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 What is the E*STAR?

 E*STAR – Electronic Blasting System

 Modern Electronic Detonator

 Highest Level of Quality, Safety and Control

 Processing Cost Reduction

 Timing Variability

 Precision

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 Specially Designed for Underground

 Less Plastic – We Think Green!

 Neon Colors for Dark Environment

 Pre-programmed Possibilities

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 E*STAR Design

 Copper Shell – High Dynamic Pressure Resistance

 Extra Robust Molded Plug – 5 cm

 Extra Water Resistant

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 System Parameters

 Delay: 1 – 20 000 ms
 Shell: Copper
 Connection: Bus-line or Daisy Chaining
 Dets per Blast: max. 400 pcs
 Dets per Branch: max. 100 pcs
 Connector: Small, Light (˂5 g), (Pink)
 Detonator Wires: Duplex, FeZn 0,6 mm (Yellow)
 Bus-line: Duplex, Cu 0,6 mm (Lime Green/White)
 Wires Density: ˃2000 kg/m3
 Lengths: 6, 9, 12 m (all in loop design)

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 Benefits of E*STAR Tunnel

 Timing Accuracy 

 Delay Increment 1ms

 Pre-programmed possibilities

 Touchless Tagging (RFID) 

 Daisy-Chaining connection

 Duplex Bus-line and Leg Wires

 Simple, Fast Blast Preparation

 100% Blast Verification

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 Programming

1. Manual – typing requested delay

2. Auto-Delay – set up increment/decrement and delay is
counted automatically
3. Data from PC – delays are prepared in software
4. Preprogrammed – delays are programmed in the plant,
significant time reduction during the
blast preparation

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 RFID Technology

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 Connection

Daisy-Chaining (DCH) Standard Bus-line

 Det to det Connection

 No Need for the Bus-line

 Less Plastic

 One Connector for Both Ways

 Fast and Simple

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 Drilling and Blasting Method Cycle

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 Blasting Influence on Tunnel Cycle

Reduction of time in any cycle element means

LESS TIME for the whole cycle!

How could E*STAR save your cycle time?

 Even bench before the drilling makes a things a lot easier to do

 Programming and Connecting of E*STAR Tunnel Detonators is a

Rapid and Time-Effective Process

 Faster Loading Material after E*STAR Blast

- better fragmentation
- less boulders

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 Blasting Influence on Tunnel Cycle

 Shorter Scaling Time

- contour holes makes almost perfect cuts
- falling rocks reduced

 Bolting
- optimum energy distribution keeps solid rock around the tunnel
undamaged and without cracks
- no cracks = no deadlocks during bolting

 Spraying
- less concrete to spray = less time to spend

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 Contour Holes

 Deviation 0,01% of Nominal Delay Time Means Only One Thing:

PERFECT RESULT OF CONTOUR HOLES!!!

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 Contour Holes Influence On Tunnel Cycle
 Perfectly timed
 No Overbreak
- safe and secure
- time saving
- better fragmentation
 Less Concrete for Spraying
- direct cost reduction
 Easier Loading and Hauling
 Faster Bolts Installation
 Shorter Cycle Time!
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 Uncontrolled
 Overbreak
- unsafe
- need additional time
- big boulders in muck pile
 More Concrete to Spray
- additional time and cost
 Potential Secondary Breaking
 Uneven Surface for Bolts and
Anchors
 More Time = More Money!
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 Pre-programmed Dets + RFID Procedure

 Possible to Scan Detonators in the magazine

- or scan during the charging
- or scan after the charging
 Charging

 Connecting Detonators
- Bus-line or Daisy-Chaining
 Verification
- Branch verification on site
- Leakage control during verification
 Blast

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 Vibrations

 Almost Unlimited Timing Possibilities = Vibration Reduction

 PPV and PVS Reduction

 Frequency optimization

 Overlaps solutions

 Possible Seed-wave Analysis

 Vibration Simulations

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 Why to Use E*STAR?

 Safe and Reliable System YES

 User Friendly Equipment YES
 RFID Technology – Fast Programming YES
 Pre-programmed Detonators YES
 Simple Connection YES
 100% Verification YES
 Cost and Time Savings YES
 Vibration Reduction YES
 Fragmentation Improvement YES

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 TIME is more valuable than money.

You can get more money, but you can’t get more time!

 You can also invest in time, Austin Powder calls it E*STAR!

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 Austin Detonator s.r.o
Jasenice 712, 755 01 Vsetin
Czech Republic
tel.: +420 571 404 667, mob.: +420 703 478 987
enes.kubat@austin.cz
www.austinpowder.cz

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