U.S. shale drillers are facing higher prices for tungsten, a rare, ultra-hard metal used for industrial tools like drillbits, ...

Carbide is one of the most important materials in concrete drilling. It’s a tough, long-lasting material that’s well-known as premium for precision drilling in concrete, hard concrete or hard ...

The journey of tungsten carbide began with the discovery of tungsten by Carl Wilhelm Scheele in 1781. However, it took 150 years before tungsten carbide found its place in industry. The production of ...

If you plan on drilling into brick, concrete, or stone, you’re going to need to use a masonry drill bit. These specialty bits have strong carbide tips for boring through hard materials, and wide ...

Equipment company starts “opt out” program to seek increased drill bit recycling collection. Sandvik says its customers are responding positively to its campaign to recycle more drill bits.

Tungsten carbide drill bits will grind through miles of ultra-hard igneous seafloor rock in hopes of reaching the mantle. Image via IODP One of the strangest facets of modern exploration is that we ...