This is the first time for this technology Meeting to be held in Norway among the six European venues selected since 2001. The European location reflects the greater international co-operation and collaboration taking place within the global defence community. This forum is the premier international event to exchange information on advancements in IM and EM that directly improves warfighter safety and combat readiness.
Energetic Materials Technology Working Group (EMTWG) 2024 Oslo, Norway
Previously known as Insensitive Munitions and Energetic Materials (IM&EM) Technology Symposium
Theme: “Preparing advanced energetic materials & insensitive munitions for high intensity warfare”
Co-organisation : IMEMG / NAC / MSIAC
AGENDA
May 6th, 2024 update
MONDAY 13th May 2024
| 16:00 – 20:00 | On-site Registration Mingle area | ||
| 18:00 – 20:00 | Welcome Reception Roof Top Calmeyers Hage –13th floor / sponsored by KNDS Ammo France | ||
TUESDAY 14th May 2024
| 07:00 – 08:00 | Continental Breakfast Restaurant / Late On-Site Registration Mingle area |
PLENARY SESSION I – Hyde Park ABC & Central Park AB
| 08:00 | Loïc Minguet, IMEMG President – France | ||
| 08:15 | Welcome Address & Intro Mr Vegard Sande, President of NAMMO Raufoss AS / EVP Large Caliber Systems | ||
| 08:30 | Keynote Address #1/ Mr Anthony Di Stasio, Director of the Manufacturing, Capability Expansion, and Investment Prioritization Directorate (McEip), OUSD A&S – The New Industrial Base Policy Office and McEip Investment Strategy | ||
| 09:00 | Keynote Address #2/ ICA (Col.) Serge Bordachar, Delegated Chief Inspector for Propellants and Explosives, DGA, FRA/ MoD – What level of safety for our munitions in a wartime economy context ? | ||
| 09:30 | Highlights and Future Priorities Ms Christelle Collet, Technical Special Officer / Propulsion Technology – MSIAC | ||
| 10:00 | Networking Coffee Break Mingle area / sponsored by Bofors Test Center | ||
10:30
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 2A – IM Policy & Requirements |
| Jesus O. Mares Jr, US AirForce, AFMC AFRL/RWTEC Hervé Bénard, DGA/IPE, France |
| 24010- Status on implementation of IM-policy in the Norwegian defence sector Mr Hans Øiom,, FMA, Norway 24069- NATO IM Portfolio Update w/ Focus on IM-HC Harmonization MrDaniel J. Pudlak, US. ARMY, DEVCOM AC, Armaments Center, USA 24113- IM Industry Contribution: How to benefit from IM munitions during manufacturing and storage phases. Ms Carole Fournier, IMEMG 24035- Cost and Benefit Analysis: a necessary approach to support massive ammunition resupply in current geopolitical context Mr Rémi Boulanger, IMEMG |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 2B – Propellants: Formulations & Performance |
| Paul Braithwaite, Northrop Grumman, USA Eirik André Løkke, NAMMO Raufoss AS, Norway |
| 24024- Improved performance of LOVA-propellants with maintained production safety Mr Erik Tunestål, Eurenco Bofors 24025- Partial Burn Testing of New High Energy Extruded Double Base Rocket Propellants and Associated Self-Extinguishment Properties Mr Joseph O. Bellotte, BAE Systems, Ordnance Systems Inc. USA 24031- Ageing Characteristics of Solid Composite Propellants Mr Eirik Østbye Pedersen,, NAMMO Raufoss AS, Norway 24032- Solid Fuel Ramjet Technology at Nammo Raufoss AS Ms Camilla Alm, NAMMO Raufoss AS, Norway |
| 12:00 – 13:30 | Sit-down Lunch Restaurant / sponsored by Chemring Nobel |
13:30
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 3A – IM Test Methodology I |
| Tom Swierk, Hart Technologies, USA Jon Toreheim, Bofors Test Center, Sweden |
| 24039- AOP-4240 FCO test: Feedback from Euro industry Mr Alessandro Liberatore, Gruppo Esea, Italy 24076- Heat flux measurements with CALIFLUX in Fast Heating tests Ms Marie De Bats / Mr Frédéric Saulnier, IMEMG 24079- Guidance on Temperature and Heat Flux Measurement Techniques Used in IM and HC Testing Ms Christelle Collet, MSIAC 24056- Slow heating: First lessons learnt from heating rate standard test change on composite RM response. Mr Laurent Bonhomme, ROXEL France |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 3B – EM Processing |
| Tomislav Kosta, US Air Force, RWTEC, USA Gert Scholtes, TNO, The Netherlands |
| 24064- Qualification of Energetic Materials with Advanced Manufacturing Methods. Mr Matt Paesch, Energetics Technology Center, Indian Head, USA 24003- Advancements in ResonantAcoustic® Continuous Flow Technology for Surrogate Energetic Material Synthesis and Crystallization Mr Joseph Mayne, Resodyn Corporation, USA 24118- Assessment of RAM technology applied to TDW cast cured formulations Mr Quirin Axthammer, TDW, Germany 24112- CL-20 in the Beginning: Perspectives from Eyewitnesses to the Early Days Mr Bob Wardle, ETC & Wardle Enterprises, Energetics, Services & Technology, USA |
| 14:50 – 15:20 | Networking Coffee Break Mingle area / sponsored by VJTechnologies | ||
15:20
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 4A – IM Test Methodology II |
| Ken Graham, Judson Consulting Service, USA Gianluca Bersano, Leonardo, Italy |
| 24098– Novel Rocket Motor Impact Threat Protection Mr Dan Turner, ROXEL UK Ltd, UK 24110- IM Industry Contribution: Review of Recent Modifications and Type V Criterion required for both Slow Cook-Off and Fragment Impact Tests Ms Carole Fournier, IMEMG 24068- Successful Transition of Insensitive Munitions Technologies to LAW FFE Mr Daniel J. Pudlak, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24062- A Review of the Likelihood of Bullets Impacts on Munitions During Domestic Transport Dr Brian E. Fuchs, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 4B – EM Formulations & Synthesis I |
| Phil Samuels, US ARMY, DEVCOM AC, USA Phil Gill, ROXEL UK Ltd, UK |
| 24007- Continuous crystallization of energetic materials using continuous oscillatory baffled crystalliser Mr Ruaraidh Wells, NiTech Solutions Ltd, UK 24015- Use of soluble desensitizer to pilot terminal performance and IM response for a TNT based melt-cast composition Mr Teddy Gilloux, THALES LAS, France 24023- A rocky road toward a suitable TNT replacement Mr Arthur Delage, Eurenco, France 24049- Optimized Lab and Pilot Scale Synthesis of 2,4-Dinitroanisole (DNAN) from Anisole Mr Tomasz Modzelewski, BAE Systems, USA |
| 16:40 | Sessions Adjourn | ||
| 19:00 – 21:30 | Event Reception dinner Jernbanetorget A / sponsored by NAMMO AS | ||
WEDNESDAY 15th May 2024
PLENARY SESSION II – Hyde Park ABC & Central Park AB
| 08:00 | Christelle Collet, NATO MSIAC | ||
| 08:15 | Keynote Address #3/ Ms Holly Pennington, Weapons Technical Service Team Leader/DE&S, UK Preparing for High Intensity Warfare through Collaboration and Standardisation | ||
| 08:45 | Keynote Address #4/ Dr Chris Michienzi, MMR Defense Solutions, LLC, USA – EM in DOD Systems: Transition, Production & Availability | ||
| 09:15 | Discussion point/ Mr Christopher Zember, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. DOD Expanding Industrial Base Capacity for Munitions Manufacturing -24104 | ||
| 09:35 | MSIAC – Munitions Safety Awards | ||
| 10:00 – 10:30 | Networking Coffee Break Mingle area / sponsored by EMTWG’24 |
10:30
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 5A – IM Properties & Characteristics II |
| Cynthia C. Manns, US NAVY, IMAD – NOSSA, USA Carole Fournier, Eurenco, France |
| 24041- How to assess thermo-chemical aging of high explosives in adequate way. Peculiarities in application of test protocols Dr Manfred A. Bohn, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, ICT Germany 24084- Terminal Effects of Blast Wave Propagation from Metal Enhanced Home-Made Explosive Composition Ms Pholisa Ngcebesha, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, South Africa 24028- Enhanced Blast Explosives with Improved Survivability Mr James White, NSWC – Indian Head, USA |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 5B – IM Properties & Characteristics I |
| Dr Jacob Morris, Air Force Research Laboratory, USA Andrew Carr, BAE Systems, UK |
| 24004- Inherent Material Property Effects on Dimensional Stability of PBXN-9 Mr Francis J. Milbower III, L3Harris Fuzing and Ordnance Systems, USA 24013- Self Heating of High Explosives in Safe Scale Up for Manufacturing Mr Philip Samuels, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24033- Identification and assessment of potential thermostable and powerful explosives Dr Eric Pasquinet, CEA/DAM/Le Ripault – France 24096- Explosive acceleration of fluoropolymer-based reactive material fragments Ms Hayleigh J Lloyd, TNO, The Netherlands |
POSTERS SESSION
12:15
Poster session A – Frognerparken room
| PA: Insensitive Munitions |
| Jon Toreheim, Bofors Test Center, Sweden Christelle Collet, TSO, NATO MSIAC |
| 24097- Drop test: Model of rocket Motor ignition probability Mr Johan Herault, ROXEL France 24037- Improved testing capabilities for characterization of carbon composite materials Mr Vincent Vilamosa, NAMMO Raufoss AS, Norway 24047- Representation of RDX Thermal Response for Use in Digital IM Engineering Tools Mr Keith Clutter, Science & Risk (SciRisk).USA 24106- Employing New Technologies & Methods for IM-Testing at the WTD 91 Mr Philipp Hamhuis, Technical Center WTD 91, Bundeswehr, Germany 24122- A numerical and experimental study of output of M55 and M100 igniters Mr John Moxnes, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Norway 24123- Successful Insensitive Munitions Technology Development, Demonstration, Integration & Transition Mr Daniel J. Pudlak, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA |
Poster session B – Ueno Area
| PB: Energetic Materials |
| Wendy Hummers, Hanwha Defense USA, inc Kathleen Bubniak, US ARMY, DEVCOM AC, USA |
| 24022- Best Practice for the Development and Manufacture of Energetic Materials Mr Lawrence C Farrar, Resodyn Acoustic® Mixers, USA 24102- Combustion and mechanical properties of co(glycidyl nitrate-glycidyl azide) polymer energetic binders Mr Charles Dubois, Polytechnique Montréal, Canada 24054- Energetic Materials for cutting-edge nanotechnology Mr Yash, Beacon Industries Inc. USA 24115- Characterization of HVRB Model of ERA Explosive by Gap Tests and Correlation with 20mm FSP Tests Mr Tuğçe Tekin Başer, Roketsan, Türkiye 24030- Qualification of Australian Munitions Composition B Mr Philip Samuels, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24125- Inherently Safer continuous Nitration’s at large scale Mr Marc Winter, CORNING Inc. France |
| 13:30 | Sessions adjourn |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | Sit-down Lunch Restaurant / sponsored by MBDA |
| 15:00 – 16:00 | Free time |
| 16:00 – 18:00 | Fjords Cruise |
THURSDAY 16th May 2024
08:00
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 7A – IM Modelling |
| Nausheen Al-Shehab, US ARMY, DEVCOM AC, USA Yves Guengant, ArianeGroup, France |
| 24021- Simulating the Nammo 155 mm Artillery Projectile Sympathetic Reaction with IMPETUS Solver Mr Lars Olovsson, IMPETUS Afea, Norway 24027- A model to determine the response of munitions for lower order reactions Mr Gert Scholtes, TNO, The Netherlands 24059- Modeling and simulation of Cook-Off scenarios of DEM-based three-dimensional propellant beds in cased munitions Mr Daniel Tomaschewski, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, ICT Germany 24074- Demonstrating munitions insensitivity through simulation: the IMEMG compendium dedicated to cook-off scenarios Mr Didier Picart, IMEMG |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 7B – EM Qualification & Technology |
| Stephen Struck, US Air Force, AFMC AFRL, USA Stefan De Koster, TNO, The Netherlands |
| 24053- Large Scale Production and Material Qualification of a Less Sensitive PBXN-9 Variant Mr Virgil Fung, BAE Systems, USA 24006- Status of NATO Energetic Material Qualification Requirements Mr Philip Samuels, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24094- A Method to Extend the Qualification of a PBXN-109 loaded Aircraft Bomb using an Inert Surrogate Material Ms Carole Fournier, Eurenco, France 24051- Pilot Scale Evaluation of Modified 3,4-Dinitropyrazole (DNP) Synthesis Process Mr Tomasz Modzelewski, BAE Systems, USA |
| 09:20 – 09:50 | Networking Coffee Break Mingle area / sponsored by IMPETUS |
09:50
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 8A – IM Mitigation & Testing |
| Dr David Hubble, NSWC Dahlgren Division, USA Gareth Flegg, AWE Plc, UK |
| 24026- IM Tests on Vulcano Guided ammunitions Mr. Gianluca Bersano, Leonardo, Italy 24082- Mitigation of sympathetic detonation of navy munitions Mr Stefan De Koster, TNO, The Netherlands 24101- Higher Lethality Medium Caliber Munition Classification and Criticality Ms Nausheen Al-Shehab, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 8B – EM Formulations & Synthesis II |
| Dr Paritosh Dave, Leidos, USA Erik Tunestål, Eurenco, Sweden |
| 24016- New low cost melt-cast composition for IM mortar ammunition – Theoritical approach to experimental aspect Mr Teddy Gilloux, THALES LAS, France 24117- Characterization and evaluation of alternative plasticizers to mitigate exudation from pressed PBX Mr Quirin Axthammer, TDW, Germany & MSIAC 24072- SHS Synthesis of Micrometer-sized boron particles with increased surface area and higher reactivity for energetic applications Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Wurster, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, ICT Germany |
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Sit-down lunch Restaurant / sponsored by IMEMG |
13:00
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 9A – IM System Technology |
| Joe LiVolsi, NOSSA, USA Quirin Axthammer, TDW, Germany |
| 24040- Advantages of Modular Development for Electronic Initiation Systems Mr Lars Christian Lund, NAMMO Raufoss AS, Norway 24060- Shock initiation of explosives using a plane wave booster driven flyer plate Ms Anne Haslam, NSWC, Indian Head, USA 24065- Slow Cook-Off Soak Temperature Effect on Munition Response Ms Nausheen Al-Shehab, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24100- AFRL Advanced Munitions Technology Complex Dr Jacob Morris, US Air Force Research Laboratory, USA |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 9B – EM Lab-scale Testing |
| Melissa Mileham, Northrop Grumman, USA Marie De Bats, MBDA France |
| 24071- Energetic Defect Characterization (EDC) – A Multi-Disciplined, Multi-Faceted, US Joint-Service Approach for Identifying & Determining Defect Criticality for specific Munitions and their Respective Energetics Mr Daniel J. Pudlak, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24038- Feature Extraction using Machine Learning for Defect Characterization Mr Benjamin L. Ung, US ARMY, DEVCOM Armaments Center, USA 24099- Characterization of the Impact-Induced Reaction of Multiple Explosives Using the AFRL High Explosive Survivability Test (HEST) Dr Jesus Mares Jr., US Air Force Research Laboratory, USA 24066- Utilization of the Focus Beam Reflectance Measurement (FBRM) Probe in Explosive Processing Mr Kyle J. Ramos, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA |
| 14:30 – 14:50 | Networking Coffee Break Mingle area / sponsored by EMTWG’24 |
15:10
Sessions A – Hyde Park AB
| 10A – IM Modelling & Materials |
| Mike Ervin, BAE Systems Inc. USA Didier Picart, CEA France |
| 24105- An innovative methodology to predict reaction of complex warhead to fragment impacts Mr Karol Woirin, MBDA France 24114- Void collapse-initiated deflagration: Progress towards predictive modeling for risk evaluation PT. 2 Mr Brandon L. Johnson, Applied Research Associates, Inc., USA 24078- Small Scale Impact Sensitivity Testing of Energetic Materials under Temperature and Relative Humidity Ms Christelle Collet, MSIAC |
Sessions B – Central Park AB
| 10B – EM Subscale Testing |
| Kathryn Brown, NSWC, Indian Head, USA Philipp Hamhuis, WTD 91, Germany |
| 24002- Subscale testing of nanocomposite-modified solid fuels & propellants Mr Michael Fisher, Helicon Chemical Company, USA 24057- Sensitivity Testing of Propellants in a Small-scale Experiment Mr Claudius Zimmermann, Fraunhofer Institute for Chemical Technology, ICT Germany 24080- Thermal Radiation in Interior Ballistics and Closed Bomb Testing Dr Jon Yagla, Consultant |
| 16:00 | Sessions adjourn |
| 16:00 – 16:30 | Best Poster Award Mingle Area |
| 16:30 – 18:00 | Farewell Reception / sponsored by NAC Address by Wendy Hummers, NAC Board Member, chair of the EMTWG Steering Committee, -Hanwha Defense USA- |
| 18:00 | Meeting concludes |