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Angles of 0-90⁰ with Thyssenkrupp’s tk-DM30 drilling rig

The latest addition to Thyssenkrupp’s range of drilling equipment is the excavator-mounted tk-DM30 drilling rig. The tk-DM30’s strong mast optimises performance in a wide range of ground conditions and is suitable for frequencies up to 130Hz. Importantly, the rig allows drilling at all angles from 0-90°, essentially from horizontal to vertical, including underneath the excavator. The rig is specially designed for vibro-drills, very large hammer drills and double-head drills. These achieve high penetration
April 25, 2018 Read time: 1 min
Thyssenkrupp’s tk-DM30 drilling rig can bore even under the excavator

The latest addition to 8765 Thyssenkrupp’s range of drilling equipment is the excavator-mounted tk-DM30 drilling rig.

The tk-DM30’s strong mast optimises performance in a wide range of ground conditions and is suitable for frequencies up to 130Hz.

Importantly, the rig allows drilling at all angles from 0-90°, essentially from horizontal to vertical, including underneath the excavator. The rig is specially designed for vibro-drills, very large hammer drills and double-head drills. These achieve high penetration rates in overburden drilling, lost-tip drilling, micropile and core drilling.

The drilling rigs are equipped with Thyssenkrupp hammer drills, Thyssenkrupp rotary heads or Thyssenkrupp VibroDrills.

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