Company Description

Melfred Borzall is the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer focused solely on tools for Horizontal Directional Drilling. Since 1946, we have designed and built the drill bits, reamers, swivels and pullers that have helped install underground utilities around the world.

Our signature red tools are built in our state of the art, solar powered manufacturing facility in Santa Maria, on California’s Central Coast.

Melfred Borzall’s tooling innovations include: the Eagle Claw – the best drill head for hard grounds
the Iron Fist for drilling cobbles
the Terminator – the fastest drilling reamer available anywhere
the FastBack system of housings, cutters, swivels and pullers for super-productive direct pullback
the Zapalert electric strike alarm
the Steep Taper UltraBit – the world’s most popular HDD paddle bit.

HDD Drill Bits. From the famous Eagle Claw and Iron Fist rock bits to the world’s best selling paddle bit, the Steep Taper UltraBit, Melfred Borzall drill bits set the standard for quality and value. Bolt patterns and sizes for all HDD drill rigs.

HDD Reamers. All sizes. All ground conditions. All drill rigs. Terminator for high production and low torque in a wide range of ground conditions. Juggernaut fluted reamers for day in and day out productivity. The unstoppable Ogre for tough ground conditions. The Turbo for easy pullbacks in sand. Melfred Borzall has an unmatched capability to design and build custom reamers to your exact specification.

Sonde Housings. For all types of drill rigs and all locators including Digitrak, Subsite and Spot-D-Tek. Wire line and high-flow housings for mud motors and air hammer applications. Built from aircraft quality chrome-nickel-moly steels produced to MBI specs by US steel mills. Don’t settle for cheap materials or workmanship for the drill head that protects your expensive sonde!

Swivels and Pullers. Melfred Borzall is proud to be partnered with DCD Design to provide the best quality swivels, pullers and breakaway connectors for HDD.

ROCK-IT Mud Motors. The world’s best mud motors for utility HDD. In sizes from 3” to 9” for rental and purchase. The ROCK-IT motors are the most reliable and productive mud motors available anywhere.

During its 70 years building tools for underground construction, Melfred Borzall has had many “firsts,” including: the first backreamer for installing utilities, the first hydraulic powered horizontal earth boring machine, the first electric strike alarm (the Zapalert), the first electronic drill bit locator, and the first commercially marketed horizontal directional drill rig for installing underground utilities.

Melfred Borzall tools are sold by dedicated HDD Tooling experts throughout North America and around the world. Visit www.melfredborzall.com to learn more and find a distributor near you.

Nothing bores like a Borzall!

Products & Services

Sonde Housings ,   ROCK-IT Mud Motors ,   HDD Reamers ,   Transmitter Housings ,   Swivels ,   FastBack® System ,   Swivels and Pullers ,   Quick-Disconnects & Collars ,   Drive Chucks & Sub-savers ,   Pullers ,   Parts & Accessories ,   Adapters Locating Systems ,   Service Shot System ,   Jaws Bits & Blades ,   Borzall Gear ,   HDD Drill Bits ,   Reamers