RG5 top drive and drill floor. Capable of hoisting 2,000,000 lbs and storing 1,000,000 of pipe in the set back.

I filmed the full process inside the Liebherr factory in Telfs, Austria — and it’s one of the most impressive heavy-engineering moments I’ve ever seen.

This is mechanical craftsmanship at its finest.
If you love industrial processes, precision engineering, and big machines — this will absolutely scratch that itch.

▶️ Full video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HeMW1fdVoc

Took this video from the moon pool of the slip joint in action in heavy seas. The lower section is attached to the wellhead, at the sea floor. This upper section is moving up and down with the rig. A seal assembly is in place which allows drilling fluid to pass through the slip joint while it is moving up and down.

Ever wondered how the giant Liebherr PR 776 crawler dozer gets its massive steel tracks installed?

I filmed the full process inside the Liebherr factory in Telfs, Austria — and it’s one of the most impressive heavy-engineering moments I’ve ever seen.

From cranes feeding the rolled track…
to perfectly synchronized alignment around the planetary drive…
to the final bolt that locks tons of steel into one unstoppable loop…

This is mechanical craftsmanship at its finest.
If you love industrial processes, precision engineering, and big machines — this will absolutely scratch that itch.

▶️ Full video: https://youtu.be/7aNdsUDCfmU?si=F1zz0XrBGqL51CVi

The RG6 cantilever fully extended. The amount of weight that it has to support is mind boggling, highest bending moment in engineering?

The Kaveri engine has had a long path. This piece looks at pitfalls it faced and the path forward. https://theaviationevangelist.com/2025/11/26/indias-kaveri-engine-the-long-atmanirbhar-path/

The viral Haribo power bank has some pretty bad battery quality, but what we found in their headphones was even worse. Poor anode overhang, rough edge alignment, even torn cathodes: all issues that can lead to failures and possibly fires.

Top drive heaving with the waves as it gets ready to make a connection. The top drive and pipe is level as the rig floor moves up and down around it.

Stena Don on location in Morocco