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Melfred Borzall

Tri-Con™ Drilling System: Redefining Speed and Strength in HDD Tooling
TT Staff
April 2, 2025
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Business/People Melfred Borzall AEM Visit 2024
Melfred Borzall, AEM Host U.S. Rep. Carbajal for Santa Maria Facility Tour
September 16, 2024
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall
Production Speed & Small-Diameter HDD Jobs
February 8, 2024
Features Dick Melsheimer in the field
Trenchless Pioneers: Dick Melsheimer
August 16, 2023
Directional Drilling 2in mult-duct installation
LT Directional’s Large 27-Way, 2-in. Multi-Duct Installation
July 12, 2023
Directional Drilling HDD tooling
HDD Tooling & Jobsite Costs

Completing jobs efficiently and profitably is the top priority for any horizontal directional drilling (HDD) contractor....

March 20, 2023
Trenchless Game Changers Melfred Borzall
Trenchless Technology Game Changers: Melfred Borzall

75 Years In HDD In 2021, Melfred Borzall turned 75 and is still led by its third generation of Melsheimers, with some ad...

July 8, 2022
Directional Drilling Dick Melsheimer
Melfred Borzall Marks 75 Years

As the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry marks its golden anniversary in 2021, one of its early pioneering ...

August 6, 2021
Horizontal Directional Drilling
HDD Parts Plus of the Rockies Receives Melfred Borzall Award

Melfred Borzall debuted its top distributor award in 2019, the Red Diamond Award. The most recent recipient, HDD Parts P...

September 11, 2020
Directional Drilling Radius HDD
Ins and Outs of HDD Tooling Life

Selecting the correct tooling for an HDD job can mean the difference between a productive and profitable job vs. a slow...

June 1, 2020
Directional Drilling direct pullback
What Exactly Is a Direct Pullback?

With the right direct pullback attachments, a hole can actually be “reamed” up to 12 in. using the same drill head u...

March 18, 2020
Horizontal Directional Drilling HDD drill bit
HDD Tooling & Productivity Tips: Here’s What You Need to...

When drilling a pilot shot, it’s tempting to just “go big” to avoid getting into a sticky situation. T...

June 11, 2019
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Eagle Claw SD
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall Eagle Claw SD

Josh Rishel, with Clearfield, Pennsylvania-based C & R Directional Boring LLC, has been working alongside his crew i...

December 3, 2018
Horizontal Directional Drilling backreaming in clay
HDD Tooling Maintenance: Before, During & After

Before we can even discuss maintaining the tools for the job, it is important to ensure you are using the right tool in ...

September 6, 2018
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Red Diamond Blade
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall Red Diamond Blade

Kerne America Construction, based in Kern County, California, has been working in rocky ground conditions for the past c...

May 7, 2018
Directional Drilling Melfred Borzall Fastback System
Product Spotlight: Melfred Borzall FastBack System

A large gas distribution contractor was facing a tough challenge: it had a short horizontal directional drilling (HDD) j...

March 2, 2018
Tech Forum
Tech Forum: Streamline Your HDD Operations with these Two Crucial...

HDD drillers are always looking for ways to streamline operations. After all, more efficiency means greater speed, safet...

February 27, 2018
Business/People Melfred Borzall 100K blades
Melfred Borzall Celebrates Production of 100,000 Directional Blades

  Melfred Borzall, one of the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) industry’s pioneers and the biggest name ...

October 16, 2017
Horizontal Directional Drilling silhouette of construction workers
HDD Voices: How’s the HDD Market in 2017?

Each year, we present you with an overview of what is happening in the horizontal directional drilling (HDD) market. We ...

September 7, 2017
Directional Drilling
Trenchless Tech Forum: The Best Bits for Drilling in Shale

Mighty shale. Though this fine-grained sedimentary rock runs on the soft side of earthen material, it can present drilli...

May 25, 2017
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