US manufacturer, Schramm Inc. and Australian engineering services company, Airdrill have strengthened their relationship by renewing and expanding the Australian Dealership Agreement. The agreement allows Airdrill to continue assembling Schramm drill rigs and manufacture Schramm components under license. The agreement also expands Airdrill's territory to include Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and New Guinea. The agreement was signed following the successful assembly and commissioning of the Schramm T685WS Rotadrill for McKay Drilling in mid 2003.

West Australian manufacturer Airdrill Ltd has developed an exciting new concept in heat exchangers called 'Airdrill Cooler'. This innovative low cost alternative to existing heat exchange technology, is more robust, easier to maintain, and less complex to manufacture than the existing technology, which is used extensively in the mining and resources sector.

As Peter Hall, Airdrill's Mechanical Engineer explains, "We use heat exchangers in Airdrill's compressor boosters to supply high pressure air for the drilling rigs we make. Basically they work like a car radiator to cool hot air or fluids.