Professional Documents
Culture Documents
In this post, I will break down the 7 major types of drilling machines, show you what they do
well, and what they do not do so well.
After reading, you will have a solid idea about all types of drilling machines and their usage.
And more importantly, this post will help you understand which drill machine is best for you and
your needs.
According to the structure and application, Drilling Machines can be classified into seven types:
It is also called a sensitive drilling machine, due to the ability which this machine provides. The
ability to sense the progress of the drill with your hand during the drilling operation.
Also known as an upright drilling machine, a pillar drill machine is an advanced drill machine
used for making 20mm to 40mm holes in metal and wood. It looks similar to a bench drill
machine. But it has a more powerful motor and more drilling capacity compared to a bench drill
machine.
This is a machine in which the drilling head is mounted to slide along a radial arm which can be
rotated, raised, or lowered on a vertical pillar to adjust the position of the drill bit above the
workpiece.
It is mostly used in manufacturing machine shops to make a hole up to 80mm diameter in large,
heavy workpieces.
[Read More: Radial Drilling Machine: Diagram, Parts, Working Principle]
It is mainly used for drilling holes in a workpiece successively. Various machining operations
like drilling, reaming, counter drilling, tapping can be performed using this machine.
This is a special-purpose machine tool in which the drill head consists of numerous spindles
driven by a single motor. It is commonly used in manufacturing shops to drill multiple
holes together at the same time.
The main purpose of the multi-spindle drilling machine is to increase production and to
reduce the operation time.
Deep hole drilling machine
This is a special breed of drilling machine mostly used to make deeper holes in various parts like
spindles, barrels, connecting rods, and certain oil-well drilling equipment.