Carbide Inserts
Fordia provides a wide selection of carbide inserts to fit different jaws and grippers. Choose from popular brands such as Longyear, Boyles and Christensen.
Carbide Grippers
Fordia carbide grippers have an excellent grip and feature a long product life to make your job easier.
Oval Sleeves and Pliers
Fordia has all necessary sizes of copper and aluminum oval sleeves, as well as the appropriate pliers.
Cables
Fordia distributes different types of cables available in lengths of up to 6,000 feet (1,800 metres), including wireline cables and hoisting cables.
| Carbide inserts | 9469708082 |
|---|---|
| Carbide Gripper insert Round Tip | 9469708081 |
| Tungsten Carbide insert Christensen Type | 9469709009 |
| Contact us for more products. | Tel. : 1 800-768-7274 |
August 19, 2025
In few of our blogs, we’ve been looking at core barrels. A wire line core barrel typically consists of a double tube system that includes an inner tube and outer tube. We’ve looked at the parts that make up the inner tube assembly and the head assembly. In this blog, we will look at the parts of the outer tube and the role of each piece of equipment.
July 9, 2025
Directional drilling technology has certainly come a long way in the mineral exploration world, with Gyro-guided tooling and the ability to core while steering the borehole. There have never been so many options and methods of steering a hole.
July 9, 2025
In an earlier blog, we looked at the core barrel assembly, this being the equipment that is used to recover core, and plays a very important role in the diamond drilling operation. The success of an operation depends on retrieving core efficiently and effectively. We looked at the parts of the inner tube of which the head assembly is a part. It is a complex part so it is well worth looking at it in detail.
