ProBore™ and ProPoint™ from Kennametal
Add Benefits, Increase Safety for Underground Mining
(LATROBE, PA) -- New developments in ProBore™ roof bits and ProPoint™ high-efficiency picks from Kennametal are delivering measurable benefits in productivity and safety for underground mining operations.
Specifically, ProBore™ roof bits feature a new twisted-body design specifically engineered for improved operation. Unlike traditional straight-body designs where dust and other materials clog or otherwise slow down equipment, the new ProBore twisted-body design acts like a flute on a twist drill, efficiently channeling dust away, simultaneously reducing clogging and lowering cutting forces, making drilling more efficient.
An arched tip support increases the seating area for the bit, reducing breakage and increasing tip life. Two point styles are available, one with a split nose for more demanding operations; and a solid nose style for increased penetration rates.
The ProPoint™ high-efficiency tip features a new thinner cross-section that reduces respirable dust and lowers power consumption while increasing material size. A proprietary body profile with a narrow bottom tip reduces breakage and extends service life, meaning more rock cutting with significantly fewer motor trips for continuous mining machines.
Kennametal Inc. (NYSE: KMT) is a leading global supplier of tooling, engineered components and advanced materials consumed in production processes. The company improves customers' competitiveness by providing superior economic returns through the delivery of application knowledge and advanced technology to master the toughest of materials application demands. Companies producing everything from airframes to coal, from medical implants to oil wells and from turbochargers to motorcycle parts recognize Kennametal for extraordinary contributions to their value chains. Customers buy approximately $2 billion annually of Kennametal products and services - delivered by our 12,000 talented employees in over 60 countries - with almost 50 percent of these revenues coming from outside North America.
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