Energetics
Product Description
We synthesize primary, high explosive and specialty chemicals, perform powder blending and pyrotechnic compounding and conduct propellant mixing, casting and machining. In addition, our R & D team develops new energetics for a variety of applications including high-temperature, product improvement and green drop-in replacements for existing primary explosives.
Our pyrotechnic materials transform energy to perform some kind of work when milliseconds matter, whether it be to actuate, detonate, generate, initiate, perforate, separate or terminate, you can rely on the necessary outcome you need to complete your mission. Energetic materials (EMs) have long been utilized for a variety of military, aerospace, commercial and oil and gas applications. While legacy materials deliver specific and established properties, there are circumstances and applications that demand new or customized EMs.
Whether you need to replace a legacy material that is no longer commercially available or have an application requiring new or modified EMs with enhanced properties— spanning reliability, sensitivity, stability, compatibility, output and safety—We can help. With a long history of EM synthesis and evaluation, chemists and chemical engineers on staff and dedicated testing and production facilities, we can help you with a range of EM needs.
Our chemistry facility is capable of receiving, analyzing, and performing safety testing along with fully documenting your projects which involve primary and secondary explosives.
Our Energetic Materials
Key Features
Over the past 50 years our expertise has been providing new and innovative energetic materials solutions in applications where no other solutions previously existed.
Energetic Materials Synthesis
- Extreme temperature materials
- Complete materials characterization
- Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
- Primary explosives synthesis
- Dedicated Powder/Propellant Manufacturing Facility
Green Energetics
Linear Formed Explosives
Full range of energy transfer lines:
Applications
- Green Energetics
DBX-1 Lead Azide Replacement
KDNP Lead Styphnate Replacement - Energetic Material Research, Development, Characterization & Synthesis
MTX-1 Product Improvement for Tetrazene - Synthesis / Scale-up
Novel explosive materials - Specialty Chemical & High Explosive
Processing & Manufacturing - Complete Energetic Material Characterization
- Molecular Analysis
FTIR
Raman - Thermal Analysis
DSC
TGA
TMA
Thermal Conductivity - Chromatography / Purity
Ion Chromatography
Liquid Chromatography - Physical Properties
BET Surface Area
Particle Size Analysis
XRF
KF Water Analysis - Safety Properties
BAM Friction
Impact
ESD - Explosive Materials Compounding
- Organic & Inorganic Chemistry
- Primary Explosive Synthesis
- Propellant Mixing, Casting & Machining
- Powder and Propellant Manufacturing
Dedicated Associates to Ensure Process & Quality Control
Blending, Casting and Extrusion of Propellant/Formed Explosives
Full Range of Equipment for Blending, Inspecting, Testing and Evaluating Pyrotechnic Materials
Blending of Production Pyrotechnic Powders
Breakdown of Metal Powders For Use in Processing Powders
Grinding Oxidizers to Appropriate Particle Size
Maintaining Inventory and Proper Storage Conditions for Explosive
Performing Calorific Testing On Powders
Performing Average Particle Size Determination
Propellant Machining with 4-Bay Remote Controlled, CNC Lathe & Mill Cells (Video & CNC Control Equipment)