Iron roughneck
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iron-roughneck-287-15894622
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Iron roughneck
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An iron roughneck is a piece of hydraulic machinery used to "handle" segments of pipe in a modern drilling rig. The segments can be manipulated as they are hoisted into and out of a borehole. This type of work was previously performed manually by workers using tongs, and was one of the most dangerous jobs in a drilling operation. However, with iron roughnecks and modern technology, much of this can be done remotely with minimal manual handling. Automated roughnecks became common in deep-water dr
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_roughneck
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2020-07-22T23:19:06Z
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