Hardbanding Solutions Technical Bulletins
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Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries has been a leader in drilling component wear protection for over a decade with our Duraband®NC, Tuffband®NC and Ultraband™NM products. In an effort to keep you current with the latest on Postle products, procedures, application tips and industry changes, we started a monthly newsletter called the HBS Bulletin in March of 2018. We hope you find the content helpful and please feel free to contact us at any time for more information and technical support.
- Cracked hardbanding can destroy your casing. That's why Postle's Duraband® NC is 100% Crack-Free Casing Friendly Hardbanding. Learn more in our May News Bulletin. HBS May 2022.pdf
- Skye Hardbanding Equipment from Postle Industries ensures superior quality of application and ease of use. Skye's advanced technology increases safety with our advanced dual-pressure fume extraction system. Learn more in our April News Bulletin. HBS April 2022.pdf
- Postle's new Spiral Banding Technology significantly extends drill pipe life in extended horizontal laterals. Learn more about this amazing new technology. HBS February 2022.pdf
- Postle now offers SmoothEdge™ hardbanding, a new patented hardbanding process. Get details on this as well as best practices for hardband dimensions in our April bulletin. HBS April 2021.pdf
- Dual layered hardbanding and smooth hardbands can be a great benefit in certain circumstances. Learn when and how these procedures can benefit you in our March bulletin. HBS March 2021.pdf
- Why do some hardbands crack? Some wires are designed to crack for the purpose of stress relief, but definitely not in oilfield applications. Cracked hardbanding on drill pipe can cause accelerated casing wear. Re-applying hardbanding is significantly more expensive because the previous layer of cracked hardbanding must be ground off before re-application. Duraband™ NC is 100% non-cracking and can be re-applied over itself and many other brands of hardbanding. Learn more in our February bulletin. HBS February 2021.pdf
- Learn about the updated NS-1™ and DS-1® hardbanding specs in our January bulletin. HBS January 2021.pdf
- We Can’t Wait for 2021! We are looking forward to the new year and helping our customers meet the challenges ahead. HBS December 2020
- Reducing costs is a never ending quest in business and is especially important in a challenging economic climate. Postle helps you reduce drilling costs by offering a special procedure to perform partial hardbanding on eccentrically worn tool joints. See how you can save in our November technical bulletin. HBS November 2020.pdf
- Casing friendly hardbanding may not always be "Casing Friendly" depending upon drilling conditions. Learn more in our October Bulletin. HBS October 2020.pdf
- Time study of the amount of time saved hardbanding a tool joint when removal of the previous hardbanding is unnecessary. See the case study in our September newsletter. HBS September 2020.pdf
- The Postle Difference is the engineering that goes into the products, its quality manufacturing, and the field and application expertise and that all help ensure that the job gets done right. Learn more about the Postle Difference in our August newsletter. HBS August 2020.pdf
- The drill string is the most expensive component of the drilling process, and its also the one that wears out the quickest. Good hardbanding, properly applied is the best way to protect that investment. Learn more in our July newsletter. HBS July 2020.pdf
- Virtually all hardbanding degrades with each re-application and at some point the inevitable expense of rebuilding the tool joint is incurred. This is not the case with Duraband®NC. Duraband can be reapplied over itself indefinitely and never cracks or delaminates. Learn more in our June newsletter. HBS June 2020.pdf
- Unexpected expenses can accrue when stacking rigs. Restoring pipe to DS-1 condition often incurs the expense of removing the previous hardbanding and reapplication of new hardbanding. In worst case scenarios the pipe may be scrapped all together, unless you're using Duraband®NC. Duraband can be reapplied over itself and other hardbanding without prior hardbanding removal. See how you can save thousands of dollars in our May Technical Bulletin. HBS May 2020.pdf
- In tough economic times, reducing costs by working efficiently and saving on material costs is of paramount importance. Duraband®NC, with Niobium carbide, helps you do just that. Given two hardbanding products with a hardness of 60 Rockwell C, adding Niobium carbide to one will make it wear approximately 3 times longer, even though both products are the same hardness. Duraband has a number of other benefits as well. Learn more. HBS April 2020.pdf
- Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update HBS March 2020.pdf
- Skye Hardbanding Equipment from Hardbanding Solutions affords faster production rates and is easy to setup. It offers PLC Automation, Advanced Torch Positioning and Industry Best Fume Extraction. HBS February 2020.pdf
- Proper supervision of hardbanding procedures can eliminate costly mistakes and even reveal short cuts that will lower costs and speed up delivery. Learn about Postle’s free Supervisor Training Seminars. HBS January 2020.pdf
- To our current customers we extend a sincere thank you for your continued support this past year and offer a special thank you to our new customers who joined us in 2019. See our New Year's wish list for 2020. HBS December 2019.pdf
- Hardbanding Solutions provides unparalleled hardbanding support. We offer complimentary site inspections to ensure that you receive the highest quality hardbanding application of premium hardbanding wire. Don't take chances with inferior hardbanding that will wear 5-7 times faster than Duraband®NC hardbanding. HBS November 2019.pdf
- Our Duraband and Tuffband Certification Programs have been expanded. Certified applicators and individually certified employees are just several of the reasons that Duraband is by far the most popular and trusted hardbanding on the market. Learn more in our October Bulletin. HBS October 2019.pdf
- Why waste time and money removing hardbanding? Duraband is crack-free and 100% re-buildable. It can easily be re-applied over itself and most competitive products. HBS September 2019.pdf
- Postalloy® TubeWeld 110 can help restore upset connections that were once considered scrap. After the work string upset connections have been rebuilt, hardbanding with Duraband® NC will significantly increase service life. HBS August 2019.pdf
- As costs rise, the feasibility of reusing worn pipe increases. Learn about rebuilding tong spaces on tool joint pins and boxes. Also beware of counterfeit hardbanding! HBS July 2019.pdf
- Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries is a technological leader in the field of hardbanding. Ultraband™ NM (patent pending) offers a 400%-500% improvement in wear resistance. Another innovation, our patented CoolBanding® procedure, will protect your IPC when hardbanding tool joints. Learn more about these technological innovations. HBS June 2019.pdf
- Re-applying hardbanding over low cost, low performance hardbanding can lead to issues such as lack of fusion, large voids, porosity and spalling. If the tool joint or work string connection is still a candidate for reapplication we can help. See your options. HBS May 2019.pdf
- Proper pre-heat and post weld cooling are critical for effective hardbanding. See test results from a study in North Dakota showing the effectiveness of the Postalloy HB Insulator to control the hardband cooling cycle. HBS-April-2019.pdf
- Magnetic Particle Inspection is just one of the tests that all of Postle's hardbanding wire goes through to ensure that it offers maximum protection of your drill pipe and casing. Learn more about Postle's in house R & D, testing and new product development strategies. HBS-March-2019.pdf
- Are you getting the real thing?
Duraband has strict quality control standards and is shipped in traceable lots. Insist on genuine Duraband. HBS-February-2019.pdf - Postle's commitment to support our products and customers after the sale is unmatched.
Learn about support features that you may not be aware of. HBS-January-2019.pdf - Happy New Year From Hardbanding Solutions by Postle Industries
Your feedback can help us better meet your needs. HBS-December-2018.pdf - Eliminate the need to remove previous hardbanding.
Learn how much you can save per tool joint connection on hardbanding over the life cycle of your drill pipe. HBS-November-2018.pdf - Hardband cracking can stop your drilling project cold.
Non-cracking Duraband®NC and Tuffband®NC are crack-free and in many instances can be applied over previous hardbanding. HBS-September-2018.pdf - Understanding Welding Polarity HBS-August-2018.pdf
- Preheating and Slow Cooling HBS-July-2018.pdf
- Duraband NC Application Guarantee HBS-June-2018.pdf
- Policies for the Manufacture and Distribution of Hardbanding Products HBS-May-2018.pdf
- Duraband Wins Approval For Re-application Over Mstar HBS-April-2018.pdf
- Extending The Life Of Work String Tubing HBS-March-2018.pdf
