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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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Ditch Witch of Virginia’s Robbie Royster Receives Lowell Highfill Award
April 5, 2017
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Ditch Witch of Georgia, Ditch Witch of the Rockies Salesmen Earn Subsite Electronics Awards
March 22, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Mud System Market Moves Forward
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Applications Vermeer Silver Series
Silver Series Drill Rod Bolsters Vermeer’s HDD Tooling and Accessories Line
March 14, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Underground Contractors, Inc.
Contractor Profile: Underground Contractors Inc.

In the late 1970s, American households wanted cable television, creating a massive number of projects for utility contra...

March 10, 2017
Features Jim Rankin 2017 Person of the YEar
In-Depth With 2017 Trenchless Technology Person of the Year Jim...

Jim Rankin has spent the better part of his adult life working in the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry. He...

March 8, 2017
News StraightLine HDD Armadrillco
StraightLine HDD Acquires Drilling Tool Manufacturer Armadrillco

Hutchinson, Kansas-based StraightLine HDD Inc. announced the acquisition of Texas-based horizontal drilling tools manufa...

March 8, 2017
Directional Drilling ATS HDD Training February 2017
ATS Completes HDD Training Program in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

Associated Training Services (ATS) recently completed a one-of-a-kind horizontal directional drilling (HDD) school at it...

March 7, 2017
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Subsite Electronics Top Volume Dealer Awarded at Annual Dealer Conferences

Subsite Electronics, a Charles Machine Works Company, recognized Grant Medlin, owner of Ditch Witch Sales, Inc. and Ditc...

February 27, 2017
Directional Drilling Dicth Wicth JT40 2017
Ditch Witch Adds All-New JT40 HDD to its Fleet

Ditch Witch, a Charles Machine Works Company, has added the innovative new JT40 horizontal directional drill (HDD) to it...

February 20, 2017
News 2017 HDD Academy
2017 HDD Academy a Hit with Attendees

Tempe, Ariz., was the place to be this week if you love horizontal directional drilling and wanted top-notch information...

February 17, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling Mincon Vermeer Canada
HDD Tooling Product Profile: Mincon HDD Air Hammer System

Having the appropriate tooling for the project goes a long way in determining whether the project will be successful. Dr...

February 7, 2017
Directional Drilling Poland
First Direct Pipe Project Completed in Poland

In Fall 2016, drilling contractor PPI Chrobok S.A. installed two new gas pipelines in Poland. The alignment runs along e...

February 3, 2017
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Prime Horizontal Launches MudVis System

After a thorough process of development and extensive testing, Prime Horizontal is launching MudVis, its new automated m...

January 31, 2017
Applications
Do It Rite Cable Inc. Makes a Lasting Impact in...

Do It Rite Cable Inc. is an example that success isn’t always measured by size. The Michigan-based company has fiv...

January 20, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling
Compact Directional Drill Rigs: A Good Maintenance Program Goes a...

Directional drilling contractors like to get the most out of their drill rigs, to say the least. They are also some of t...

January 17, 2017
Canada fleming college hdd program
Fleming College, CATT Create Four-Day HDD Field Course

Centre for Advancement of Trenchless Technologies (CATT) and Fleming College will offer a new hands-on four-day field co...

January 12, 2017
Business/People Source HDD Website Redesign
Source HDD Launches Redesigned Website

Kicking the new year off, Source: HDD Inc. launched a new website featuring a cleaner look, enhanced content and intuiti...

January 4, 2017
Applications New Ditch Witch JT10
Ditch Witch JT10 Offers Unbeatable Power in Compact HDD Package

Ditch Witch recently introduced the JT10 horizontal directional drill (HDD) providing operators with exceptional power i...

January 3, 2017
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