Drill Assist’s long road to Hexagon

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TECHNOLOGY

Curtis Stacy on the history and future of blasthole drill automation

Could Hexagon's Drill Assist inaugurate a new dawn for blasthole drilling?

Could Hexagon’s Drill Assist inaugurate a new dawn for blasthole drilling? | Credits: BETO SANTILLAN / Shutterstock

Curtis Stacy has built a way to drill blastholes faster and better than a human can, on whichever drill one might favour. “It’s an all-inclusive application for changing how we think about blasting…

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