Interesting local projects
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Geothermal holes in under three hours
Drilling a test hole for a future UBC law library geothermal extension project, a sonic rig was able to bore past 300 ft. and complete the hole in two hours and three minutes. No other drill exists that could do the job any faster.
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Sonic drill buzzes through buried track
Over the years, sonic drilling has been used for many fascinating projects but none more so than drilling inside a building and through hidden railway track.
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Piling quicker and quieter with a sonic
Any condo complex under construction can certainly test the patience of those who live and work nearby but nothing is more taxing that the repetitive pounding of a pile driver.
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Ancient fern discovered in sonic core
Crews from Sonic Drilling Ltd. were amazed to discover a fossilized fern leaf in a recent core sample taken on a project in Tumbler Ridge, BC.
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The numbers say it all
A geothermal installation at Langara community college became the setting for a duel between old and new technology.
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Sonic pile-anchors unveiled
Kept secret for a year until patents could be filed, sonic pile-anchors, which allow a building to rest on top as well as be bolted and anchored to them, were finally unveiled.