Come join us for a great day!

Thursday May 30th, 2013
11am to 7pm
Syracuse Supply Buffalo Training Facility
575 Ludwig Avenue, Buffalo NY 14227

RSVP by Calling 716.893.3643, Faxing 716.893.3673  or E-mail Doreen.

The raise borer is set up on the upper level of the two levels to be connected, on an evenly laid platform (typically a concrete pad). A small-diameter hole (pilot hole) is drilled to the level required; the diameter of this hole is typically 230mm - 350mm (9” - 15”), large enough to accommodate the drill string. Once the drill has broken into the opening on the target level, the bit is removed and a reamer head, of the required diameter of the excavation, is attached to the drill string and raised back towards the machine. The drill cuttings from the reamer head fall to the floor of the lower level. The finished raise has smooth walls and may not require rock bolting or other forms of ground support. A liner is sometimes installed to prevent the hole from caving in.

After graduating from Colorado State University, Stu went to work for a company
called Subterranean. It is here where Stu learned how to operate and manufacture
raiseborers. Stu’s employer was hit by the economic downturn in the late 1970’s that
was especially hard on the mining industry, and the company closed down.

Subterranean had a number of customers who still required support for their machines.
They often needed components of their machines rebuilt, or they just needed their machines serviced. Stu and his brother Bruce, a trained electrician, took the opportunity to open a business just to support Subterranean’s previous customers, and hence Stu Blattner Inc. was formed. Today, Stu spends the majority of his time at the company plant in Peru, and Bruce supports the company from the headquarters in Golden, Colorado. Bruce’s sons Jesse and Colt, and Stu’s sons Marc and Chad, and his daughter, Dayna, are all active members of the Stu Blattner Inc. team. Jesse says, “Stu and Bruce started the business from nothing. They took out loans, and through very hard work, they made the business a success. Today, we are the largest raise bore contractor in the United States and one of the largest in the world. Currently we have 19 raisebore machines in our fleet, operating in South America, North America and Australia.”

With over 20 years of raisebore experience and over 150,000 feet raised, Stu Blattner Inc. has perfected their drilling program saving time and money with their clients over the conventional methods. They cater to their customers offering such services as “low profile” machines. They also have experience with special requests such as developing the “Y” system, where they pull one raise out of another. Jesse states Stu Blattner’s equipment is predominantly used in mining ventilation shafts, ore passages or manways, along with hydroelectric projects for the use of drilling large diameter holes. They have the capacity to drill from 9 inch to 20 feet in diameter and up to 1500 feet in length depending on the rock conditions. In addition to raisebore contracting, Stu Blattner also manufactures raisebore machines, reaming heads (from 26” to 20’ in diameter), drill pipe and cutters. This puts them in the unique situation of supplying themselves with the equipment needed for a job, and allows them to offer the customer the lowest price, coupled with the best customer service in the industry.

Some of their more recent contract work was for companies such as Allen Co, in Boonsborough, Kentucky; Santa Fe Gold Co., in Duncan, Arizona; JM Huber Co., in Marble Hill, Georgia; Barrick Gold Co., in Crescent Valley, Nevada; United Drilling, in Las Vegas, Nevada; Freeport-McMoRan, in Henderson, Colorado; Barrick Goldstrike, in Elko, Nevada; and Guy Atkinson Construction, in Chicago, Illinois.

Stu Blattner’s raisebore machines are manufactured with heavy-duty steel, so the machine tools that they use to manufacture their machines must be extremely robust. Jesse explained, “About 5 years ago, we came to Foothills Machinery to purchase our first Doosan, a PUMA 800. It is the most powerful heavy duty turning center equipped with box guide ways.”

In the past year, Stu Blattner purchased 2 more Doosan machine tools, the PUMA 3100, a high performance next generation turning center, and the Doosan Mynx 5400, a vertical machining center, with a box-type guideway adopted for strong, hard cutting.

If you are in need of a raisebore hole or equipment to do so, you must call Stu Blattner Inc., a proud United States manufacturer. You can learn more about them by calling (303) 233-2856 or visiting their website at stublattner.com.

To explore Doosan’s full range of machine tools, and to discuss what may best fit your businesses’ needs, call Syracuse Supply Co. at 315.695.2008.

“Our company has grown and expanded to include a distributorship in Florida (APT Machine Tools) and is still growing,” said Kevin McCarthy, President of Syracuse Supply. Syracuse Supply has been serving the New York State manufacturing community for over 127 years and was one of the founding members of the National Machine Tool Distributors Association.

Syracuse Supply represents a wide variety of machine tools and accessories. Lines demonstrated at the Open House were Doosan Infracore turning centers and machining centers, Star CNC Swiss machines, Sodick EDMs, Fryer milling machines, ChipBlaster High Pressure Coolant Systems and other tooling and accessories.

The Doosan DNM 400 vertical machining center demonstrated at the event featured the new Easy Operation Control Package. The work envelope is X= 30”, Y=17.1” and Z=20”. Rapid traverse is 1,417 IPM and the spindle speed is 12,000 RPM.

“Syracuse Supply also has a Machine Tool Accessories Division that supplies cutting tools and metalworking fluids to the manufacturing industry. QualiChem, a leader in fluid technology featured its metalworking fluid products at the Open House,” said Stefan Marsh, Manager, Syracuse Supply Industrial Group.

“Syracuse Supply’s goal is to provide information and assistance to our customers so they can improve their productivity. Assistance can be in the form of telephone support for a machine problem alarm to complex extended factory warranty programs. Our commitment to our customers is a primary reason for our longevity,” said David Barclay, CEO of Syracuse Supply.

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For more information contact:

Kevin McCarthy
Syracuse Supply Machine Tools
575 Ludwig Ave
Cheektowaga, NY 14227
716-893-3643
kmccarthy@syracuse-supply.com
www.Syracuse-Supply.com

David Barclay Syracuse Supply
43 Ct. Rt. 59
Phoenix, NY 13135
315-695-2008
www.Syracuse-Supply.com