Safety Management Services, Inc. (SMS™) manufactures an Impact Test Machine for clients who require in-house testing capability to determine energetic material response to impact energy stimulus.  The SMS Impact machine is capable of running the Modified Bureau of Mines (MBOM), Bureau of Explosives (BOE), and Type 12 impact tests.  These are the industries core impact sensitivity tests for producing energetic material sensitivity data.

The SMS™ Impact machine has been modernized to use a Logic Controller and a linear drive unit to adjust the drop height, integrate safety features, and minimize operator error through the use of touch screen operations.  The logic controls allow for engineered safety features to be implemented as well as reducing operator dependent variables for increased result reliability and improved operator ergonomics.

Reaction of the material (go vs. no-go) is determined by operator observation, detection of decomposition by a gas analyzer, or utilizing the SMS developed GoDetect-View™ high speed video capture system.  The MBOM Impact test is capable of producing sensitivity data in engineering units for direct correlation to in-process energy. The sensitivity data is used to determine critical safety parameters related to manufacturing and handling of the materials being tested.

The MBOM Impact machine produced by SMS has been adopted by both the UN and the ET Users’ Group (Explosive Testing Users’ Group, www.etusersgroup.org) due to the following:

• Compliance to established industry standards for test methodology
• Applicability to historical data
• High level of fabrication controls (i.e. flatness, hardness, surface finish)
• Capable of producing data in engineering units for in-process energy comparison
• Standardized operating procedures for controlling test variables
• Equipment calibration
• Verified and repeatable test results through a lab validation process

SPECIFICATIONS

Complies with :

• UN Test Manual, Test 3(a)(i): Bureau of Explosives Impact Machine and Test 3(a)(iv): Modified Bureau of Mines Impact Machine

• TB700-2, Section 5-3b • MIL-STD 1751A,, methods 1011 and 1014

• Capable of perform Modified Bureau of Mines (MBOM), Bureau of Explosives (BOE), and Type 12 Testing

• Interchangeable tooling to meet the criteria given in each standard

OPERATING RANGE

• 0.1-116 cm drop heights at intervals of 0.1 cm

SAFETY FEATURES

• Automated sequencing

• Automated safety pin

• Operator shielding

• Ergonomic function with no lifting or repetitive motion

STANDARD HARDWARE

• Modified Bureau of Mines (MBOM) Tooling

• 2.0 kg Drop Mass

• Intermediate Hammer

• Intermediate Hammer

• Insert with certified flatness, hardness, and surface finish

• Intermediate Hammer Collet

• Insert Retaining Nut

• MBOM Anvil with certified flatness, hardness, and surface finish

• Bureau of Explosives (BOE) Tooling

• 3.63 kg Drop Mass

• BOE Impact Mass

• BOE Impact Casing

• BOE Impact Die

• BOE Impact Plug

• BOE Impact Plunger

• BOE Impact Anvil

• BOE Impact Anvil Base

• BOE Spacer Post

• Type 12 Tooling

• 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, 2.5, kg intermediate mass assemblies (intermediate hammer, intermediate hammer collars, and type 12 nuts)

• Brass cups

• Stainless steel disks

• Type 12 Anvils with certified flatness, hardness, and surface finish

• Electromagnetic drop mass release

• Touch screen with user friendly interface

• Linear drive

• Safety Pin

• Drop mass tolerances of 0.05 kg

• Mechanical catch mechanism to prevent double hits

OPTIONAL HARDWARE

• Reaction Detection System

• High speed video

• Data aquisition system including laptop

• GoDetect software (inquire for more details)