Recent Projects

USA:   Nelson Brothers
Project:    Explosives Safety Audit
 
Conducted nationwide audit of emulsion explosives manufacturing facilities. This audit included emulsion explosives production operations procedures, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


USA:   Tipper-Tie
Project:    Emulsion Explosives Training
 
Conducted a training class for Tipper-Tie design engineers on the topic of physical and chemical properties, and safe loading practices for emulsion  explosives .


China:    Special Devices, Inc. 
China:    Shanxi Huguan
Project:    Electronic Detonator Assembly
 
Installation and commissioning of a new electronic digital detonator assembly line.  The new plant is at Shanxi Huguan near Changzhi in Shanxi Provence.  Shanxi Huguan manufacture nearly 250 million detonators of all types per year and this new electronic detonator digital line is the first of its kind in China.


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 ExploTrackTM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tracking and monitoring of Smart ExplosivesTM 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.