Automation advances continue shaping a new world for onshore drillers. When one hears of the term "factory drilling," it is difficult to not immediately think of the modern day assembly lines of the automotive industry. As raw materials move from station to station, where aluminum is fabricated into roofs and floorboards while rubber hits the road as tires to the final assembly of all the individual components into a single vehicle, most of that assembly is made possible by automation, robotics and sensors.
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