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Gundrilling

As the Nation’s largest contract gundriller, Carlson delivers it all: Expertise, service, quality & single-source capabilities. Our exceptional depth and breadth of services means our customers can count on us as a single source for all their gundrilling needs.

  • 25+ Gundrilling Machines
  • We can drill hole sizes from 0.055″ up to 2.0″ in diameter
  • Hole depths up to 200″
  • Our table drills allow for:
    • Large round parts with off-center holes
    • Table capacity up to 60,000 lbs
    • Rectangular, tubular or irregular parts and components
    • Heat exchangers, heat platens, castings and weldments

Gundrilling Advantages

Building our expertise since the 1970’s, Carlson has drilled practically every metal alloy in all industries. The gundrilling process offers a few key advantages including much smaller hole sizes (2.0″ down to 0.055″), more parts to production hour, tight tolerances and more. Hole drift can also be minimized by rotating the part in the opposite direction of the drill like some of our deep hole drilling machines. This counter-rotation technology provides all the advantages of gundrilling, with superior drift precision.

Finish Your Part: One-Stop-Shop

Drilling is often not the hole (pun intended) journey for most manufactured parts. We provide many complementary services to save you lead-time and reduce supply chain complexity. From drilling, turning, honing, machining and more, ask us today how we can help with all your needs under one roof. 

Learn more about: Deep Hole Drilling, Honing, Turning, Milling and Shipping.

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Gundrilling Capabilities
Quality Assurance
Value Added Services
Gundrilling Capabilities
  • 25+ Machines with Hole ranges from .055” up to 2.00” diameter
  • Lengths up to 200 inches
  • Lifting capacity to 20 tons
  • Table capacity to 60,000 pounds
Quality Assurance
  • Gauge Pins
  • Dial Bore Gauges
  • Sonic Wall-Thickness Measurement
  • Faro Arm Inspection
  • Coordinate Measurment Machine
  • In-Process Documentation
  • SPC Capabilities
  • PPAP Inspections Upon Request
Value Added Services
  • Part Storage & Inventory Management
  • Manufacturing Process Development
  • Trucking Pickup & Delivery

Checkout our brochure to see more!

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