Dotco Cleco
Drills Introduction
Dotco
Dotco® drills are used daily in applications ranging from aerospace to oil fields and refineries. Three styles are available - pistol grip, straight handle, and right angle models. Drills in this section range from 0.3 – 1.5HP. Plus, dead handles are available for several models.
Parts interchangeability
Maintenance of tools can be time consuming and
expensive. That is why our products have been
designed with high parts interchangeability. With fewer
parts required to repair our tools, less inventory of
parts is required and tools are easier to repair.
Precision parts
It's simple, precision parts let operators manufacture
precision products. Whether it is a spindle, a chuck, a
motor or an angle head, our parts are manufactured
from the finest materials available and are machined to
the highest tolerances. It is understandable why we are
proud of the .0005" runout on our collet model tools.
Extraordinary new drills, inspired
by an extraordinary device.
The human hand.
The familiar gray Dotco drill has long been the industry
workhorse for the high-volume, high-repetition, highprecision
demands of today's assembly line.
The new Dotco drills have been dramatically redesigned ergonomically to deliver increased comfort and productivity, while assuring decreased operator fatigue, potential for injury and downtime on the line.
And we not only changed the way Dotco drills look. We also changed the way they perform.
Technology has allowed us to make these extraordinary improvements. Rapid prototypes are now available through our proprietary design-engineering platform, so we can do modeling in real time and put prototypes in the hands of operators to get immediate feedback on ergonomic and performance criteria.
The handles of the new 14 Series are more oval, for example, because that's what fits the human hand better and ensures less slippage. Our human engineering research also led to the addition of a new rubber grip for better temperature control, because compressed air exhaust in a metal housing makes the tool cold to the hand and reduces speed and efficiency.
Moreover, the ideal is to have the line of action straight down the barrel so that the operator is pushing forward on the tool with the greatest control, the greatest in-line force, the least angular force and the least fatigue to the wrist. That's why we designed the new drills with ergonomically-critical finger and thumb guides. That's also why we added a finger lip under the trigger, which keeps the other fingers from interfering with the trigger action.
The trigger, by the way, is practically forceless. It requires only 4 ounces of pressure to engage the trigger. And the trigger mechanism is designed with a pressurized tipvalve, so that once you overcome the initial resistance, you're off to the races.
