Global Technical Solutions

ZMW provides global technical solutions around the world providing technology transfer involving explosive and detonator manufacturing. We focus first on explosives safety and then on efficiency, innovation and quality. As a result we have been selected to provide technical services for most of the world's multinational industrial explosives and detonator manufacturers.

We have operated under strict confidentially participating in more than 80 projects in 92 countries world-wide and invite you to check out our experiences.  

ZMW provides explosives solutions !

ZMW licensed technology and commissioned this new bulk explosives production facility to support the complex blasting
requirements for the Panama Canal widening project. Client: Orica Panama - Mineria Explosivos y Servivios, S.A.

MONGOLIA : BLAST

Project: Emulsion Explosives Technology Licensing and Plant Commissioning   

Design and installation of a new bulk emulsion explosives production facility  and licensing emulsion. Technical support:  Emulsion explosives formulations and manufacturing procedures, comprehensive plant desing engineering, safety and hazards management, start-up and commissioning of the new plant and associate bulk deleivery equipment, and professional training for plant operations, maintenance and training. 
 

USA : Explosives Packaging Equipment Business Development and Intergrated Technical Soutions

Project:  Explosives Industry Consulting

Providing business development and explosives safety support for the premier explosives packaging systems and equipment provider. Supporting multinational explosives manufacturers with integrating TIPPER TIE equipment, consumables and technology within new and exisiting explosives production environments.

USA:  FedEx

Project:                      Explosives Logistics

Assistance with the Transport of a Limited Quantity of Division 1.4S Materials Aboard Aircraft and interface with the US Department of Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)

VIETNAM : Mining Chemical Industry Holding, Co. Ltd.
Project:  Design Engineering

Designed detonator sensitive emulsion explosives pumping, instrument and safety device control system from production module into packaging equipment. 

CANADA : Securesearch, Inc.

Project: Technology Licensing Support

Provided technical services for technology licensing of client owned intellectual property related to explosives manufacturing.

CONFIDENTIAL : Confidential Client
Project: Technical Due Diligence - Acquisition Support

Provided due diligence technical support related to an acquisition of a large explosives manufacturing, distribution and blasting services company.


CONFIDENTIAL : Multinational Explosives Handling Equipment Manufacturer
Project : Technical Support - Business Development

Supplementing existing business development team providing expertise related to emulsion explosives handling, physical and chemical properties, and safe handling.


CONFIDENTIAL : Multinational Explosives Manufacturer
Project : Technical Audit

Conducted audit of existing detonator and emulsion explosives manufacturing facilities. This audit included emulsion explosives production operations procedures, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


CONFIDENTIAL : Orica Mining Services
Project : Technical Support

Provided technical support related to a feasibility study for a new explosives production facility

USA : DGM Energy Services
Project : Explosives Logistics

Assistance with the transport of a limited quantity of Division 1.4S explosives materials aboard an aircraft and interface with FedEx and the the US Department of Transportation (Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration)


USA : Multinational Law Firm
Project : Explosives Expert Testimony Witness

Expert witness testimony and technical support on a international case involving emulsion explosives and detonators on behalf of a very large multinational law firm on behalf of one of the world’s largest explosives manufacturers.


USA : Weatogue Powder Company (Detotec)
Project : Foreign Technology Sales Support

Assisted in the sale of nonelectric initiation system technology and equipment in China


USA : Mohawk Systems
Project : UN Hazardous Materials Testing and Performance Packaging

Developed innovative packaging for re-classification of an an explosive article from UN Class 1.1F to UN Class 1.1D resulting in more economical logistics


USA : Nelson Brothers
Project : Explosives Safety Audit

Conducted nationwide safety and technology 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.


USA : Tipper-Tie
Project : Export Controls Regulatory Support

Assisted with compliance procedures related to the US Department of State Arms Export Control Act, the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).


USA : Multinational Law Firm
Project : Explosives Expert Testimony Witness

Expert witness testimony and technical support on a nationwide case involving emulsion explosives and detonators on behalf of a very large multinational law firm on behalf of one of the world’s largest explosives manufacturers.


USA : Austin Powder Company
Project : Technical Services

Assisted in a technical audit of emulsion explosives and cast booster manufacturing facilities. This audit included production operations procedures, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


USA : Special Devices, Inc.
Project : Electronic Detonator Assembly

Assistance with the sale and 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 manufactures nearly 200 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 Licensing

Design and installation of bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production. Technical support included emulsion explosives formulations and manufacturing procedures, safety and hazards management, start-up and commissioning and training.


PANAMA : Orica Panama - Mineria Explosivos y Servivios, S.A.
Project : Emulsion Explosives Technology Licensing

Technology transfer and technical 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 and Plant Commissioning

Explosives production facility design and drawings for a new explosives production facility, site, regulatory interface, production procedures development, Hazards and Operating Study (HAZOP)


VIETNAM : Peoples Army of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam
Project : Emulsion Explosives Technology Feasibility

Feasibility for the design and installation of bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production, manufacturing procedures, safety and hazards management.


CHINA : Shenzhen King Explorer Science and Technology Co., Ltd
Project : Emulsion Explosives Technology Licensing

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

Technical services related to bulk and packaged emulsion explosives production. Provided design engineering and feasibility study support for upgrading and existing emulsion explosives production facility.


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
Project : Emulsion Explosives Technology Licensing

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 : Explosives Expert Testimony Witness

Expert witness testimony and technical support on a nationwide case involving emulsion explosives and detonators on behalf of a very large multinational law firm on behalf of one of the world’s largest explosives manufacturers.


USA : Nelson Brothers
Project : Technical Support

Assisted Nelson Brothers in a nationwide audit of emulsion explosives manufacturing facilities. This audit included emulsion explosives production operations procedures, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


GERMANY : C. Illies & Company
Project : Technical Sales Support

Provided technical sales support for emulsion explosives technology licensing in Vietnam.


EGYPT Confidential
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.


UAE 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 on the Palm Islands and the World Project in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.


USA Ultra 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 : Explosives Security & Supply Chain Management

Provided technical support, systems integration for the installation of ExploTrackTM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tracking and monitoring of Smart ExplosivesTM in live production and magazine operations.


SAUDI ARABIA Saudi Chemical Company
Project : Explosives Security & Supply Chain Management

Provided technical support, systems integration for the installation of ExploTrackTM Radio Frequency Identification Device (RFID) tracking and monitoring of Smart
ExplosivesTM in live production and magazine operations.


RUSSIA Confidential
Project : Technical Services

Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a feasibility study for emulsion explosives production operations, procedures development, formulation, explosives safety, hazards management and training.


CHINA Shenzhen King Explorer Science and Technology Co., Ltd
Project : Technical Support

Provided technical support for the feasibility of emulsion explosives technology transfer related to 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 related to 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 for emulsion explosives production operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


SOUTH AFRICA African Explosives. Ltd.
Project : Technical Support

Provided Technical support for emulsion explosives manufacturing.


SWEDEN YARA
Project : Technical Marketing Support

Provided Technical Grade Ammonium Nitrate market analysis, marketing support and organized distribution channels for the world’s largest fertilizer producer.


VIETNAM Confidential
Project : Emulsion Explosives Manufacturing Plant Feasibility Study

Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a feasibility study for emulsion explosives production operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


USA Halkey-Roberts Company
Project : Technical Services

Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a new propellant actuated device and a new propellant used for aerospace and industrial applications. Provided UN Hazards Materials testing support for packaging and logistics.


CONFIDENTIAL KPMG
Project : Due Diligence

ZMW provided technical due diligence for acquisition and investor support for explosives related projects outside of the USA.


USA Confidential
Project : Technical Services

Provided technical support for the HERO testing of radio frequency identification devices and their effects on electro-explosives initiation devices such as detonators, military ordnance and automotive airbags igniters.


USA Peabody Energy
Project : Emulsion Explosives Manufacturing Plant Feasibility Study

Provided technical support for the conceptual design and the preparation of a headquarters level feasibility study for the worlds largest coal producer. Technical services include operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


COLUMBIA Confidential Client
Project : Emulsion Explosives Manufacturing Plant

Provided technical support for the design, commissioning and initial start-up of a new emulsion explosive manufacturing plant at a very large mine. Services include operations procedures development, formulation, safety and hazards management, maintenance and training.


USA Confidential Client
Project : Hazards Analysis for Compliance Europe (CE) Mark

Participated on a Hazards Analysis Team that studied the equipment design and explosives safety procedures for a bulk explosives delivery system to obtain a Compliance Europe (CE) certificate.


IRAQ Confidential Client
Project : Feasibility Study

Lead role in a Feasibility Study to develop a new business inside Iraq with emulsion explosives manufacturing capability which also will provide full-service drill and blasting services providing ‘rock-on-the-ground’ for the mining, quarrying and construction industries inside Iraq.


USA Alliant Tech Systems (Thiokol Technologies International)
Project : Marketing Study

Prepared a marketing study in Europe that defined the European Explosives market in Europe. Prepared extensive market analysis, marketing support and organized distribution channels


GUYANA Orica Mining Services
Project : Emulsion Plant and plant commissioning

Project management, technical oversight, purchasing for the relocation and recommissioning of bulk emulsion explosives production equipment from a gold mine in Guyana to a gold mine in Suriname. The plant is located in a jungle mining environment in South America.


KOREA Yulim Materials Co. Ltd.
Project : Technical Services

Yulim Materials Co. Ltd. manufactures the CS Kim Capsule, a new product specifically designed for urban blasting operations with extreme ground vibrations and air blast concerns. Technical support and coordination for UN Hazards Testing, explosives testing, initiation system development, and marketing of a new explosives product.


USA Austin Powder 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 and product to be used for OSHA compliance.


SOUTH AFRICA Confidential Client
Project : Due Diligence - Acquisition Support

Provided technical support to evaluate an emulsion explosives manufacturing capability for one of the world’s largest explosives manufacturers during technical due diligence related in an international acquisition of a large explosives manufacturing and distribution company.


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, sales and marketing assistance for 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).


JAPAN Individual
Project : Technology

Evaluated and tested a new explosive material and presented this to the Japan Explosives Society. This invention was later used commercially in blasting operations in Japan.


USA Multinational Explosives Manufacturer
Project : Due Diligence Technical Support for an Acquisition

ZMW provided due diligence technical support in assessing current explosives manufacturing processes, equipment and facilities relating to the successful acquisition of a large regional explosives manufacturer by a multinational explosives manufacturer.


USA A. L. S. 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 Alliant Tech Systems (Thiokol Technologies International)
Project : Recycling Soviet Union Era 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 explosives formulation involving the use of re-cycled nitrocellulose propellants within pacakged emulsion explosives.


JORDAN Confidential Client
Project : Upgrade of an industrial explosives manufacturing facility ZMW designed a new explosive manufacturing process.


GERMANY Confidential Client
Project : Technology Licensing

ZMW assessed novel electronic detonator timing algorithm, developed a technology package, and assisted in the development of US and foreign patents that were ultimately issued. ZMW assisted in successfully licensing the technology to Orica for use with 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.


IRELAND Shannon Explosives Ltd.
Project : Emulsion Explosives Technology Licensing

Prepared all design drawings, P & ID's, material balances, performed HAZOP 1, 2 & 3, assisted in a quantitative risk assessment, assessed the governmental regulations, developed a public affairs program and prepared all permitting, financial and marketing documents on behalf of a ultra large Irish quarry owner’s business expansion into a explosives manufacturing, storage and distribution business.


CONFIDENTIAL Accenture
Project : Technical services

ZMW provided business plan support, technical due diligence, acquisition support and expert witness testimony for projects outside of the USA.


CONFIDENTIAL Confidential Client
Project : Emulsifiers for Emulsion Explosives

Assisted a large multinational chemical manufacturer in producing emulsifiers.


USA AlliantTech Systems – Thiokol Propulsion
Project : Explosives and Propellant Marketing Study

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.


UK Individual
Project : Technology Licensing

Evaluated an invention, prepared and presented a comprehensive proposal for a successful technology transfer to one of the largest Multinational Explosives Manufacturer’s globally.


Russia Nitro Vzryv
Project : Feasibility Study

Prepared a western explosives and initiator sales and marketing plan for a new Russian start-up explosives manufacturer. Provided technical support, trained sales and technical personnel.