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Roundtable Discussion: Horizontal Directional Drilling

While the boom years of the directional drilling industry may bein the rearview mirror, the method is nevertheless a val...

May 20, 2004
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From Harleys to Hammers

The story of HammerHead does not start with piercing tools, pipe burstingsystems or HDD boring bits. Instead, it begins ...

May 20, 2004
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Leading Clients into the Future

Over the last half century, CDM has used its innovative spirit togrow into one of the largest and most successful engine...

May 20, 2004
News
McLaughlin Expands Locator Repair Facility

McLaughlin Group Inc. recently expanded its factory locator repair facility inGreenville, S.C., says Dave Gasmovic, McLa...

May 20, 2004
Directional Drilling
Trenchless Technology Road Show Draws Regional Interest in the Windy...

The Trenchless Technology Road Show completed a successful two-day conference May 14-15. The event, organized by Trenchl...

May 20, 2004
News
Thompson Pump’s 2013 Pumpology School Held

Thompson Pump & Mfg. Co. Inc., held its 23rd annual Pumpology School April 17-19, at its corporate facilities in Port Or...

May 20, 2004
Business/People
2004 Trenchless Technology Person-of-the-Year: Steven Kramer

Steven R. Kramer has spent most of his professional life exploring, researching, developing, implementing and promoting...

March 1, 2004
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Universal Formula?

The following happens as the pump crankshaft makes one complete revolution: As the piston or plunger moves away from the...

February 1, 2004
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Locate–Expose and Monitor

Underground utilities and the HDD industry have mixed liked oil and water since the industry's inception. Accusations an...

December 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Shopping for a Used Pump?

In the past months, I have received numerous calls regarding used pumps....

October 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Keys to GPR System Selection

In the April 2003 issue of Trenchless Technology, Christopher Proulx of TBE Group Inc. discussed the evolution of ground...

August 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Lost Circulation Material LCM

Loss of returns, flow or circulation can be a problem in HDD installations. Zones of high porosity/permeability, natural...

June 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master – HDD Locating — Knowing the Basics

Locating is an integral part of any horizontal directional drilling operation, but is often viewed as the "black magic"...

April 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Viscosity: Friend or Foe?

Viscosity can be a misunderstood drilling fluid property when horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is concerned....

February 1, 2003
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Electronics & Asset Management

Today more than ever, excellent management of an HDD company is needed in order to be in the black at the end of the yea...

December 1, 2002
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Patience is the Key in Locating Gravity Sewer...

The preparation for a gravity sewer bore will sometimes take longer than the actual bore. All of the HDD locating manufa...

August 1, 2002
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July 26, 2002
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Understanding Bend Radius

One of the most important aspects of any HDD project is the planning that goes on before the job is started....

June 1, 2002
Directional Drilling
Drill Master: Understanding Calibration

What happens at calibration and what is being calibrated are two of the more commonly misunderstood aspects of a locatin...

April 1, 2002
Business/People
2002 Trenchless Technology Person-of-the-Year: Mark Wallbom

Over the past 25 years, Mark Wallbom has developed a knack for reinventing companies. From the college campus to the cor...

March 1, 2002