Packed with power

Powerbit Underground
It has arrived
It’s finally here! Powerbit Underground. The drill
bit for miners who want to push it to the limit. Drill
more metres every day and between regrinds,
while enjoying longer bit service life. It’s simply a
drill bit for miners who won’t settle for anything
but the fastest, most productive underground
drilling imaginable.

Is Powerbit Underground for you too?

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Rocketing
rig ROI

Powerbit Underground is more than a new

drill bit. It’s a way to boost the return on your
rig investment – through increased drilling
efficiency and reliability.

Boosts modern rigs... ...and older rigs too

Even the most powerful rig won’t Powerbit Underground gives
do all the work by itself. You need older rigs a power boost too. It has
a drill bit that matches the rig’s more flushing holes and a smarter
performance, withstanding the hole configuration than previous
immense forces to give you more drill generations of bits. It will therefore
meters per day. Only then will you increase the efficiency of rigs with
experience true drilling productivity. lower water pressure and less
effective flushing.
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Faster, more reliable drilling With this innovative bit, miners will brute force. But smart miners also
Powerbit Underground drills up to 15 experience a whole new “flow” at realize how to best make use of their
percent faster than previous Epiroc work. Enjoying the satisfaction of rig’s full capacity.
models, reducing the total cost of trouble-free, uninterrupted drilling
ownership considerably. that spells more money in the
Powerbit Underground allows miners
pocket. All thanks to the bit’s extreme
to complete more drill meters per
ruggedness.
Even so, the true gain comes from day. Experience faster and more
what Powerbit Underground will do reliable drilling. Improve efficiency.
to your availability and productivity. Full utilization of your rig Capitalize fully on their rig investment.
How about 20 percent more drill Drill rigs get most of the attention in All thanks to Powerbit Underground.
meters before the first regrind and 15 mining – and perhaps rightly so. After
percent more drill meters between all, they do provide the necessary
regrinds?

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Proven performance
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Powerbit Underground has been put to the test in numerous drill tests. Before launch, we carried
Sweden Sweden

out thousands of drillings across the globe in collaboration with selected customers. The tests
were made independently and offer strong evidence of the new bit’s superior performance. See
for yourself!

Drill meters
Powerbit avg Standard bit avg
700

37%
637
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600
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504
500

more drill meters on average 439

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400 381

300
280
267
257 256

218 227

200

141
114
100 99

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Australia 1 Australia 3 Mexico Canada 1 Canada 2 Mongolia Macedonia Colombia

Test results show that Powerbit Underground provides 37 percent more drill metres on average before bit
discard than a standard drill bit. The chart shows the location of the test mines used for testing.

257 m 2.17 m/min 200

175

1.85

82% longer
17% higher
150

service life penetration rate

141
100

180 m
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A closer look at our tests Drill meters

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Powerbit avg

37%
2 000

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equipment used. 500

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more drill meters on average

Mexico South Korea

400 381
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BA 87 BA 91 Chile Canada Canada Austratia Finland Sweden
Sweden Sweden 300
280
267
257 256

218 227

Site characteristics 200 Site characteristics

The test mine is located in northern Mexico, in a district well- Powerbit Underground was141tested at a tunnelling project for
known for mining. The main mineral is zinc followed by lead a road construction,
114
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outside Seoul, South Korea. The test was
100
and copper. The rock offers challenging conditions due to the conducted
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in excellent collaboration with the customer.
presence of quartz, pyrite and magnetite. 43

Drill meters 0
Powerbit avg Standard bit avg
700
MethodAustralia 3
Australia 1 Mexico Canada 1 Canada 2 Mongolia

37%
Method The test was conducted in igneous formations, which consists
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The test was conducted in development drilling, both in waste
Lorem ipsum of medium to hard rock with pockets of clay. Powerbit
600 rock and in the ore itself. Ten drillings were made to measure Underground was benchmarked against a standard model 39
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both drilled metres and penetration rate. The results are in semi-ballistic bit.
comparison with a standard 45 mm bit. 504
500

more drill meters on average 439 Equipment

400 Equipment 381
404
– Drill rig: Epiroc Rocket Boomer E3
– Drill rig: Tamrock Axera – Rock drill: Epiroc COP 3038 rock drills
257 m 2.17 m/min
300
– Rock drill: Sandvik HLX5 – Drill bit: Powerbit Underground 45mm
280
– Flushing pressure: 2–6257bar at 30–35
256 liters/min
267
– Buttons: Trubbnos trapezoid-shaped buttons
227
– Drill bit: Powerbit Underground 45mm 218
– Grinding equipment: Epiroc Grindmatic BQ3
200
– Buttons: Trubbnos trapezoid-shaped buttons 1.85

82% 17%
141
114
100 99

Results
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Results
longer higher
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Penetration
Australia 1 rate
Australia 3 Mexico Canada 1 Canada 2 Mongolia MacedoniaGrinding interval
Colombia

Standard bit: 1.85 meters/min Standard bit: 150 meters

Powerbit Underground: 2.17 meters/min Powerbit
141 Underground: 180 meters

Service life Service life

Standard bit: 141 meters 10% longer
Powerbit Underground: 257 meters

257 m 2.17 m/min 180 m 200

175

20% 10%
1.85

82% longer
17% higher
150
150

longer
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longer
service life penetration rate grinding interval service life

141
100

The average service life was The average penetration rate The average grinding interval was almost 20% longer with
82% longer with Powerbit was 17% higher with Powerbit Powerbit Underground. The bit proved highly effective on mixed
Underground, which has a Underground, which has a rock, performing well in the igneous formations on site. The high
direct impact on the cost per direct impact on the energy flushing capacity was effective on soft clay pockets.
metre for the bit. consumption of drilling.
180 m

150

20% longer
10% longer
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grinding interval service life

All is new
Powerbit Underground may look like just another drill bit. The steel
It’s not. Everything about it is new. The steel it’s made of. We put our metallurgists to work with
a simple request – invent the most
The shape and design of its buttons. Its hole configuration. durable steel we’ve ever used in a
One factor just as important for your drilling efficiency as drill bit (and our history dates back
the other. Add all these benefits together, and you have the to 1873...) What they came up with 15
percent higher wear resistance and 10
perfect recipe for successful drilling. percent higher fatigue strength.

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The face The buttons Trubbnos
We put a lot of engineering into The durability of the buttons is crucial The drillbit can be delivered with
optimizing the bit’s face, since it is to high drilling productivity. The both spherical buttons and Trubbnos.
key to a high penetration rate. More Enduro Extra patented treatment, Trubbnos is our new and innovative
flushing holes and a smarter hole used on our spherical and Trubbnos trapezoid-shaped buttons, which
configuration to maximize flushing buttons, makes them tougher and offer longer service life and improved
efficiency and we paid special more wear resistant. For you, that penetration rate than semi-ballistic
attention to make sure cuttings are means more drill meters between buttons. (Trubbnos, by the way, is
removed as fast as possible. regrinds. Swedish for flat nose, an indication of
the geometry of the new buttons.)

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Unbeatable drill string
Every part of the drill string must perform optimally. That’s
why we pay equal attention to shank adapters, drill rods,
couplings and drill bits. For you, it means that you can get
a complete, unbeatable drill string from a single supplier:
Epiroc.

The best shank adapters and drill An unbeatable drill string...

rods No detail has been overlooked when
Shank adapters and drill rods from creating the perfect drill string. Our
Epiroc have long been the equipment shank adapters, drill rods and powerful
of choice for drillers looking for high bits are tough and hear wearing. And
quality and long service life. We the pieces work perfectly together. For
put all our 100 years of rock drilling an unbeatable drill string, you need to
experience and know-how into making look no further than Epiroc.
the best adapters and rods. A proven
and tested combination of material
…key to tomorrow’s automated
choice, heat treatment and the unique
drilling
T-WiZ threads gives you high uptime
and effective drilling. A reliable drill string is key to
automated rock drilling. As a leading
rock drill and rig provider, Epiroc not
For any rock conditions only offers complete drill strings,
With Powerbit Underground, we but total rock drilling technology
can now add even more to the solutions. In us, drillers find the only
performance of your drill string. As true one-stop shop for tomorrow’s
tests show, these new bits work fully automated, seamlessly integrated
outstandingly well in any rock underground drilling solutions.
formation and outperform previous
generations of bits. For greatly
increased service life – use Powerbit
Underground.

Drill bit Drill rod

Higher penetration rate. Improved Must be stiff to drill straight holes, tough
reliability. Longer service life. Powerbit not to break if bent, have high fatigue
Underground is without a doubt the strength and wear resistant to give long
jewel of the drilling string crown. service life.

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Coupling Shank adapter
Manufactured to close tolerances, With one of the market's most comprehensive range
especially in threads, to minimize energy of shank adapters produced for virtually all rock drill
loss in this critical component (3 percent types, Epiroc knows how to deliver the necessary
energy lost in each thread on average). wear resistance, fatigue strength and resilience.

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Easy
selection

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 Selection guide
SOFT ROCK MEDIUM HARD ROCK HARD ROCK
ABRASIVE
ROCK
NON ABRASIVE
ROCK

130 MPa 220 MPa

SOFT ROCK MEDIUM HARD ROCK HARD ROCK

Will be released in April 2020. Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and Spherical buttons
spherical buttons (centre)

Ideal for abrasive, medium hard to For tough conditions in hard and
hard rock. Larger Trubbnos buttons abrasive rock. Optimised face and
and flushing grooves give the ideal body design and with large spherical
balance between service life and buttons for long service life. Available
penetration rate. Available with a short with a short retrac for straight holes in
retrac for straight holes in broken rock. broken rock.

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Technical data
45 mm (1¼") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

SR28 45 1¼ 90030012 125-5045-39-70,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,8

R32 45 1¼ 90029940 103-5045-39-70,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,7

SR32 45 1¼ 90030013 126-5045-39-70,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,8

SR35 45 1¼ 90030015 128-5045-39-30-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x8 40° 3 3 1,0

SR35 45 1¼ 90029939 128-5045-39-70,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,7

Powerbit underground – Spherical buttons

R28 45 1¼ 90030014 107-5045-39,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,7

R32 45 1¼ 90030011 103-5045-39,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,7

SR35 45 1¼ 90030016 128-5045-39,37-20 9 6x10 3x9 35° 3 3 0,7

48 mm (1⅞") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

R28 48 1⅞ 90030066 107-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR28 48 1⅞ 90030067 125-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,8

R32 48 1⅞ 90030041 103-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,8

SR32 48 1⅞ 90030063 126-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR35 48 1⅞ 90030037 128-5048-39-70,37-06 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR35 48 1⅞ 90030038 128-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

TC35 48 1⅞ 90030065 169-5048-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

Powerbit underground – Spherical buttons

R32 48 1⅞ 90030069 103-5048-39,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,8

SR35 48 1⅞ 90030040 128-5048-39,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

51 mm (2") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

R32 51 2 90030049 103-5051-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR35 51 2 90030046 128-5051-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

TC35 51 2 90030048 169-5051-39-70,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

Powerbit underground – Spherical buttons

R32 51 2 90030051 103-5051-39,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR35 51 2 90030044 128-5051-39,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

SR35 51 2 90030047 128-5051-39,37-06 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

TC35 51 2 90030045 169-5051-39,37-20 9 6x11 3x9 35° 3 3 0,9

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41 mm (1⅝") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

SR28 41 1⅝ 90030055 125-5041-39-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x7 35° 3 3 0,6

SR32 41 1⅝ 90030050 126-5041-39-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x7 35° 3 3 0,6

43 mm (111/16") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

R32 43 111/16 90030057 103-5043-39-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x8 35° 3 3 0,7

SR32 43 1 /16
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90030058 126-5043-39-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x8 35° 3 3 0,6

SR35 43 111/16 90030054 128-5043-39-70,37-20 9 6x9 3x8 35° 3 3 0,6

Powerbit underground – Spherical buttons

R32 43 111/16 90030056 103-5043-39,37-20 9 6x9 3x8 35° 3 3 0,7

54 mm (2⅛") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

R32 54 2⅛ 90030060 103-5054-39-70,37-20 9 6x12 3x9 35° 3 3 1,0

SR35 54 2⅛ 90030059 128-5054-39-70,37-20 9 6x12 3x9 35° 3 3 1,0

57 mm (2¼") bits
Buttons × button
Diameter Gauge Flushing hole Weight
No. of diameter (mm)
Thread Product No. Product code buttons approx.
buttons
mm inch Gauge Centre angle° Side Centre kg

Powerbit underground – Trubbnos buttons (gauge) and spherical buttons (centre)

SR35 57 2¼ 90030061 103-5057-39-70,37-20 9 6x12 3x9 35° 3 3 1,2

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