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Fully mastered industrialisation

Mass production of IM shells at Glascoed plant, UK

Production of Insensitive Munitions loaded with cast-cured PBXs.
IM compatibility allows the PBX curing facilities to be licensed as Hazard Division 1.3.

Below: Filling heads and pallet conveyor of the Glascoed facilities in UK
BAE Systems Land Systems





Cast PBX production workshop for I.M. shells - POGS at Sorgues plant, France

A new process for continuous production of cast PBX charges, called the "bi-component" process, combines the product performance and insensitivity now required for land and naval munitions, with very competitive costs for mass-scale production.

Below: Shells filling by bi-component process - The "POGS" facility being inaugurated on June 2006.
SNPE/EURENCO