From hand to mouth.

Blasting used to be primitive. Inexact. And dangerous. Dig a hole, put in some black powder, light the fuse, and run.

Today, computers and technical tools costing thousands of dollars have changed all that. They provide information that allows us to design and execute a blast to stringent specifications, making the blast more efficient, more effective, and safer.

Laser profiling...
...has become an indispensable tool for blasters, showing problems that can only be adequately measured with a laser surveying instrument. They help prevent the occurrence of fly-rock, air-blast, and ground vibration. Correct burden matched to the correct amount of explosives also improves the consistenty of fragmentation and excavation in a stone quarrying operation.

Velocity of detonation measuring systems...
...are invaluable for identifying "down-the-hole" technical problems. VODs can monitor not only product performance, but also detonator timing in the hole.