USA: Science Applications International Corporation
Project: Explosives Re-Cycling
Desk study to evaluate the safety and feasibility of a Green 21st Century approach that could be used to recover the caloric energy of waste explosives and propellants, by blending these materials into coal feed-stock to subsequently co-fire industrial boilers and furnaces.
New Zealand: Red Bull Powder Company
Project: Emulsion Explosives Technology
Design and installation of Bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production and packaging technology. Technical support:
Emulsion explosives formulations and manufacturing procedures, safety and hazards management,
start-up and commissioning, maintenance and training.
Panama:
Mineria Explosivos y Servivios, S.A.
Project: Technical Support
Bulk emulsion explosives technology. Support for the design and the construction of the first bulk
emulsion explosives production facility in Panama. This new explosives production facility is operating at capacity to support the Panama Canal widening project. Services included formulation, raw materials selection, permitting
assistance, construction management, operations procedures development, safety and hazards
management, maintenance, training and start-up.
Confidential: Orica Mining Services
Project: Technical Support
Explosives production facility design and drawings for a new explosives production facility, site,
regulatory interface, production procedures development, Hazards and Operating Study (HAZOP)
China: Shanxi Huguan
Project: Emulsion Explosives Technology
Packaged emulsion explosives production and packaging technology. Technical support for a ultra high
volume underground permissible emulsion explosives production and packaging line for Shanxi Huhua
Group Venus Chemical Industry . Provided emulsion explosives formulations and manufacturing
procedures, safety and hazards management, start-up and commissioning, maintenance and training.
Saudi Arabia Saudi Chemical Company
Project: Technical Support
Bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production. Technical support for the design and the
construction of an emulsion explosives production facility.
CHINA
Shenzhen King Explorer Science and Technology
Project: Packaged Emulsion Explosives Plant
Emulsion explosives technical support for the design and the construction of a new and large production facility produce packaged high-energy e emulsion
explosive for underground coal mining or permissible applications. Services include facility design, formulation, raw materials selection,
permitting assistance, operations procedures development, safety and
hazards
management maintenance and training. Packaging performed in a Tipper Tie Rota-Clip high-speed packaging machine 300 cartridges per minute
PAKISTAN Pakistan Ordnance Factory
Project: Plastic Explosives Taggants
Provided technical assistance and a large shipment of DMNB (2,3 Dimethyl
2,3 Dinitrobutane) for use as an tagging/detecting agent for plastic
bonded explosives (PBX). ZMW is the global distributor of DMNB for
ORION chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
CONFIDENTIAL
Confidential Company
Project: Technical Support
Technical support for the design and the construction of an emulsion explosives production
facility. Services include formulation, raw materials selection, permitting assistance, operations procedures development, safety and hazards
management, maintenance and training.
USA Multinational Law Firm
Project: Expert Testimony Witness
Expert witness testimony and technical support on a nationwide case involving explosives and detonators on behalf of a very large multinational law firm as they represent their client.
USA Nelson Brothers:
Project: Technical Support
Conducted nationwide audit of emulsion explosives manufacturing facilities. This audit included emulsion explosives
production operations procedures, safety and
hazards management, maintenance and training.
EGYPT Confidential Company
Project: Technical Support
Provided
technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a
feasibility study for a bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production
facility near the Suez Canal.
United Arab Emirates Dubai Al Ahlia Quick
Project: Technical Support
Provided
technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a
feasibility study for a bulk emulsion explosives production facility to support the large demand for quarry aggregate in Dubai.
CHINA Shenzhen King Explorer Science & Technology Co., Ltd
Project: Technical Support
Provided technical support for emulsion explosives, formulation, production and packaging. Services include emulsion explosives production operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.
USA Large Explosives Distributor
Project: Technical Support
Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a feasibility study. Services include emulsion explosives production operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.
PORTUGAL Confidential
Project: Technical Support
Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a feasibility study. Services include emulsion explosives production operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.
USA Austin Powder Company
Project: Technical Services
Provided technical support for the systems integration of ExploTrack
TM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tracking and monitoring of Smart Explosives
TM in production and magazine operations.
RUSSIA Confidential Company
Project: Technical Services
Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the
preparation of a feasibility study. Services included emulsion
explosives production operations, procedures development, formulation,
explosives safety, hazards management and training. Emulsion explosives
manufacturing equipment and technology.
SOUTH AFRICA
African Explosives, Ltd.
Project: Emulsion Explosives Design and Costing Services
Emulsion explosives manufacturing equipment and technology.
SWEDEN
YARA, AB
Project: Marketing Study and Sales Support
Provided a technical ammonium nitrate (TAN) sales and marketing desk study for the world's largest fertilizer manufacturer.
CONFIDENTIAL Confidential
Company
Project: Hazards Operability Study Leader (HAZOP)
Organized and served as HAZOP Leader for a HAZOP on a new packaging
process. ZMW provided explosives processing and engineering advice. ZMW
provided a report on the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management System (PSM) for a
specific explosive manufacturing process in the support and use of Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID).
VIETNAM Confidential
Company
Project: Technical Services
Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a feasibility study. Services included emulsion explosives production operations, procedures development, formulation, explosives safety, hazards management and training. Emulsion explosives manufacturing equipment and technology.
USA Halkey-Robert, Inc.
Project: Technical and Marketing Services
Provided UN Hazards classification, technical support, market analysis and other services related to a new propellant product.
USA
Confidential Company
Project: Technical Services
Provided technical support for the HERO testing of radio frequency identification devices and thier effects on electro-explosives initiation devices such as detonators and automotive air bag igniters.
USA Peabody Energy
Project:
Emulsion Explosives Production Design and Costing Services
Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the
preparation of a feasibility study. Services included emulsion
explosives production operations, procedures development, formulation,
explosives safety, hazards management and training. Emulsion explosives
manufacturing equipment and technology.
SURINAME Orica Mining Services
Project: Emulsion Explosives Plant Relocation
Project management, technical oversight, purchasing and some logistics for the relocation and
re-commissioning of bulk emulsion explosives production equipment from
Guyana to Suriname. The plant is located in a jungle mining environment
in South America.
COLUMBIA Confidential Company
Project:
Emulsion Explosives Production Design and Costing Services
Provided technical support for the installation and commissioning of a new emulsion explosives manufacturing plant. Services included emulsion
explosives production operations, procedures development, formulation,
explosives safety, hazards management and training. Emulsion explosives
manufacturing equipment and technology.
IRAQ Confidential Company
Project: Technical Services
Lead role in a Feasibility Study to develop a new explosives
manufacturing and distribution comany inside Iraq which would provide
drill and blasting services and 'rock-on-the-ground' for the mining,
quarring and construction sectors inside Iraq.
USA Confidential Company
Project: Compliance Europe (CE) Mark
Participated on a Hazards Analysis team that studied bulk explosives
equipment design and explosives safety procedures required to obtain a
Compliance Europe (CE) Certificate.
KOREA Yu Lim Materials Co. Ltd.
Project: Technical Services
ZMW is providing technical and marketing support services for the
North American introduction of the CS KIM CAPSULE on behalf
of Yulim Materials Co. Ltd. The CS KIM CAPSULE is
a new and unique product specifically designed for urban blasting
operations.
USA Austin Powder Company: USA
Project: Hazards Operability Study Leader (HAZOP)
Organized and served as HAZOP Leader for a HAZOP on a new packaging
process. ZMW provided explosives processing and engineering advice. ZMW
provided a report on the US Occupational Safety and Health
Administration (OSHA) Process Safety Management System (PSM) for a
specific explosive manufacturing process and product to be used for
OSHA compliance.
CONFIDENTIAL Confidential Company
Project: Acquisition Technical Support
ZMW provided technical support to evaluate the emulsion
explosives manufacturing capability and current regulatory compliance
status for one of the world’s largest explosives manufacturers
during due diligence investigation during the acquisition of
a large European explosives manufacturing and
distribution company.
USA AlliantTech Systems – Thiokol Propulsion
Project: Explosives and Propellant Marketing Study
ZMW provided a comprehensive marketing study in support of a NATO
Maintenance Supply Agency project involving the recycling of explosives
and propellants from missile systems located in Europe.
USA Confidential Insurance Underwriter
Project: Fire Damage Assessment
Surveyed
the fire damage to an emulsion manufacturing and packaging plant and
provided detailed information on the cost to rebuild the plant for
presentation to the insurance company adjuster.
INDIA ORION Chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
Project: Explosives Detection
ZMW provided application assistance to include DMNB (2,3 Dimethyl
2,3 Dinitrobutane) within explosives, propellants, energetic articles
and devices. DMNB is used as a tagging/detecting agent for plastic
bonded explosives (PBX). ZMW is the global distributor of DMNB for
ORION chemicals Pvt. Ltd.
CONFIDENTIAL
Multinational Explosives Manufacturer
Project: Due Diligence Technical Support for an Acquisition
ZMW provided due diligence technical support in assessing the
current explosives manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities
relating to an acquisition of a large regional explosives manufacturer
by a multinational explosives manufacturer.
USA ALS Technologies, Inc.
Project: Packaging Design
ZMW designed a inner and outer package for Blast Stun Munitions that
would comply with the United Nations and US DOT/RSPA standards for
classification as UN 1.4G. This new package resulted in a cost savings
over previous shipping as UN 1.4D.
UKRAINE AlliantTech Systems (Thiokol Technologies)
Project: Recycling and reuse of Soviet Era SS-24 Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) propellant.
Within
the framework of the SALT III Treaty, as a US Government contractor ZMW
has developed a new emulsion explosive formula compatible with the
propellant, designed a process, assisting in the UN Hazards
Classification and designed emulsion explosives production and
propellant blending equipment to mix propellant with emulsion for use
within the Ukraine iron ore mining industry.
USA Explo Systems, Inc.
Project: Recycling nitrocellulose into emulsion explosives.
ZMW
designed a novel emulsion explosives formulation that would
accept extremely wet nitrocellulose propellant to facilitate
recycling.
CONFIDENTIAL
Confidential Company
Project: Upgrade of a watergel explosives manufacturing process.
ZMW will
be converting a watergel explosives manufacturing process with a
modern emulsion explosives process to include new cartridge
packaging equipment.
GERMANY Bohlen Industrie GmbH
Project: Detonator Technology Licensing
ZMW
assessed novel electronic detonator software, developed a technology
package, assisted in the development of US and foreign patents that
were ultimately issued. ZMW assisted in successfully licensing the
technology to ORICA MINING SERVICES for uses its IKON electronic
detonator technology.
USA Kappa Engineers, Inc.
Project: Pyrotechnic, explosives and propellant technical services
ZMW
was chosen by Kappa Engineers, Inc. as a subcontractor to the State of
Nevada, Department of Environmental Protection to provide pyrotechnic,
explosives and propellant technical assistance during permitting and
auditing facilities.
