Kaishan Technical Blog
Equipment selection guides and field know-how for drilling rigs, air compressors and water well projects.
2026-09-03
Copper Mine Drilling Equipment: Rig & Air Selection
A practical framework for matching a copper-mine blast-hole rig, DTH tools and air compressor to the geology, altitude and production plan.
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2026-08-29
Crawler Hydraulic Drill Rig Advantages: Buyer’s Guide
Crawler hydraulic drill rigs combine stable tracked mobility with precise feed and rotation control. Learn where they outperform wheeled rigs—and where they do not.
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2026-08-17
Photovoltaic Pile Drilling: Choosing the Right Rig for Solar Foundation Holes
Solar farms need thousands of foundation pile holes — 115-500 mm, shallow but repetitive. Here is how to pick a DTH rig that drills them fast on slopes and rough ground.
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Top Hammer vs DTH Drilling: How to Pick the Right Method
Top hammer or down-the-hole? A method-by-method guide: hole size and depth limits, rock hardness, integrated vs split rigs, and the Kaishan KL / KG / KT line-up.
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DTH Hammer and Drill Bit Selection: Size, Pressure and Matching
How to pick the right DTH hammer and bit: the 68-311 mm size ladder, pressure and flow matching to compressors, and keeping the drill string running.
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How to Choose the Right DTH Drill Rig for Your Open-Pit Mine
A buyer's guide to selecting a DTH drill rig for open-pit mines: hole diameter, top hammer vs DTH, integrated vs split, engines and budget tiers.
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Air Compressor Sizing for Water Well Drilling
A practical guide to matching mobile air compressors to DTH and water well drilling rigs: pressure and flow matching, diesel vs electric drive, dual-mode switching and the KSCY/KSDY/KSZJ/LGZJ families.
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Water Well Drilling Rigs: Crawler vs Wheeled vs Truck-Mounted
Side-by-side comparison of crawler, wheeled and truck-mounted water well rigs: FY crawler series, KS wheeled wheeled rigs and truck-mounted rotary/mechanical/hydraulic drive rigs.
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