ROSOND has acquired a drill rig, the first in the company's new generation fleet set to substantially change the company's approach to drilling.
The rig features two power packs – one diesel and one electric, one of which is selected for use depending on the operation at hand. The power pack can be detached from the drill rig itself, thereby making the rig smaller and enabling it to get into hard-to-reach places. In addition, the machine is fully remote controlled.
According to ROSOND's Operations Director Ricardo Cravo Ribeiro, the new machine is specifically designed for geotechnical operations, and will be used in activities ranging from surface exploration drilling, to water control, ground consolidation and drain holes underground.
The machine attracted a great deal of interest when Cravo Ribeiro posted a clip of it in action on LinkedIn, generating more than 2000 views in two weeks.
The new rig is the first of ROSOND's new generation fleet, which features several innovations. Cravo Ribeiro believes the new fleet will have the potential to modernise several aspects of the company's approach to drilling.