Breaking the Mold
Spent the morning at the foundry, inspecting the cast-alloy clevis ends of the 350 ton and 500 ton swivels, and discussing the method with the foundrymen there. […]
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Jun 2010
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Jun 2010
Back to the Lab!
We had a busy morning, tensile testing at the material lab: our semi-annual destructive tests of the 00505 Series Line Swivels once again confirmed their rated load […]
13
May 2010
We Have a New Winner
A couple months back, we had Maxi-DUB swivel no. 250102 come in for overhaul. That swivel was 11 years old and we called it The Old […]
28
Jan 2010
"More Miles to the Gallon!"
Last week’s presentation of Tube-Lube 326 to the attendants of the Western Underground Committee’s January meeting went really well, with the support of the WUC Executive, San […]
6
Oct 2009
ICUEE – From the Floor
We’re halfway through the first day of ICUEE, and the morning has flown by! Lots of interest in Tube-Lube, duct rodders and Power-Grips. We’ve been explaining why […]
9
Sep 2009
DCD Design – For Overhead Installations
DCD Design has a range of Cable Installation products, for both underground ductwork and overhead lines. One recent example, quite literally in our backyard, involved a […]
26
Aug 2009
HDD on TV!
The Horizontal Directional Drilling Division of The Mears Group is one of the largest HDD contractors in the world. They’ve also got some great content on […]
