{"id":4490,"date":"2017-12-22T08:57:05","date_gmt":"2017-12-22T08:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/?p=4490"},"modified":"2017-12-22T08:58:08","modified_gmt":"2017-12-22T08:58:08","slug":"terex-utilities-ships-a330-auger-drill-antarctica-scientific-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.findadistributor.com\/news\/terex-utilities-ships-a330-auger-drill-antarctica-scientific-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Terex Utilities Ships A330 Auger Drill to Antarctica for Scientific Research"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December, Terex Utilities<\/a> shipped a Model 330 Auger Drill to Leidos, a contractor working for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica. Designed to meet the specific needs of the Antarctic Support Contract, the 330 Auger Drill features a unique mounting configuration and numerous insulation and heating modifications to operate in the extreme environment. The new Auger Drill replaces a Model 330 that has been in service by the contractor since 1990.<\/p>\n

The 330, with blade-style auger tooling featuring carbide tips, will be used to drill 48\u201d diameter holes up to 20 feet deep through the sea ice. The equipment is used by Leidos to support the National Science Foundation\u2019s mission to monitor effects on sea ice from global warming and pollution. Once the hole is drilled, scientists place robotic probes to explore beneath the ice, taking thickness measurements and gathering samples of ice and water.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not every week we get to work on a unit that will be used for scientific research. Our team took pride in building the 330 that won\u2019t miss a beat on the job, knowing that our work is helping scientists explore a continent that is so far from our home in South Dakota,\u201d said Chad Rudebusch, Branch Manager at the Terex<\/a> Watertown Service Center.<\/p>\n

Delivering on the customer\u2019s unique requirements meant designing the 330 Auger Drill to perform in temperatures as low as -45\u00b0F and to travel over uneven, icy terrain. This meant utilizing engine and hydraulic heaters, special seals, hoses, and oil, and employing a pre-start engine system that allows the working components to warm up before being fired up.<\/p>\n

In normal utility applications, A330 Auger Drills are often truck or crawler track carrier mounted. For this application, it was necessary to design the unit to be mounted on a crawler trailer that is towed behind a snowcat-style vehicle. A carefully balanced mounting configuration is required to allow transporting the equipment over the rugged Antarctic terrain.<\/p>\n

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The Terex Utilities team from Watertown, S.D., responsible for building the A330 Auger Drill to meet the specific needs of the Antarctic Support Contract, stands with the unit prior to shipping it.<\/p><\/div>\n

\u201cThe Model 330 will be working in some of the harshest conditions possible. We take pride in delivering the best possible solutions for our customers\u201d said Gary Rice, Terex<\/a> South Regional Sales Manager.\u00a0 As an example of this, the Terex Utilities team recommended a proven design of auger tooling that delivers better performance in drilling ice. \u201cThe process of cutting through ice is more like shaving the ice. It\u2019s different than drilling through rock. We spec\u2019d a blade style auger that stands up to the abrasion caused by drilling through ice and will maximize product life and performance,\u201d said Rice.<\/p>\n

The 330 will ship from Watertown, S.D., to California, then to New Zealand. After that, it will be transported to Antarctica. It\u2019s expected to arrive in Q1 2018, just in time for summer in Antarctica.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In December, Terex Utilities shipped a Model 330 Auger Drill to Leidos, a contractor working for the National Science Foundation in Antarctica. Designed to meet the specific needs of the Antarctic Support Contract, the 330 Auger Drill features a unique mounting configuration and numerous insulation and heating modifications to operate in the extreme environment. 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