wheels have an inner diameter 6 - 12 87005287
of 12 mm.
13 87001385 12,7 - 19,1 87005288
15 87001386 11 - 22 87005285
18 87003943 - 87005280
19 87003944
Diamond grinding wheels for Grind Matic BQ3 and Grind Matic Manual B
Grinding wheel for spherical buttons. Grinding wheel for Trubbnos buttons. Grinding wheel for ballistic buttons.
15 87001384 15 87003415
NOTE! These grinding wheels have an inner diameter
16 87001027 of 12 mm. 16 87003416
18 87003964 18 87003965
19 87003966 19 87003967
NOTE! These grinding wheels have an inner diameter NOTE! These grinding wheels have an inner diameter
of 12 mm. of 12 mm.
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Indexing templates for Grind Matic BQ3 grinding machine
Product No. Product code Product No. Product No. Product code Product No.
POWERFACE BITS – Trubbnos buttons, heavy duty (HD) ROCKET BITS – Full-ballistic buttons
90029785 133-6064-21-44-70,57-20 87003487 90029274 135-5089-46-66,57-20 87003560
POWERFACE BITS – Trubbnos buttons POWERFACE BITS – Trubbnos buttons, heavy duty (HD)
90029823 133-6051-44-70,37-20 90029790 135-6060-21-44-70,57-20
90029718 135-6070-21,57-20
90029690 135-6070-21-44,57-20
87003953
90029715 135-6076-21,57-20
90029685 135-6076-21-44,57-20
90029716 135-6089-21,57-20
87004432
90029681 135-6089-21-44,57-20
90029689 135-5076,57-20
87004433
90029688 135-5076-44,57-20
90029684 135-5089,57-20
87004434
90029867 135-5089-44,57-20
90029788 135-5102,57-20
87004775
90029758 135-5115,57-20
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9866 0333 01a Subjected to alterations without prior notice. © Epiroc Drilling Tools AB. All rights reserved. 2020.03.
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