pneumatic drilling
pneumatic drilling
[nu̇′mad·ik ′dril·iŋ] (mechanical engineering)
Drilling a hole when using air or gas in lieu of conventional drilling fluid as the circulating medium; an adaptation of rotary drilling.
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The company plans to establish small scale mining utilising handheld
pneumatic drilling equipment.
Agreements concerning the delivery of a large number of hydraulic and
pneumatic drilling rigs and Wagner LHD loading equipment have been signed in Moscow between Atlas Copco, the Atlas Copco company Wagner Mining and Construction Equipment Co.
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