Swiss Corporation Seeks to Make Mine Disposal Safer.

• Author: Baker, A. Duffy
• Position: Brief Article

The SM Swiss Ammunition Enterprise Corp. has developed a tool that helps make explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) safer. The approach employed by SMLOD is called the "Low-Order-Method." This procedure separates the firing device from the explosive charge, leading to a burnup or a deflagration, instead of detonating the charge. This is safer...