Latest News from Drillmec Times No. 5
Drillmec Manufactures Special 25 AVPHs Headed to India
Twenty-five Drillmec AVPHs (Automatic Vertical Pipe Handlers) are currently under construction at Drillmec’s headquarters.
The AVPH is the latest evolution of Drillmec’s pipe handling system products, combining automatic and offline drill string builds with safe and redundant operations.
Over twenty-five years ago Drillmec designed the first unmanned semiautomatic pipe handling system for onshore drilling applications. Since then, numerous solutions for horizontal pipe handling, small footprint vertical handling and the flexible THV (Tubulars Horizontal to Vertical) have been implemented in the over 500 Drillmec drilling rigs around the world today.
The AVPH is the next step, where industrial robotics meets experience and excellence in innovation and engineering. Drillmec’s new pipe handling system allows to build up and rack back stands of drill pipe, drill collars and casing offline, while drilling.
All tubular handling occurs through semiautomatic and automatic sequences, enhancing safety and predictability by bringing people out of the line of fire. The completely automatic sequences are possible in combination with the Backer, handling the tubulars on the drill floor across a pre-established path.
The AVPH is another impressive product representing Drillmec’s constant effort to bring innovative solutions that improve safety and performance in our industry.
