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HDD drilling tools

Products for any type of directional drilling conditions.

Horizontal Directional Drilling Equipment

Over the years Epiroc have set the standard on many Horizontal Directional Drilling projects involving hard rock and difficult conditions. You can rely on Epiroc's technical expertise – any time – anywhere. Their products are the result of decades of drilling research and development and are manufactured in their world class manufacturing facility.

Epiroc have a broad range of horizontal directional drilling (HDD) equipment that are specifically designed and matched for any type of drilling condition.

The product’s versatility match the drilling needs to optimize the customer's productivity.

Epiroc know the drill when it comes to horizontal directional drilling tools for your HDD drilling.
Epiroc directional drill bits come with a large selection of cutting structures.

HDD drill bits

Epiroc offer a complete line of HDD pilot bits ranging from 3⅞" to 17½" in diameters. The pilot bits are specially designed for tough drilling conditions encountered during the horizontal directional drilling.

The pilot bits consist of milled tooth products for soft to medium rock and TCI products for medium to hard formations.

HDD milled tooth pilot bits

Epiroc have a large selection of HDD drill bits, such as milled tooth pilot bits for soft and unconsolidated ground formations. The pilot bits have an optimized shirttail protection, hard metal on the bevel, and inner rows of the cones to withstand the harsh drilling conditions that are typically encountered in the HDD application.

The milled tooth pilot bits are designed with a compensation system to allow for deep drilling without adding pressure to the internal sealing components.

The bearing system is a greased frictional bearing that allows drillers to apply higher loads at higher rotational speeds without damaging the internal components.

Features	Benefits
Full armor protection	Wear protection for bit body and sealing components.
Hard metal on teeth	Longer lasting cutting structure for more drilling.
Compensation system	Allows to drill deeper without damaging grease seals.
Frictional bearing	Higher load bearing capacity.
Greased bearing	Higher rotation speed bearing capacity.
Competitive pricing	High productivity at low cost.

Small to medium diameter pilot bits

Feature	Benefits
Full armor protection	Wear protection for sealing components.
Large selection of cutting structures	Optimum matching for every ground condition.
Compensation system	Allows to drill deeper without damaging grease seals.
Frictional bearing	Higher load bearing capacity.
Greased bearing	Higher rotation speed bearing capacity.
Competitive pricing	High productivity at low cost.
Fluid nozzles	Capacity of handling application with high fluid flows.

Medium to large diameter pilot bits

Epiroc engineers have combined the hard rock cutting structures, strongest shirttail wear protection and the leading edge bearing and seal package technology to create a pilot bit specifically designed for the HDD market.

The result is the direct shot (DS) product line which drills faster and longer at lower total drilling cost per operation.

Feature	Benefits
Industry proven sealed bearing	Higher quality resulting in better performance.
Silver plated bearing surfaces	Longer lasting bearings at higher RPMs.
Proprietary carbide shapes and grades	Prolonged cutting structure and integrity.
Proprietary high load and pressure grease	Higher bearing capability in tough drilling conditions.
Full armor protection package	Optimum bit body protection for harsh horizontal drilling conditions.
Jet nozzle design	Capacity of handling application with high fluid flows.
Pressure compensated system	Allows to drill deeper without damaging grease seals.

Random bit third cutters

TCI random bit thirds have cutting structures designed to outperform any cutter in the industry, their strategically placed inserts create optimum cutting size that can be easily cleaned and transported for faster drilling.

Random cutting structures reduce the vibration on the machine and increase the rate of penetration removing more formation per revolution than any other cutter in the industry.

Feature	Benefits
Random cutting structure	Higher rates of penetration with lighter loads and smaller chip size generation easier to clean the hole.
Proprietary carbide grade and shapes	Prolonged cutting structure and bit integrity.
Industry proven seal packages	Higher quality resulting in better performance.
Avaliable as pressure compensated or pressure relieved and re-greaseable	Allows to drill deeper without damaging seals while maximising bearing life.
Proprietary high load carrying grease	Prolonged bearing life.
Full armor protection	Optimum bit body protection for harsh horizontal drilling conditions.
Jet nozzle designs	Capacity of handling application with high fluid flows.

HDD bit kits

Bit kits are pilot bits that are used for building cutting tools, like hole openers, core barrels among others.

The Epiroc bit kits are specially manufactured to have high quality bearing and cutting structures, without adding any unnecessary processes that might damage the vital features of the cutters.

Feature	Benefits
Full armor protection	Wear protection for the sealing components.
Large selection of cutting structures	Optimum matching for every ground condition.
Compensation system	Allows to drill deeper without damaging grease seals.
Frictional bearing	Higher load bearing capacity.
Greased bearing	Higher rotation speed bearing capacity.
Competitive pricing	High productivity at low cost.
Fluid nozzles	Capacity of handling application with high fluid flows.