Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology are launching an entirely new product for their bench drilling Top Hammer customers: the Guide Adapter. It enables customers to reduce hole deviation in challenging conditions by up to 50% and achieve considerable cost savings.

Significant hole deviation (>8%) can pose problems for many bench drilling companies that operate in challenging ground conditions such as bad and soft rock, as well as deep overburden. This often results in reduced productivity, safety risks, and increased tool wear.

“We are very happy to be able to offer the Guide Adapter to customers facing deviation problems in their day-to-day bench drilling operations. The Guide Adapter helps them to increase the service life of their drill string and also reduce the number of drilled holes, as well as the amount of blasting needed,” says Fredrik Björk, Product Manager Top Hammer Surface Tools, Rock Tools Division, Sandvik Mining, and Rock Technology.

Sandvik’s new Guide Adapter enables customers to achieve greater productivity, longer tool service life, and improved safety. Ultimately, this can also lead to lower total operational costs.

“We have conducted in-depth testing with our customers around the world and the results really do speak for themselves. By using the Sandvik Guide Adapter, our customers achieved a hole deviation between 3% to 5% – a reduction by up to 50% – and also increased the service life of their rock tools by up to 40%. This truly has an effect on both productivity and in turn, profitability”, says Fredrik Björk.

The Guide Adapter is now available for T51 and GT60 Top Hammer threads in different diameters.

By using the Sandvik Guide Adapter, our customers achieved a hole deviation between 3% to 5% – a reduction by up to 50% – and also increased the service life of their rock tools by up to 40%.

Sandvik Group

Sandvik is a high-tech and global engineering group offering products and services that enhance customer productivity, profitability, and safety. They hold world-leading positions in selected areas – tools and tooling systems for metal cutting; equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining industry and rock excavation within the construction industry; products in advanced stainless steels and special alloys as well as products for industrial heating. In 2019, the Group had approximately 40,000 employees and revenues of about 100 billion SEK in more than 160 countries within continuing operations.

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology

Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology is a business area within the Sandvik Group and a globally leading supplier of equipment and tools, service and technical solutions for the mining and construction industries. Application areas include rock drilling, rock cutting, crushing and screening, loading and hauling, tunneling, quarrying, and breaking and demolition. In 2019, sales were approximately 45 billion SEK with about 14,000 employees in continuing operations.