Explosive Ordnance Disposal

I currently work with an ordnance disposal company, providing engineering support and some contract work. This company is Maritime & Land Explosive Ordnance Disposal and is based on the Isle of Anglesey, although their scope of operation is world-wide.

Below are illustrations of some work carried out by me for this company.

trolley1

This is a completely non-magnetic trolley made from aluminium, brass and plastics. It is designed to carry an array of three magnetometer probes which are used to establish a three-dimensional plot of magnetic anomalies in the ground in order to locate any buried ordnance. Position is logged with GPS.

This unit (here on test) is a simple battery-operated intercom for remote
communications when working with an operator carrying out hazardous work.

shell-carrier

This item is designed to run on rails and carries an unexploded shell
into an oxy-acetylene flame in order to burn out the main explosive.
The pupose of the railway system is to admit the shell to the flame from a safe distance or protected area, in case of combustion leading to the explosive phase.

destructor1

This device is a gun and stable mounting for an IED destructor/trigger. The gun accepts AK47 rounds
and may be remotely fired.

The gun components:

Gun comps.

Here is a magnetometer probe which is used for detecting ferrous objects within a borehole:
Probe

Control box. Probe.

A dual-probe logger for field magnetic logging. Shown below is the portable logger and a 3D display of the results after transfer to a PC,
showing a notable anomaly from a small survey:

This unit will take readings either at timed intervals or by manual selection and the data is recorded as a 3D matrix along with GPS co-ordinates

Logger

Below is a link to a video of a test of a magnesium/Barium peroxide initiator. Note that this has been slowed to 1/8 real time!

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