Acedrills’ DTH hole openers can provide hole enlargement for various down-the-hole hammer drilling application needs, reasons ranging from drilling rig and equipment capabilities to worksite condition and job specifications. In addition, Acedrills’ hole openers are available in several different designs, each of which can be best suited to certain applications. This tool is commonly utilized for industrial uses to create very large diameter holes.

Hole openers are specialized drill bits that can be used to widen pre-existing size bore holes. At some work condition it may be necessary to increase the size of a pre-drilled hole to a larger diameter or to drill large diameter holes. Hole opener bits are designed specifically for this purpose, which is an effective way of enlarging holes, hence the bits named as “Hole Opener”. A common practice involves drilling a relatively small pilot hole at first stage, and second and final stage then further widening it with a hole opener bits, since this can result in a straighter hole and require less powerful machinery. And different stages can be set per drilling specifications to maximize cutting breaking and removal, and rig capabilities. Besides, rotation torque, the DTH hole opener involves a concussive force that repeatedly impact a drilling head into the rock or other substrate. The impacting action can pulverize rock and also force it back and up, helping to clear out the borehole. So, in addition to widening a bore hole, a hole opener can also clean excess material out of it.

The drilling of large boreholes is required in a number of different industries, such as hydrocarbon exploration, well drilling, and horizontal excavation for tunnels and other purposes and so on. Drilling one large hole could require an exceptional amount of power and very large machinery, so the process is sometimes done in several steps. In some cases, a relatively small size bit will be used to drill a pilot hole. This kind of drilling practice typically requires less energy than doing it in one step and can also result in a straighter borehole. After this initial pilot hole has been drilled, a hole opener can be used to widen the borehole. In such case, the result can be a more precise borehole that was created with less powerful equipment than would have been needed to drill a large hole at beginning directly.

Acedrills DTH hole opener bits are available in reamed diameters from 130mm to 660mm (5 1/8” to 26”) with shanks designs to fit most of the popular DTH hammers, and are manufactured in a several configuration styles to meet each particular field drilling requirements. Acedrills uses only the optimal steel in producing its’ hole openers too, which will give you hour after hour of trouble-free drilling, and with them you will always know that it was produced with the quality you have come to expect for. In addition, Acedrills is also able to work with you to design a new hole opener bit to maximize performance in the ground conditions you are faced with on your job if necessary.

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Guide Diameter + Reamed Diameter + Shank Type