Applications

There are many applications for drilling in stone. Some of the most common applications are:

To successfully drill into stone, equipment that complies with the highest standards is required. A measure of success is the number of meters that can be drilled with a drill rod/drill bit/integral drill. The drilling speed also determines the efficiency of the drilling operations.

Rocbo Rocbo supplies drilling equipment that complies with the high standards of these users.

Drilling holes in concrete is an everyday activity for many specialist companies.
Large-diameter holes are usually drilled with diamond drilling equipment. Rocbo supplies pneumatic and hydraulic core drills. We can also supply the necessary diamond drills.

With adhesive anchors in concrete, there is often a need to drill large numbers of holes with a small diameter (< 50 mm). Hammer drills (rotary-percussion) are usually used for this. Pneumatic hammer drills are particularly suitable for this. The combination of the pneumatically-driven turning and hammering forces mean that pneumatic drilling is the most rapid and efficient drilling technology for projects where hundreds or thousands of holes must be drilled.

Projects in which pneumatic drilling is used often involve the construction/renovation of:
• Harbors / waterways / locks
• Roads / tunnels / bridges / viaducts
• Railroads / tram- and metrolines
• Airport runways
• Buildings / car parking facilities

Alternatives to pneumatic hammer drills include electrically-driven or hydraulically-driven hammer drills. In general, it can be said that pneumatic drilling is three times faster than with an electric drill of the same weight class.

Hydraulic drills are faster/more powerful than pneumatic drills. However, they are generally much larger/heavier, and are often incorporated into a drill mast for attachment to an excavator.

Rocbo supplies a wide range of pneumatic and hydraulic drilling equipment from top European manufacturers.  Of course, we can supply many different drills from our extensive stocks.

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We also supply a variety of accessories for use with these drilling technologies. These include:

• Dust extraction
• Hoses and connectors
• Chemical adhesives
• Treaded rods and reinforcing bars (rebar ends)
• Lubricators and oils

Rocbo is the European distributor for E-Z Drill, concrete drilling systems in use worldwide for the construction of roads, harbors and airports.

Together with our Dutch partner Demto, we design and construct drilling masts for attachment to excavators. Our made-to-measure drilling systems have helped many customers in situations where standard products could not provide a solution.

Due to climate change, we are faced with increasingly extreme weather conditions: thunder and lightning are more common.
Professional lightning protection systems prevent major damage from lightning strikes. Buildings also contain more and more equipment that is very sensitive to lightning strikes, such as computers and servers.

A proper grounding system is not just important for lightning protection systems; it is also an essential part of electrical installations.

In both cases, grounding electrodes (grounding pins) are usually hammered into the ground. The grounding pin is attached to a copper wire, which is later attached to the rest of the system. This deep grounding is necessary to reduce the grounding resistance as much as possible, and is dependent on the electrical resistance of the soil type. In some places, 6 meters is sufficient, while at others the electrodes must be much deeper to achieve a low enough resistance.

Rocbo supplies pneumatic and hydraulic demolition hammers, which can be used to hammer grounding pins very deep into the ground. We would be happy to discuss the benefits and drawbacks of both solutions with you during a personal conversation.
We have grounding chisels specially produced for this application in Germany. These chisels have a widened and hardened head, and a hole into which the grounding electrode fits exactly. We have these chisels in stock with various chisel connection types.

Working under water is a highly specialized profession. That's why we only offer the very best range of equipment for this specialized and often heavy work. 

Holes may be drilled under water with pneumatic drills from BBG or Spitznas.

In addition, concrete/stone may be drilled with core drilling using pneumatic core drills from Spitznas, or hydraulic core drills from Hycon or Spitznas.
We offer a magnetic core drill for drilling in steel.
The SDS-Plus or SDS-Max pneumatic hammer drills from Spitznas are very suitable for drilling in hardwood for revetments, for example.

We offer a wide range of equipment for demolition and disassembly activities, including:

• Pneumatic chipping/demolition hammers
• Hydraulic sawing/cutting machinery
• Concrete crushers and steel/cable cutters
• Hydraulic and pneumatic impact wrenches

Top-quality machines for the safest way of working, even far below the water surface.

The most powerful way of removing mortar is with a pneumatic mortar raking hammer and specially-designed mortar chisels (also known as widia chisels). Rocbo supplies widia chisels and chipping hammers in various weight classes for this work.

The most popular chipping hammer is the Atlas Copco RRC13, a model that we can always supply from stock. 
For harder mortar or to remove whole bricks, somewhat heavier chipping hammers such as the FK2 can be used.
There are also various other models available, which we would be happy to inform you about during a personal conversation.

The mortar raking chisels we supply are made in the Netherlands, and are also known as the Patent mortar raking chisel.  These are very high-quality chisels, which allow very efficient working if used correctly. We stock chisels for all the most common electric and pneumatic chipping hammers.

The wrecking ball has been consigned to history in the demolition sector. Today, demolition and renovation are carried out with modern technology and equipment. Materials are separated and recycled.
Demolition hammers are still often used where shears cannot be used. Rocbo supplies pneumatic and hydraulic demolition hammers, which comply with the latest technical standards. Ergonomics and efficiency are of great importance here. Vibration and noise reduction are important for the health of users and others in the immediate surroundings. Of course, using appropriate and sharp chisels is also important to carry out the demolition work rapidly.

Reducing dust by using dust collectors or water spraying is an important health protection measure, for which we can offer appropriate solutions.

Low-vibration and low-noise demolition can be carried out using hydraulic concrete splitters and shears. With splitters, a number of holes are first drilled in a row at a fixed distance. The concrete is then broken into smaller, easy-to-handle pieces with the hydraulic splitter.

We can also give advice about various concrete saw models and surface preparation equipment.