LKAB Wassara is a Swedish company developing and manufacturing unique water-powered drilling systems for high performance in surface as well as underground drilling operations.
The heart of the Wassara drilling system is the world patented water-powered down-the-hole hammer. This makes drilling environmental friendly and energy efficient.
The applications include: Tunneling, Ground Engineering, Dams and Mining.
Wassaras water-powered DTH hammer is the most environmentally friendly percussion drilling method existing today. The DTH hammer is powered by water. No oil is used for lubrication, meaning no contamination of air or water. The water is effectively suppressing dust as well.