THE REINVENTION OF EXPLOSIVES

9mm – 87mm range of non-detonating blasting cartridges

Dual-Stemming™
Safety Lock™
AutoStem™ sequential
Waterproof

AutoStem Europe B.V.

AutoStem is the world’s safest and most advanced high-performance blasting technology.
The revolutionary alternative to conventional explosives, with numerous applications
in the mining, quarrying, civils and logging industries.

Due to their revolutionary safety features, AutoStem cartridges offer enhanced safety,
increased productivity and significant savings.

“AutoStem is the future of explosives”

-The Economist-
AN EVOLUTION IN BLASTING PRODUCTS
The 87mm x 1700g: Benching cartridge

AutoStem’s 2019 NewGen formulation means The 43mm x 550g: Deep rock blasting cartridge
unmatched performance at 38% more
power than conventional packaged The 35mm x 300g: Tunneling cartridge
explosives*, yet with greater than a 95%
reduction in shock (and vibration) relative
to conventional explosives.

Unlike a conventional explosive, AutoStem

Gen III requires no stemming, no explosive
accessories and a minimal clearing area.
Only one action is required, disarming
the safety.

As a result, AutoStem can be used with

minimal user risk.

AutoStem Gen III is an evolution in explosive

technology.

The 17mm x 40g: The mini cartridge

* AutoStem cartridges are up to 2.0x more powerful than
traditional ANFO type products The 9mm x 9g: The micro cartridge
SAFEST BLASTING PRODUCT AVAILABLE IN 2019 GLOBALLY
Designed with one objective in mind - to be the safest blasting product available worldwide.

• 
A ccredited as 1.4s in each of the world’s main markets including the USA, the 27 member states of the EU,
Eastern Europe, North America, Australia, Africa and India.

• 
A utoStem is in full compliance with the standards set by the United Nations under the Series 6 Requirements
for the Transportation and Storage of Dangerous Goods.

• Our unique patented safety features designed into our Generation III cartridge include:

• The AutoStem Safety Lock™, our 2nd-generation slide safety which completely prevents accidental initiation
in transport, storage and use (only available from June 2019).
• D ual Self-stemming™ allows blasters to immediately clear the rockface as soon as product is loaded without
equiring of them to tamp a live explosive in a borehole. And the AutoStem waterproof casing ensures safe use
in water-logged holes.
• The AutoStem NewGen powder formulation prevents deflagration if AutoStem products are accidentally
initiated outside of a borehole. There is no mass detonation hazard risk in the even of fire and no explosive
accessories are required when using AutoStem products.

Should the worst happen, there is no safer product than the AutoStem Gen III blasting cartridge.
AUTOSTEM: THE FUTURE OF EXPLOSIVE TECHNOLOGY

• A fundamental improvement to existing explosives

• No shock combined with high energy delivery
• Suitable for all borehole sizes from 9mm – 110mm
• Significant factors influencing adoption include:
• Classification: benefits from 1.4s accreditation in transport, storage and use
• Legislation shifts: no mass detonation hazard or malicious application
• P roductivity: avoided shock means minimal scatter rock, no site downtime,
immediate re-entry
• Cost effectiveness: lower than the cost of a detonator
• S afety: 1.4s accredited. No deflagration without confinement.
World’s first safety switch in Gen III
• A superior explosive solution
DESIGN OBJECTIVES

ENERGY
MORE POWER CONVERSION APPLICATIONS
Increase energy
Efficient delivery to rock A cartridge for every
Reduce VOD
Self stemming application and
SAFETY
requirement
NO SHOCK PARADIGM
No detonation No harmful application
Maintain quality of Combustion cannot occur
break outside a borehole
Safety switch

AutoStem Generation 3 Conventional packaged product

TNT equivalent 1.1x 0.8x
Strength relative to ANFO c. 1.5x 1.0 – 1.1x
Velocity of deflagration 360 m/s 5,000 m/s
Heat of combustion (Celsius) 2,500 3,000
Vibration at 10m Highly controllable (< 2.5 mm/s) Significant
SAFETY IN EXPLOSIVES

1 Generates no shockwave

2 No flying debris from the blast

3 Can’t be initiated outside a confined borehole

4 Requires a minimal clearing area

5 Transported by plane, as its classified 1.4s

6 Gives of no noxious fumes

7 Creates minimal dust

8 Does not require explosive accessories

9 Safety switch

10 No mass explosion hazard

AutoStem™ Gen III Splitter
• Dual stemming, electric initiation
• Highly delicate blasting work
• Waterproof
• Max borehole size: 10mm
Product code: 9mm x 3g Product code: 9mm x 6g Product code: 9mm x 9g
Performance: 0.1m³ /cartridge Performance: 0.3m³ /cartridge Performance: 0.5m³ /cartridge
Cartridges per box: 150 Cartridges per box: 150 Cartridges per box: 150

AutoStem™ Gen III Fragmentor

• Dual stemming, electric initiation
• More significant blasting work
• Safety switch
• Waterproof
• Max borehole size: 20mm
Product code: 17mm x 20g Product code: 17mm x 30g Product code: 17mm x 40g
Performance: 0.8m³ /cartridge Performance: 2.0m³ /cartridge Performance: 4.0m³ /cartridge
Cartridges per box: 100 Cartridges per box: 100 Cartridges per box: 100

AutoStem™ Gen III 35mm

• Dual stemming
• Electric or shocktube initiation
• Safety switch
• Waterproof Product code: 35mm x 100g Product code: 35mm x 180g Product code: 35mm x 300g
• Oversize, tunneling, Performance: 5.0m³ /cartridge Performance: 7.0m³ /cartridge Performance: 10.0m³ /cartridge
trenching, demolition Cartridges per box: 70 Cartridges per box: 70 Cartridges per box: 50
• Max borehole size: 40mm
AutoStem™ Gen III 43mm
• Dual stemming
• Electric or shocktube initiation
• Safety switch
• Waterproof Product code: 43mm x 350g Product code: 43mm x 550g
• Tunneling, trenching, Performance: 15.0m³ /cartridge Performance: 25.0m³ /cartridge
low level benching Cartridges per box: 36 Cartridges per box: 30
• Max borehole size: 50mm
AutoStemtm Gen III 87mm
• Dual stemming
• Electric or shocktube initiation
• Safety switch
THE AUTOSTEM GEN III
• Waterproof
• Benching, tunneling, Product code: 87mm x 1700g
PRODUCT RANGE
heavy duty blasting Performance: >50.0m³ /cartridge
• Max borehole size: 103mm Cartridges per box: 8
MICRO BLASTING CARTRIDGES

The smallest range of blasting

1 products ever
9mm suitable for 10mm holes:
power charges from 3g - 9g 2
17mm suitable for up to 20mm
3 holes: power charges from
20g-40g

No measurable vibration output 4

Suitable for all types of concrete
5 breaking, small shoulder
blasting, in crusher blasting

Drilling can be done with a

handheld electric drill 6

No compressor, rock drill,

7 diesel air, air hoses required
PATENTS AND ACCREDITATIONS
Dual accreditation granted:
• 1.4s UN 0323
• 1.4s UN 0432

Patents and accreditations:

• Europe (CE Mark of approval)
• USA (Department of Transport)
• Canada (Ministry of Environment)
Europe • South Africa (SAPS)
• Australia (State Ministry of Mines)
Canada
Turkey • Chile (outside of explosive class)
USA

Ghana
India and
Colombia Sri Lanka
Zimbabwe
New Zealand
Chile South Africa Australia

NO OTHER EXPLOSIVE PRODUCTS HAVE GLOBAL APPROVAL STATUS OR SIMILAR REGULATORY ENDORSEMENTS
A WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

CIVILS WORK

OVER SIZE UNDERWATER

TUNNELING BENCHING BOULDERS BLASTING
AUTOSTEM VS. CONVENTIONAL EXPLOSIVES
AutoStem Conventional
Energy output Energy output
1.5x relative strengtht 1.1x relative strength

Vibration Vibration
Minimal, controllable, no shock Significant, non-controllable, shock

Safety Safety
Safety switch, requires confinement Not safe, mass explosion hazard

Stemming Stemming
None Required

Accessories Accessories
None Required

Limits of use Limits of use

None Built-up areas, sensitive structures

Accreditation Accreditation
1.4s - easy to transport 1.1D - highly restricted in transport
RELIABLE POWERFUL BLAST PERFORMANCE

9mm range 17mm range 35mm range 43mm range 87mm range
Splitter Fragmentor

0.7x: TNT equivalence 0.9x: TNT equivalence 1.0x: TNT equivalence 1.1x: TNT equivalence 1.1x: TNT equivalence
0.7x: Strength relative 0.9x: Strength relative 1.2x: Strength relative 1.5x: Strength relative to 1.5x: Strength relative
to ANFO to ANFO to ANFO ANFO to ANFO
<150m/s: Velocity of <250m/s: Velocity of <350m/s: Velocity of <350m/s: Velocity of <350m/s: Velocity of
deflagration deflagration deflagration deflagration deflagration
<2mm/s: Vibration (PPV) <5mm/s: Vibration (PPV) <5mm/s: Vibration (PPV) <10mm/s: Vibration (PPV) <10mm/s: Vibration (PPV)
at 10m at 20m at 20m at 20m at 50m
10-30m: Fly-rock scatter 30m - 80m: Fly-rock 50m - 150m: Fly-rock 50m - 200m: Fly-rock 100-200m: Fly-rock scat-
area scatter area scatter area scatter area ter area
<500MPa: Peak pressure <1,000MPa: Peak pressure <1,500MPa: Peak pressure <6,500MPa: Peak pressure <6,500MPa: Peak pressure
3g – 9g: Power charges 20g - 40g: Power charges 100g - 300g: Power char- 350g - 550g: Power char- 1700g: Power charge
available available ges available ges available available
2m: Water resistant 2m: Water resistant 2m: Water resistant 2m: Water resistant 2m: Water resistant
Initiation: Electric Initiation: Electric Initiation: Electric and/or Initiation: Electric and/ Initiation: Electric and/or
nonel or nonel nonel
DRILL AND CHARGE – THE AUTOSTEM SOLUTION
F or the first time ever, a viable safe automated and mechanical drill-and-charge solution made
possible with AutoStem
• World’s first fully functional and safe drill-and-charge equipment
• Multiple units operational since 2018 at:
• Finsch Mine, South Africa
• Rio Tinto, Australia
• D esigned by AutoStem exclusively for use with the self-stemming capability
of the AutoStem Generation III
• AutoStem cartridges adapted to be able to hold themselves
securely in up-holes without any needed stemming
• AutoStem loading tool integrated with Sandvik DB 331 charging unit
• N o explosive accessories required at all – neither on board or
in the drill-and-charge solution
• No emulsion mixing tanks or charging up systems required
 Engineering drawings
of AutoStem / Sandvil loading tool,
specifically the drive cover

Engineering drawings
of AutoStem / Sandvil loading tool,
specifically the slide head assembly
FIND US CALL US E-MAIL US
Office 1: Sales: AutoStem Headquarters:
3rd Floor, The Gateway Tel: +27 (0)82 978 8548 josy@autostemtechnology.com
Century Way, Century City Tel: +27 (0)82 554 4002 jonathan@autostemtechnology.com
Cape Town, South Africa Tel: +27 (0)63 682 9822
AutoStem Europe B.V.:
Office 2: Technical support: rene@autostemeurope.com
2nd Floor, Block 2, Northgate Park, Tel: +27 (0)82 978 8548
Paarden Eiland,
Cape Town, South Africa Logistic support:
Tel: +27 (0)63 682 9822
Postal Adress Office 1&2: Tel: +27 (0)82 978 8548
PO Box 5594
Cape Town, 8000, South Africa

Office 3:
AutoStem Europe B.V.
World Trade Centre
H-Toren, Zuidplein 36
1077 XV Amsterdam
The Netherlands
+31 (0)20 34 79 011
+31 (0)6 55 81 30 11

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