Chinese ‘first’ for Sandvik drill rig

Chinese company, Fujian Saibang Leasing, has bought the new Sandvik DH350 compact drill rig, the first machine to have been developed and manufactured at Sandvik’s Jiading R&D centre in China. Globally launched at bauma China in 2012, the company said that the DH350 is proving ideal for a variety of construction drilling projects. The new Sandvik DH350 is a diesel-powered, crawler-mounted, self-contained down-the-hole drilling rig, that has been designed for drilling with 3”, 4”, and 5” hammers in the 89–15
July 2, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Fujian Saibang Leasing has bought Sandvik’s new Chinese developed and manufactured DH350 drill rig
Chinese company, Fujian Saibang Leasing, has bought the new 325 Sandvik DH350 compact drill rig, the first machine to have been developed and manufactured at Sandvik’s Jiading R&D centre in China.

Globally launched at 5930 Bauma China in 2012, the company said that the DH350 is proving ideal for a variety of construction drilling projects. The new Sandvik DH350 is a diesel-powered, crawler-mounted, self-contained down-the-hole drilling rig, that has been designed for drilling with 3”, 4”, and 5” hammers in the 89–152mm (3½-6”) hole range.

Featuring a rigid fixed boom and feed design, combined with efficient state-of-the-art hydraulics for boom positioning, feed, rotation, tramming, and track oscillation, the DH350 is said to provide customers with an exceptionally accurate and productive rig.

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