Established in 1947,
Throop Rock Bit Company has continuously designed and manufactured
rotary cone rock bits for more than half a century. The company began as
a manufacturer of the smallest size rotary cone rock bits for water well
and mining applications and has progressively increased the sizes and
types available.
Throop has expanded its product line to serve all
applications for rotary drilling bits - petroleum, mining, seismic
exploration, water wells, quarrying, river crossings, foundation
construction, and other industrial applications.
Our staff is
knowledgeable in the unique requirements specific to these many and
diverse applications.
Headquartered in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, USA, Throop Rock Bit Company
designs, manufactures, and assembles all of its products in the United
States using state-of-the-art technology, materials, and equipment,
including Aut0CAD® 2002 design, CNC machinery, and in-house heat
treating.
The Throop Rock Bit Company plant in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, USA, is centrally
heated and air conditioned for the comfort and efficiency of our shop
work force. Throop’s skilled machinists, welders, assembly personnel and
shipping staff are seasoned veterans in the rock bit industry who choose
to live and work in a stable rural environment.
Our machinery and
equipment includes state-of-the-art CNC machine tools. All bits are
assembled, greased and inspected in a special clean room area prior to
welding and painting for shipment.
Throop Rock Bits, are designed using AutoCAD® 2002 design and drafting
software in conjunction with a special rock bit design program developed
especially for the rock bit industry. This design system allows our
engineers to more accurately design bits for optimum performance.
It is with these materials, manufacturing and design capabilities, and
pride in workmanship that we are able to produce one of the finest lines
of rotary drilling bits available in the sizes and types that we
produce.
Throop’s products currently presented on this website range in sizes
from 1-7/8 through 7-3/8” in both
tungsten carbide insert type bits and
milled tooth type bits.
Throop’s line of
products includes both open bearing bits and sealed bearing bits. Most
models are available in designs for either regular circulation or jet
circulation with replaceable nozzles.
All Throop open bearing
models are also available for use with either air or fluid circulation.
