News & stories

Innovation for a better drilling business at CONEXPO-CON/AGG

March 6, 2017

The “unbeatable” drilling record has been beaten

March 6, 2017

Atlas Copco claims to develop some of the most fuel-efficient drill rigs in the industry. To put its premium SmartROC drill rigs to the test, an experiment was designed. Could a SmartROC T40 set a new industry record in its class and drill 100 meters...

A pioneering drill rig for a pioneering customer

March 3, 2017

It takes courage and determination to be a leader. Uppländska Berg, a Swedish drill- and blast company, has both.

Atlas Copco’s new automation software lets the drill rig do the work

January 18, 2017

Dynamic tunneling package is a new automation software for face drilling rigs, which gives improved accuracy of the excavation thanks to the fact that drill plans always will be fitted for the current section. With this software the drill rig can cre...

Atlas Copco to coordinate EU initiative for Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems

December 15, 2016

Atlas Copco Rock Drills AB has been named coordinator of the European consortium on Sustainable Intelligent Mining Systems (SIMS). This mining industry initiative is funded by Horizon 2020, the biggest EU research and innovation program ever. Designe...

Game changing, high performance drill rig from Atlas Copco debuted at MINExpo 2016

November 7, 2016

Game changing, high performance drill rig from Atlas Copco debuted at MINExpo 2016

SmartROC D65 drill rig - superior efficiency and safety on the benches

November 7, 2016

Atlas Copco’s highly successful 21st century surface drill rig, SmartROC D65, was on show at MINExpo 2016 (September 26-28) in Las Vegas, USA.

Atlas Copco's raisebore rig increases mobility and accuracy

September 20, 2016

Easer, the Atlas Copco mobile raiseboring rig, operates in the same way as a traditional raiseborer, drilling both upwards and downwards, but can be easily moved to wherever it is needed in the mine. The rig is wheel mounted, making it exceptionally ...

Introducing Secoroc COP W4 DTH hammer

June 14, 2016

Introducing Powerbit. A new power in tophammer surface drilling.

June 10, 2016

Powerbit is the all new range of tophammer drill bits for surface drilling from Atlas Copco Secoroc. They’re built to take on any rock, from hard to soft, and from abrasive to non-abrasive.

Introducing Powerbit for T51 threads

June 10, 2016

Now, we introduce Powerbit T51. This range of bits have all the same characteristics that have made Powerbit T45 so successful. The bit shape is optimised. The bit body steel is harder and stronger. And the patented Enduro Extra button surface treatm...

Introducing COP RC45. The smallest, lightest and fastest reverse circulation hammer to date.

June 10, 2016

Introducing a revolutionary design that will outlast the industry's finest

June 10, 2016

Making mining cleaner and safer with battery driven equipment

May 9, 2016

Atlas Copco launches its first battery driven product within the mining and underground segment. When it comes to safety for its operators, the Scooptram ST7 Battery has been developed to meet and exceed environmental standards and modern mining safe...

Atlas Copco brings WellDrill 3062 to the rest of the world at Bauma 2016

April 1, 2016

At this year’s Bauma mining and construction trade fair in Munich, Germany, held April 11–17, Atlas Copco is displaying the Welldrill 3062 drilling rig. This compact machine is designed for geothermal/water well drilling and can be rotated 360 degree...

Robust and intelligent

February 4, 2016

Atlas Copco’s new SmartROC D60 takes on most surface drilling challenges

Atlas Copco launches new machine monitoring system, Certiq

January 15, 2016

Atlas Copco has raised the bar in the field of telematics with its new machine monitoring system, Certiq. The system provides real-time data, helping equipment owners and operators to ensure that their machines always perform to the best of their abi...

RigScan comes to Europe!

January 15, 2016

Atlas Copco is taking proactive maintenance to the next level with the launch of its successful RigScan service for European drill rig owners and operators.

Remote control station for surface drilling safety

December 22, 2015

Atlas Copco’s BenchREMOTE on show at Bauma 2016

Atlas Copco launches the FlexiROC T20 R (Mk II)

December 17, 2015

Major upgrades have been made to meet the customers’ needs.