History
Nine decades of Swiss precision.
1936
Foundation in Geneva
Kontinitro SA is established as a limited company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. The company specializes in precision measuring instruments for the explosives industry.
1987
First Explomet generation
Kontinitro begins manufacturing the Explomet line of V.O.D measurement instruments, the foundation of decades of fiber optic measurement expertise.
1990s
Worldwide deployment
Loyal customers in more than 60 countries adopt Kontinitro instruments for explosives quality control across laboratory and field contexts.
2019
Explomet 2T+
Introduction of the Explomet 2T+, a self calibrating laboratory V.O.D measurement instrument with ±0.01 microsecond precision.
2021
Detomet 2.0
Release of the Detomet 2.0 for pyrotechnic and electronic detonator delay measurement initiated by shock tube.
2026
Explomet 4
Planned release of the Explomet 4, the next generation of V.O.D measurement, currently in final development.
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