Coldwell Drilling Co introduces Semi-Autonomous technology into fleet
With 43 years of expert drilling behind them, the team from Coldwell Drilling Co have recently introduced the Next Generation Cat® MD6310 Semi-Autonomous Drill into their fleet.
Innovating alongside the mining industry, Owner Gayle Coldwell, led Coldwell Drilling Co into becoming a well-respected, specialist blast hole drilling business. Ms. Coldwell is once again guiding the team into the future with the adoption of this new technology.
Ms. Coldwell said that the first Autonomous Drill now at work in South Walker Creek Mine, shows the company moving into the next era of advanced technology.
“A large part of the Coldwell strategy is to provide customers with safe, modern and autonomous capable drills which are cost efficient and productive,” said Ms. Coldwell. “This new drill brings all of this to support our customers’ needs into the future.”
“We have always been 100% Cat Loyal with our drills, we’re preparing the business for the future and this technology will help us continue to train drillers for the industry, provide safer workplaces for our operators and show savings through fuel burn, consumable life and reduced re-work.”
Brendan Coldwell, Fleet Manager at Coldwell Drilling Co said that it was the autonomy and safety gains on the MD6310 that would provide the most benefit to the operations and their customers.