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Customer: Black Diamond Equipment Ltd.
Salt Lake City, UT
Contractor: Direct
Date Completed: 1998
Scope: Complete Machine Design and Fabrication and Control Integration
BD Drill
The Bar Driller and Finisher
  • Dramatically improved product quality and capacity
  • Handles odd shaped bar stock from 0.2 to 3.5 inch widths
  • Uses four Sugino drills in opposing configuration
  • Allen-Bradley PLC and Panelview HMI
  • Automatic bar loading and part ejection


Black Diamond greatly improved the quality and though-put of their extrusion processing. Implementing this machine led to real cost savings on behalf of the customer.

BD Drill Stock Rack
The Bar Driller and Finisher with stock rack.
The automation in manufacturing at Black Diamond greatly improved the product quality and reduced the amount of handling and manual labor.