WBI 2024 Countdown
October 7-9, Shockwave Gel Technologies will be exhibiting at the WBI 2024 World Blasting Innovators Conference in Porta, Portugal.
WBI is the bringing together of mining professionals from across the globe, who are committed to making the world a safer, more efficient, and more sustainable place. Organisers and participants follow the mantra that through innovation, collaboration, and education, the science and practice of blasting can be advanced so as to create a future where Drill&Blast is a force for good.
Shockwave director of business development, Mason Trouchet, will be presenting Monday 7th at 3pm local time on the science and innovation of hydrogel stemming, as well as launching the new StemGun, custom designed and recently launched by Shockwave to revolutionise stemming underground.
If you’re going to be at WBI 2024, please head to Stand 10 and connect with Mason as well as Shockwave MD, Damien Browne.
Shockwave Exhibits at 50th ISEE Annual Conference in Savannah, Georgia USA
January 2024 saw Shockwave MD, Damien Browne and Business Development Manager, Mason Trouchet cross the pond for Savannah Georgia, USA. The trip was to exhibit Shockwave Gel Technologies and STEMGEL at the 50th ISEE Annual Conference on Explosives & Blasting Technique held at the palatial Savannah Convention Centre on the vibrant banks of the Savannah River.
The event brought together some of the world's leaders in Drill and Blast and the lads were kept super busy sharing all there is to know about STEMGEL with delegates from across the globe.
After making valued connections, the event sees Shockwave working toward projects across the US as well as South Africa, Brazil, France, India, Mexico and Mozambique!
Where next? Stay tuned for updates!
Shockwave offers greener, better blasts with STEMGEL™ innovation - Mining Magazine
A Western Australian innovation is making the drill and blast process safer, more efficient and more environmentally friendly – and Shockwave Gel Technologies is keen to help more mine sites improve thanks to its patented STEMGEL technology.
Shockwave Executive Director of Business Development Mason Trouchet likens the company’s product, STEMGEL™, to ’solid water.’ “ STEMGEL™ is a hydrogel that brings vastly improved stemming consistency and valuable environmental improvements compared to aggregate stemming.”
While there have been developments in the drill and blast space over the years, particularly in detonator technology and explosives, Shockwave has tackled “the missing link” – the often-overlooked stemming process.
Typically, miners stem a hole that’s been drilled for explosives with aggregate or cuttings – filling the hole around the detonator cord with crushed rocks to cork or contain the blast gas energy. Aggregate however has no effect on control of the pressure wave energy which is key for effective rock fragmentation.
“Most engineered Drill and Blast elements – the drilling, the detonator control, the explosives – are consistent, but then you have this one outlier of aggregate rock at the top of the hole. Our solution to that is STEMGEL™ - a hydrogel, which is more effective and consistent every single time,” Trouchet said.
Read the full article at Mining Magazine here.
STEMGEL helps to lessen dust - Australian Mining Review
Dust control professionals Rainstorm, became a National STEMGEL™ Distributor to expand their existing dust reduction solutions into the drill & blast sector. Rainstorm has long been a leader in the field of specialist dust control across broad mining, civil and military sectors. With a keen eye for new and effective solutions to dust mitigation and suppression, Rainstorm was quick to identify and help realise the potential of STEMGEL™ to reduce dust in the drill & blast industry.
See the Australian Mining Review article below or click here and turn to page 45.
The Australian Mining Review, Jun 2019
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Select Drill and Blast industry leaders given exclusive demonstration of STEMGEL™ hydrogel stemming products.
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On September 8th, at their newly appointed training facility in Welshpool, Shockwave Directors Mason Trouchet and Damien Browne along with CEO Simon Lyons, hosted an exclusive invitation-only demonstration of key products from the company’s innovative STEMGEL™ hydrogel stemming product range.
We’re very excited to demonstrate right here in our purpose-built premises, the potential STEMGEL™ has to transform blasting. Not only in open cut mining but also in underground and surface applications
— Mason Trouchet
Shockwave Gel Technologies is currently recruiting Distributors and Licensees across Australia and invites current distributors to contact them and arrange a similar demonstration for their clients at the Welshpool facility.
The team can be contacted directly or through the website www.shockwave.com.au.
Head Office
32 Railway Parade
Welshpool
Western Australia 6106
Phone:
+618 9451 4052
Email:
info@shockwavegt.com.au