WorldWide Drilling Resource

41 WorldWide Drilling Resource ® SEPTEMBER 2018 Partnering with Customers Leads to Success Adapted from Information by Diedrich Drill It was 1973, gasoline was 40¢ a gallon, Secretariat won the Triple Crown, and John Diedrich founded Diedrich Drill in La Porte, Indiana. Although the company started out as a machine shop serving the coal and mineral exploration industries, it quickly moved into the geotechnical drilling industry, providing augers, drill rods, soil samplers, and associated tooling. The D-50 was produced in 1983 when company engineers worked with customers to design a superior quality drill rig which was easy to operate, maintain, and service. Responding to the needs of customers has always been a driving force for the company. The D-25, D-90, D-120 drills, on the market by 1989, were all designed using input from customers, and focused on making jobsites more successful for the drilling professional. Diedrich continued its strong development and advancement of drill rigs and tooling over the years. In addition to the mineral exploration and geotechnical industries, the company also serves the environmental, geothermal, construction, and exploration industries. Diedrich Drill was first with innovations to improve drilling safety, productivity, and maintenance with items such as the easily replaceable split guide tube bushings, carrier-mast safety interlock system, clutch lock-out, and neutral safety switch. In 2016, Diedrich Drill was purchased by CK Drill, LLC and continues to do business as Diedrich Drill. There has been a significant focus on investments in the people, products, processes, and serv- ices at Diedrich following this change. In addition to providing field technical support, the company re- mains highly committed to producing and supporting the best products on the market with the highest level of customer interface and service. The new and improved D-25 D rig. The D-50 - an industry standard. D-90 rig circa 1994. The powerful D-120. GEO