High speed disassembly

• The demilitarization business within Nammo has more than 40 years of experience with operational demilitarization facilities at Nammo Buck GmbH in Pinnow, Germany, Nammo Sweden AB in Vingåker, Sweden and Nammo NAD AS at Løkken Verk, Norway.
• For high volume or frequently received products we design and build the processing machinery in-house whenever possible. In most cases equipment is in place for calibres up to 81mm, and for cluster ammunition such as ICM 155mm and MLRS M26. As far as possible the machinery automatically disassembles and separates different components including the explosives and operates within purpose built safety cells for the disassembly of the explosive parts and for the safety of the operators.
• In extreme or safety critical cases or where it is not viable to develop bespoke process lines, explosive components or munitions are demolished by detonation in chambers more than 900 meters underground at our Norwegian facility Nammo NAD.
• The operations are performed in safety cells built to protect operators and our facilities. In our factories we have multiple safety cells with the capacity to handle ammunition that contains up to 50 kg explosives each. The ammunition is placed in the sledge or fixture before it is automatically transported into the safety cells. Each safety cell is closed and the disassembly starts. The safety cell will not open until the process (typically defusing and separation of a warhead from the case/propulsion unit) is complete. All processes inside the safety cell are remotely monitored using CCTV by the operator.