Your browser is not supported anymore.

We suggest changing from Internet Explorer to another option. The Internet Explorer browser is no longer supported by Microsoft. Please install or upgrade one of the browsers below.

FlexiROC T30 R Construction Edition case story in Finland

Trusted drilling contractor in Ostrobothnia

October 26, 2018

Arto Mattila became interested in drilling contracting some 20 years ago, when he bought equipment to drill rock on his own land. His hobby evolved into a job, and now his work is also his hobby.

"This site represents a normal job for us. We work for several different clients and at several different drilling sites a year. The sizes of the jobs vary, as do drilling depths. Here, the depth of the hole was two meters at the highest point. The maximum hole depth is 14 meters."

Arto Mattila ,Owner of Arto Mattila Contracting Services
The new Atlas Copco FlexiROC T30 R Construction Edition was operated by Ari-Pekka Pahkajärvi. Mattila charged the holes drilled by Pahkajärvi. The new Atlas Copco is the second one owned by Mattila. The first one, a previous generation machine, was in use for six years. Mattila’s experience of the rig was so encouraging that sticking with the same make was a given. “I didn’t really have any problems at all with the old model in all that time”, said Mattila.

Because one of the company’s selling points is that job sites are for doing work, not repairing machinery, the company likes to keep its equipment fairly up-to-date.

"The new drill rig has a lot of nice updates and automated systems. The hammer is also very powerful and the transmission, too, is stronger than before. The undercarriage is well balanced, i.e. it has a low center of gravity and wide crawler track support width (2,410 mm), which improves driving in terrain. The new radio remote control can now be used to program and regulate a diverse range of drill event values."

Arto Mattila ,Owner of Arto Mattila Contracting Services
This article was written by Olli Päiviö for Konepörssi.
Epiroc operated under the trademark “Atlas Copco” prior to January 1, 2018.

FlexiROC T30 R Construction Edition FlexiROC T25 R Construction Edition 2017 International Surface and Exploration Drilling division Customer story FlexiROC T30 R Quarry Edition

Related stories