Energetic Blending, Loading & Manufacturing

Facilities Designed for Evolving Needs

Facilities Equipped to Handle It All

Riverbend is fully equipped to manage all phases of energetic production on site, including drying, blending, and pressing of pyrotechnic and high explosive formulations; loading, assembly, and sealing of initiators, detonators, and CAP/PAD devices; in-process inspections, testing, and packaging. With modular automation and interchangeable tooling, we scale efficiently from small prototyping to high-volume production.

Core Capabilities

Controlled environment rooms for the preparation of energetic compounds, including oxidizer/fuel pyrotechnics and high explosives like PETN, HMX, and RDX
Programmable press systems for forming pellets and loading delay columns to precise density and shape specifications. All tooling is interchangeable to meet customer-specific form factor requirements
Automated and semi-automated stations for final device build-up, with in-line inspection and weighing for 100% process accountability
Capable of rapid transitions from low-rate production for engineering builds to full-rate deliveries supporting large production contracts

Our Facility

Facility Highlights

70,000 sq. ft. manufacturing space on a secured 78-acre site
Modular manufacturing cells for parallel production of multiple product lines
19 explosive storage magazines compliant with DoD Explosive Safety Board requirements
The flexibility created by our facility ensures that we can meet diverse customer demands while maintaining efficiency and precision, no matter the scale of the project

Process Assurance

End-to-end traceability for all materials and subcomponents
In-process inspections aligned with MIL-STD-1168 and JHCS documentation
ITAR-controlled workflows with secured document handling and CUI compliance

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Facilities Equipped to Handle It All

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