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Directional Drilling

Directional drilling, also known as horizontal directional drilling (HDD), is a minimally invasive trenchless method of installing underground utilities such as pipe, conduit or cables in a relatively shallow arc or radius along a prescribed underground path using a surface-launched drilling rig.

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LaValley Industries Welcomes New HDD Sales Representative
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Brent Dennis Joins Hunting Trenchless Sales Team

As part of a continued commitment to provide incomparable service to its dealers and customers, Hunt...

January 26, 2018
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Staying Connected: West Pacific Drilling Effortlessly Bores Through Hard Rock...

The steady progress of fiber projects shows no signs of stopping as communities demand high-speed co...

January 26, 2018
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Compact HDD Rigs: Small in Size, Big in Power and...

Compact Rig Market Continues to Shine for HDD The compact drill rig market in 2018 remains an incred...

January 18, 2018
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Innovation Underground: Herrenknecht Helps Improve Efficiency with New Technology

  Anyone who has been around underground construction for any length of time is no doubt famili...

January 16, 2018
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Product Spotlight: Vermeer D8x12 Navigator Horizontal Directional Drill

The new compact and highly productive D8x12 Navigator horizontal directional drill is sized for work...

January 5, 2018
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Walkover Locating Systems: The Brains of the HDD Operation

  On a HDD project site, each piece of equipment has an important role to complete a successful...

January 5, 2018
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Oregon’s Drill Diva and Her Panther Pink Drill

  Around the Willamette Valley, Oregon, Apryl Fouts is known as the “Drill Diva” by...

January 2, 2018
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Air Hammer Scores First-Ever HDD Bore in Abrasive Limestone

Change in Tooling Strategy Pays Off for Oklahoma-based Contractor Jeremy and Jerrod Wood like a chal...

December 14, 2017
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Trenchless Engineering Profile: Force Main Navigates Under Challenging Sites

Designing and constructing an 18-in. force main under a creek with certified levees and through a de...

December 7, 2017
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HDD Engineered to Minimize Frac-out in New Zealand

The past decades have seen the rapid development of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) technologi...

November 28, 2017
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Latest Equipment and Tech Showcased at 15th Annual Ditch Witch...

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, showcased its latest equipment and technology at the 1...

November 21, 2017
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Avoiding a Deep Freeze: Tips for Horizontal Directional Drilling in...

Sitting at my desk and looking at the beautiful fall colors out my window, I can only think of one t...

November 3, 2017
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Ditch Witch Hosts High School Students for National Manufacturing Day

  In recognition of National Manufacturing Day, Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works company, h...

November 2, 2017
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Tulsa Rig Iron Celebrates 30 Years of Service

Tulsa Rig Iron celebrated the company’s 30th anniversary by hosting a luncheon on Sept. 20 at ...

October 26, 2017
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Project of the Year 2017 New Installation Runner Up: Miami...

In 2013, the City of Miami Beach, Florida, conducted a condition assessment on the existing 54-in. s...

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