MBEF Makine was established in 2011 to design and manufacture core drilling rigs and equipment. Having its headquarters in Ankara Turkey, MBEF Makine serves to drilling industry with inholding experienced technical crews to provide high manufacturing quality and unconditional customer satisfaction.
MBEF is the subsidiary company of Pozitif Sondaj (Pozitif Drilling), a major drilling contractor in Turkey. The most important advantage of MBEF is getting effective and productive feedbacks from the contractor part, Pozitif Sondaj. All the products and innovations developed by MBEF is tested in different field conditions by Pozitif Sondaj without any exceptions. Field feedbacks getting from the drillers are evaluated carefully to sustain persistent superior manufacturing quality.
MBEF carries on research&development, manufacturing and sales activities of exploration core drilling rigs, core drilling equipment and drilling accessories. Through consideration of customer feedbacks and research activities, MBEF Makine keeps developing to reach its goal of achieving the most effective level of production quality.
Main product range of MBEF is consists of exploration core drilling rigs and equipment. In capital equipment, PD500 is the one of the most popular and preferred core drilling rig in Turkey. Contracting part, Pozitif Sondaj runs drilling operation with 25 pcs of PD500 core drilling rigs in whole Turkey. Technical development of PD500 has taken more then 3 years with research activities and feedbacks from drillers.
PD 500 core drilling rig, manufactured in MBEF Makine Ankara manufacturing Facilities with domestic capital and labor, is one move ahead of the machines in its own class with user friendly simple design, hard condition resistant structure and superior production quality.
The basic technical specs of PD500:
Drilling Capacities:
| Diameter | Drilling Capacity |
| PWL (OD:114,30 mm) | 650 m. |
| HWL (OD:88,90 mm) | 1.000 m. |
| NWL (OD:69,90 mm) | 1.550 m. |
| PD500 Power Unit | |
| Engine | FORD / Ecotorq 9L |
| Engine Type | Turbo Diesel, Water Cooled |
| Cylinder Vol / Qty | 8.974 cc / 6 Cylinders |
| Max Power | 315 hp (235 kw) |
| Max Rpm | 2.200 rpm |
| Emission | Euro 3-4 |
| Fuel Capacity | 220L |
| PD500 Drill Head | |
| Hydraulic Engine | Rexroth, double rotation |
| Transmission | Manual, 4 gears |
| Jaw System | Nitrojen Gazlı Pistonla Kapanan Hidrolik Açılan 7’li Çene |
| Holding Capacity | 20.000 kg |
| Max Rpm | 1.200 rpm |
| Side Move | Hydraulic, 30 cm side move |
| Max Holding Diameter | 117 mm |
Technical crews of MBEF are all have drilling background and field experience. Through that devoted and qualified staff, manufacturing and quality control processes are executed in high-precision.
Besides its own manufactured products, MBEF Makine also maintains the Turkish authorized distributorship of drilling equipment and spare part manufacturing companies which have already gained recognition in international drilling industry.
Product Line of MBEF
Capital Equipment: PD500 Exploration Core Drilling Rig
Core Drilling Equipment:
- In Hole Tools
Complete core barrel assembly and overshot assembly, head Assembly, Inner tube, core lifter case, core lifter, stop ring, locking coupling, adapter coupling and outer tube for two and three tube models.
- Diamond Products
HAYDEN impregnated diamond bits, reaming shells and drilling rods and casings (in all dimensions). MBEF is the authorized Turkey distributor of Hayden Diamond products, Canada. - Auxiliary Equipment
Water swivels and hoisting plugs, rod recovery tools, rod/casing cutters, pipe wrenches, adaptors in all dimensions, water pump spare parts, nitrogen gas pistons.
