History
Nine decades of technological innovation.
Founded in Vaduz in the Principality of Liechtenstein in 1936, Kontinitro AG is the parent company of Kontinitro SA, Geneva, Switzerland. For nearly nine decades, the family-owned Kontinitro Group has been active in the energy chemicals and civil explosives sectors.
Swiss made
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1936
Foundation
Founding of Kontinitro AG. Delivery of the first explosives plant equipped with a continuous nitration and countercurrent washing system.
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1987
First generation of Explomet™
Kontinitro begins manufacturing the Explomet™ line of V.O.D measurement instruments, the foundation of decades of fiber optic measurement expertise
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1990s
Our strategic approach: putting customers first.
At Kontinitro, we contribute to our clients’ success, regardless of their size or location. Resourceful, meticulous, and dedicated, our employees and subcontractors embody our professional ethics, which are based on reliability, a commitment to service, and keeping our promises. Thanks to their dedication, we have earned the trust of clients in more than 60 countries.
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2014
Founding of Kontinitro SA
Kontinitro SA is constituted as a public limited company located in Geneva, Switzerland. The company specializes in precision measurement instruments for the explosion industry.
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2019
Explomet™ 2T+
Introduction of the Explomet™ 2T+, a self calibrating laboratory V.O.D measurement instrument with ±0.01 microsecond precision.
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2021
Detomet™ 2.0
Release of the Detomet™ 2.0 for pyrotechnic and electronic detonator delay measurement initiated by shock tube.
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2022
Explomet™ 3
Release of the Explomet™ 3, the next generation of V.O.D and detonator delay measurement, now available to order.
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2026
Explomet™ 4 and Detomet™ 4
Release of the Explomet 4 and the Detomet™ 4, the next generation of V.O.D and detonator delay measurement, now available to order.
Archive
From nitroglycerin plants to the first fiber-optic V.O.D instruments.
A visual history of Kontinitro, coming soon.