Software & product databases
Download the programs to try them free for 7 days, and the product databases to load explosives and initiation products into them.
Blast design software
Ring Blast Designer
Ring (fan) blasts for sublevel open stoping.
Version 10.0.1 · Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · 199 MB
Free 7-day trial included
Tunnel Blast Designer
Tunnels and development ends, narrow reef stopes and shaft sinking.
Version 9.4.0 · Windows 10/11 (64-bit) · 160 MB
Free 7-day trial included
Installing: run the downloaded Setup file. If Windows shows “Windows protected your PC”, click More info and then Run anyway. This appears for new programs that Windows doesn't know yet. Check the system requirements first. When the trial ends, buy a licence online or request a quote.
Explosives and initiation products
AECI
35 explosives and 25 initiation products, surface and underground, in one file.
JSON file · 72 KB · works in all three programs
BME
17 explosives and 6 initiation products, surface and underground, in one file.
JSON file · 39 KB · works in all three programs
Dyno Nobel
39 explosives and 14 initiation products, surface and underground, in one file.
JSON file · 63 KB · works in all three programs
Using a database: download the file, then import it in the program's explosives and initiation products database. You can edit the products or add your own afterwards.
Please note: these product databases were built using data from publicly available product catalogues. Always check the values against the supplier's latest technical data sheets before you use them in a design. Product and company names belong to their owners, and NF Blast Consult and Training is not affiliated with or endorsed by these manufacturers.
For your Android phone
NF Blast Environment
Enter the charge mass per delay and the distance to get the ground vibration (PPV) and airblast at a structure, with the flyrock clearance zones by SDoB, Lundborg or SveDeFo. Uses default constants (USBM for vibration), or your own site constants. The same equations as Surface Blast Designer. Works offline.
Version 1.0.2 · Android 5.0 or newer · 109 KB
Free, no licence or registration needed
Installing: open this page on your phone and tap Download for Android, then open the downloaded file. The first time, Android asks you to allow your browser to install apps: tap Settings, turn on Allow from this source, go back and tap Install. If Google Play Protect says the app is unknown, tap More details and then Install anyway. This appears for apps that aren't from the Play Store. To update, install the new version over the old one; your site constants are kept.