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Description
his facility is used to manufacture small scale batches of
pyrotechnic formulations and end items in a small scale
manufacturing environment. New and novel pyrotechnic formulations
and designs are manufactured in this facility and then transferred
to the Pyrotechnic Laboratory for integration and testing. This
facility is also used as an initial assessment for producibility
engineering on the new pyrotechnic formulations and designs.
This facility, in conjunction with the Pyrotechnic Laboratory,
encompasses the entire range of R&D related to pyrotechnic
formulations and items including both processing and testing
capabilities. Processing is done at the small pilot plant level and
includes mixing, granulation and drying of pyrotechnic composition
and consolidation and loading of powder into items. Test
capabilities access the thermodynamic, kinetic, physical and
storage stability characteristics of pyrotechnic compositions using
assorted equipment. In addition, a flare tunnel with the most
current equipment and instrumentation is used to measure the burn
time, radiometric, photometric and spectral characteristics of a
wide range of pyrotechnic items. This facility can provide quick
development of novel pyrotechnic items and transition to
production.