NORMET - For Tough Jobs - Normet International Ltd. - #9

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9 CHARGING the number one CHARGING system Successful drill and blast excavation in underground mines and tunnels assures professional, productive and safe charging and blasting. While rock and groundwater conditions and local legislation dictate the types of explosives that can be used, all drilling and blasting operations have one thing in common: no method of charging will make up for poor drilling, but good quality drilling can be ruined by inadequate blast design and poor charging quality. Today, all high production underground operations use bulk explosives: ANFO, emulsions or water gels. To maximize the benefits of bulk materials, the charging processes must be properly mechanized. The equipment has to be safe and reliable, meeting the highest possible productivity and quality Customer Benefits > Safety and productivity > Reliability > Cost-effectiveness Chargers designed around the needs of the industry. Charmec M series product range: > Charmec 1610 B > Charmec 6605 B > Charmec 9910 BC ANT > Charmec 9910 BC ANX > Charmec 9825 BE requirements of the industry – whether for face charging with horizontal holes or for production charging with up-hand and / or down-hand holes. Normet has designed a complete range of underground explosive chargers around these needs. Charmec products are based on more than 45 years of accumulated experience and close partnerships with tunnelling and mining customers across the globe. Hundreds of these mobile units have already been delivered to hard rock mines and civil tunnelling projects worldwide. The technology used in modern emulsion and water gel charging processes sensitizes the explosive on the charging unit. As authorities usually regard such units as explosives factories, Normet has developed its charging concepts in close cooperation with explosives manufacturers. Normet Charmecs are built to improve safety and productivity in underground blasting, contributing to high quality and costeffective bulk explosive charging processes. And they offer a consistently high resale value and low lifetime costs. > >