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Article Excerpt
Valves
Edited by OEM Off-Highway
For September's Fluid Power Series, we take a look at how proper valve selection has kept a drill manufacturer solid.
When it comes to drilling attachments, you might say TEI Rock Drills Inc. is as solid as a rock.
TEI is a manufacturer of drilling attachments for the construction, mining, fencing and geothermal industries, and produces limited-access drill rigs. Founded in 1980 to provide single-boom underground jumbos and consulting services for the mining sector, the company's manufacturing is done at its plant in Montrose, CO. Its products are shipped to every continent in the world. The company builds more than 100 drills per year in a 30,000 sq. ft. facility.
Hydraulics drive its drills. "We were using a basic valve combination when we started making our drilling attachments," says Sue Frank, president and CEO, who has been with TEI since 1988. "Sometimes, when the user touched the handle on...
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