Application of reel-to-reel processing to slapper detonator fabrication
A unique line of reel-to-reel processing equipment is being developed to fabricate an integral detonator/cable assembly. A wide variety of custom designed reel-to-reel processing and assembly equipment supports this in-house capability at Mound. Processes have been established to manufacture the major slapper detonator components (bridges and cable-conductors), and most of the major operations can be performed on reels of 35-mm wide flexible circuit materials. This is possible because the images are placed in-line along the length of the film. Design concepts that show how the reel-to-reel approach could be extended to nearly all assembly operations have been established. These concepts provide for the fabrication of different detonator designs with minimal tooling changes.
- Research Organization:
- Monsanto Research Corp., Miamisburg, OH (USA). Mound
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00053
- OSTI ID:
- 6855398
- Report Number(s):
- MLM-3142; ON: DE84010669
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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