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Epiroc’s Ground-Breaking Drill Rig

Pit Viper Celebrates 25 Years
After 25 years since the launch of the Pit Viper, Epiroc’s largest surface blasthole drill rig continues to outperform. For the past decade, this now-legendary drill rig model has been drilling autonomously, significantly boosting productivity and lowering emissions for mining customers around the world.

“The iconic Pit Viper rig has set the standard for a quarter of a century when it comes to powerful surface drilling, and for a decade when it comes to autonomous operations,” said Helena Hedblom, Epiroc’s president and CEO. “Customers trust the reliable Pit Viper because it delivers safety, productivity and energy efficiency. With continuous upgrades, the rigs keep getting better, regardless of their age.”

With onboard computers, the drill rigs over the years moved from manual operation to automated, and eventually to fully autonomous. The autonomous journey started with a successful trial of Epiroc’s autonomous technology on 2 rigs at an iron ore mine in the Pilbara region of Australia. Since then, autonomous rigs in the Pit Viper series have been used at dozens of mining sites across the world.

Source: Epiroc

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