How Endura‑Line® Transformed Rigid Inclusion Barrel Wear and Productivity

In March 2025, Aarsleff began rolling out Endura‑Line®, our long‑wear
protection system designed to extend the life of high‑impact drilling and
piling tools. The aim was simple: reduce wear, cut downtime, and prove that
a smarter approach to tooling could create real value on live projects.

What followed across Bracknell, Doncaster, Avonmouth, Sawley, and Corby
showed exactly what Endura‑Line® was capable of.

The First Live Trial – Bracknell
Bracknell became the proving ground. Two barrels were put to work, one
with traditional hard‑facing and one with Endura‑Line® applied.

The traditionally faced barrel started the project and completed 330 rigid
inclusions before needing to be re-hard faced. The wear was severe enough
to confirm that this type of repair would have been a regular requirement
throughout the programme.

As a result, the barrel was returned to our workshop in Newark and we fitted
with Endura‑Line®.

The project itself was finished using the Endura‑Line® barrel, which went on
to deliver a further 380 rigid inclusions without any intervention before
moving straight to the next job at Avonmouth Plot 4. This was our first clear
indication that Endura‑Line® could dramatically reduce wear and extend
service life.

Following the early success at Bracknell, we manufactured additional
Endura‑Line® barrels for:

• Doncaster
• Avonmouth Plot 3
• Additional packages at Avonmouth Plot 4

In total, six barrels were produced and deployed across the UK.

Across these sites, the combined output reached 10,128 rigid inclusions
completed without a single hard‑facing intervention, an average of 1,688
inclusions per barrel. All six barrels continued working beyond these
numbers, proving that the wear protection was not just lasting, but
consistently reliable.

Across all monitored barrels, Endura‑Line® itself remained in excellent
condition.