Because tool costs can be significant, selecting a process plan that limits tool wear to an acceptable, predictable level is important for machining. Consider these metalcutting wear mechanisms to get ...

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Motive Drilling Technologies, the rapidly growing directional drilling decision-automation company, today announced that they have now guided over 2 Million feet using their ...

In the era of automation, energy investors are closely watching companies that deploy automated drilling technologies. These advanced systems, which require minimal human intervention, reduce downtime ...

Rig-floor drilling robots improve quality control in repetitive tasks and eliminate people from red-zone exposure to dangers such as dropped objects and pinch points. Three robotic-drilling pilot ...

Many types and sizes of drilling machines are used in manufacturing. They range in size from a simple bench mounted sensitive drill press to the large multiple-spindle machines able to drive many ...

Halliburton HAL and Nabors Industries Ltd. NBR have reached a breakthrough by completing the first fully automated surface and subsurface execution of rotary and slide drilling operations in Oman.

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News: Schlumberger and NOV announced today a collaboration to accelerate automated drilling solutions adoption by oil and gas operators and drilling contractors.

Claire Barbier has an analogy at the ready to describe recent advances in automated drilling. “It's a bit like a self-driving car,” says Barbier, marketing director for SLB’s well construction ...

Drilling in its broadest sense is any process that involves making a circular hole in a solid material or hard surface using a boring tool. With thousands of applications across industries, drilling ...