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Driving New Thinking
Every major explosives innovation has been developed by Dyno Nobel, starting with the invention of Safety Fuse in 1831, to the development of Slurry Explosives in 1956 and the creation of DynoConsult in 1999.
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1831 |
Safety fuse is invented by William Bickford, the founder of The Ensign-Bickford Company, to replace black powder-filled cord (mining safety increases dramatically). |
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1865 |
Alfred Nobel, the founder of companies that laid the foundation of Dyno Nobel, invents the first blasting cap. |
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1867 |
Alfred Nobel invents dynamite, another major step in explosives safety and efficiency. |
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1936 |
A reliable, flexible, easy-to-use textile-jacked detonating cord -- Primacord®- developed by The Ensign-Bickford Company. |
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1956 |
Slurry explosives pioneered by Dr. Melvin Cook (IRECO, later Dyno Nobel) |
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1960’s |
Dyno Nobel Develops revolutionary inert-until-mixed site-mixed (SMS™) pump truck systems for slurry explosives as well as small diameter packaged products. |
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1973 |
Nonelectric initiation system NONEL® invented by Per Anders Persson (Nitro Nobel, later Dyno Nobel). |
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1980’s |
Dyno Nobel commercializes packaged and bulk emulsions, another type of water-based explosive. |
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1980’s – 1990’s |
Continuing development of nonelectric initiation systems by both The Ensign-Bickford Company and Dyno Nobel. Continuing development of sophisticated bulk explosives delivery systems by Dyno Nobel. |
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1999 |
DynoConsult, a specialist consulting division of Dyno Nobel, is formed. |
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2003 |
Dyno Nobel continues to lead the explosives industry by combining Dyno Nobel and The Ensign-Bickford Company. |
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