CFA Academy

If you are interested in learning how to drill a CFA pile and understand all the theory behind it, this CFA training is for you, your operators, site superintendents and project managers. Equipment Corporation of America’s Drill Rig Operating School is proud to offer this 3-day training course at their training facility in Jacksonville, FL.

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Enroll in ECA's CFA Academy August 2-4

The First practical CFA (ACIP) school in the U.S.

If you are interested in learning how to drill a CFA pile and understand all the theory behind it, this CFA training is for you, your operators, site superintendents and project managers. Equipment Corporation of America’s Drill Rig Operating School is proud to offer this 3-day training course at their training facility in Jacksonville, FL

August 2-4, 2023

Location: ECA Jacksonville, FL

Cost: $2,950 (includes lunches & dinners)

Limited to 20 people.
Save your seat with an early bird special!
Register by June 1, 2023 for only $2,750!

Course Details

Theoretical Training

  • CFA Safety
  • What is a CFA pile and what are the differences to a drilled shaft, displacement pile or a micropile?
  • Equipment requirements: What does a CFA rig look like?
  • BAUER CFA drill assists
  • How to drill a CFA pile correctly? Pitch, filling rate, rotation speeds, grout consumption, withdrawal rates
  • Tooling: Augers, starter bits and auger cleaners
  • Grout mix designs (presented by Specrete)

Practical Training

  • Learn how to drill a CFA pile using BAUER assistant systems on a 2023 BG 23H with latest technology
  • Understand the required input data on the onboard BAUER B-Tronic of the rig; including pump calibration
  • QA/QC: lab work, mix design, materials/admixtures, lab and field testing, etc. (presented by Specrete)
  • Clean out process

Your Trainers

Joe Kinworthy

Service Manager

Gordian Ulrich

Vice President of Bauer Product Sales & Service

Gus Delfarno

BAUER and Klemm Service Engineer

Rod Kern

Applications Engineering Manager

Jason Martinelli

Field Specialist

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