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Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions has launched the new Sandvik DT923i jumbo, its latest development drill rig for high power face drilling in tunnel and cavern excavations. Together with the new RD5 series high frequency rock drills and rock tools designed for high speed drilling, it delivers uncompromised accuracy and productivity.

Purpose designed to help customers get the very best out of their investment, Sandvik Mobile Crushing and Screening are pleased to announce they are now offering their Premium data subscription on new equipment and retrofit packages complimentary for 7 years. This marks the celebration of the 1,000^th mobile unit to leave the factory with My Fleet connected!

Sandvik has launched an updated version of iSURE^®, its purpose developed excavation process control underground rock excavation software for providing instrumented face drilling rigs with the necessary information for optimized drilling and blasting. iSURE^® works seamlessly with Sandvik's i-series drill rigs, providing an accurate analysis functionality to improve the work cycle and process.

During 2020, Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions discovered that a company manufactured top hammer bits having patent protected design by Sandvik.

Sandvik’s most powerful rock tool carbide grades – gathered under the name PowerCarbide™ – offer a unique combination of strength, hardness, toughness and wear resistance, and enhance both drilling performance and cost effectiveness. SH69, a new PowerCarbide™ grade developed specifically for down-the-hole drilling applications, can increase the service life of drill bits by up to 45 percent.

A quarry in Portugal has recently invested in a new R45P Performance Line hammer. The Rammer is used to break granite prior to it being crushed and screened into construction aggregate and decorative stone products. The R45P was chosen due to its high productivity, reliability and durability, all based around features synonymous with the renowned Rammer name.