Novator has been awarded a contract for the development of a new Portable Orbital Drilling unit from a customer within the aerospace sector. The unit will be tailor-made to solve a specific customer application.

"This order shows the versatility of our Portable Orbital Drilling system." says Hans-Petter Anderson, Novator's CEO. "With relatively small means, our standard Portable Orbital drilling units can be modified to meet the requirements of a specific application."

The Orbital Portable M-Series is based on Novator's patented Orbital DrillingTM technique that enables drilling of holes with high quality and finish while reducing the machine inventory and the cutting times. Orbital Drilling is a totally new drilling technique where the cutter is revolving in a mechanically forced eccentric movement while simultaneously rotating around its own axis. In orbital drilling, the thrust force is very low which results in higher hole quality and is one of the factors that opens up for dry drilling. Dry drilling makes coolant obsolete and reduces environmental hazards.