What does the future of drilling hold?Will drilling ever be fully antonymous?In this episode of Academy Blasting, Dr. Anthony Konya discusses the history of the drilling industry and what is to come in the future. Drilling and Blasting has completely changed in the last 20 years, yet alone the last 400. The story of drilling starts with the first blast in a gold mine in 1627 - the old methods of hand steeling were difficult and relied on brute force. In 1840 the first hand crank rotary drill was developed and in 1844 a new age of drilling dawned - that of mechanized drilling. With advancements in drilling being driven to improve drill accuracy, increase drill speed, and remove large crews from the drilling process the improvements to mechanization lasted until the early 2000. Following this, the story of drilling shifted to the Age of Automation, which is ongoing. The emphasis with this face was better data collection, reduction in inaccuracy, and completely removing the operator form the drill cab. Some sites have already started down this road - but will we ever see it take over the industry?What will companies require in order to transition to this type of automation?This podcast begins to explore those answers. For more information visit AcademyBlasting.TV or AcademyBlasting.comFor an article written by Dr. Anthony Konya on this, visit the June 2020 edition of Pit and Quarry at: https://snip.ly/x57qdw