In 1882, company founder, Mahlon Layne, combined hard work and ingenuity to devise better ways of drilling to coax water out of the arid lands of a community known as Old Swan Lake, near what is now Hurley, S.D. Mahlon’s neighbors quickly took notice and shortly thereafter, a company was born. Carrying on Mahlon’s spirit of innovation, Layne Christensen now employs sophisticated software and hardware around the world to control and monitor their drilling process for massive construction projects in harsh, unforgiving conditions. These systems rely on rugged and versatile noax Industrial PCs.
More than 130 years later, the Layne Christensen Company, now based in The Woodlands, Texas, continues to grow by offering the latest in drilling technology for water treatment and construction projects throughout offices spanning five continents worldwide. From working with the Army Corp of Engineers to build dams around New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina, to devising and executing the ingenious plan that helped rescue the 33 trapped Chilean miners in 2010, Layne’s expertise extends well beyond traditional drilling methods.