EOD and Demilitarization
Disarming unexploded ordnance for civil and military security tasks
The environmental conditions that unexploded ordnance is exposed to over time have chemical as well as physical effects and often result in a critical unexploded ordnance (UXO) situation on site. Conventional Render Safe Procedures (RSP) are often not feasible without touching or moving the unexploded ordnance. Blasting unexploded ordnance has been the last RSP to be used and sometimes causes high collateral damage. Additionally, underwater blasting leaves severe environmental damage by damaging or killing marine life. That’s where ANT AG presents its waterjet cutting technology as an EOD solution in order to cut UXO in the safest way possible.
MACE: The EOD solution
MACE systems are successfully deployed around the globe and have become the state of the art for RSP: For the safe, remote disposal of all types of explosive devices, ANT offers customised solutions to cut UXO with sophisticated components.
Fields of application
- Fuses which cannot be manually removed or deactivated
- Ammunition with chemically dangerous mutated explosive content
- Opening of containments or objects, without using explosives as opening method for deflagration
Key Features
- Suitable for EOD and Demilitarization
- 700 bar
- Portable
- Up to 500 m distance from UXO
- Cutting time approx. 20 min with one filling of abrasive
- Also available as XL version (cutting time approx. 45 min with one filling of abrasive)
System configuration
EOD solutions: MACE system
MACE Cutting Examples for EOD
Cutting out a bottom plate
References EOD/IEDD
MACE & Components
ANT provides a hydraulic power unit with an intuitive operator panel which ensures effective control of the cutting devices.
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