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insideEditorial 3

ThinkingEthics 4

ThinkingRecruitment 4

ThinkingHess 6

ThinkingResearch&Development 8

ThinkingProcess 12

ThinkingProductLaunch 14

ThinkingTesting 16

ThinkingCivil 18

ThinkingSpinOff 20

ThinkingGlobal 20

Addresses 22

Thinking skills are viewed as crucial for educated

persons to cope with a rapidly changing world. Many

educators believe that specific knowledge will not be

as important to tomorrow’s workers and citizens as the

ability to learn and make sense of new information. In the

Nammo Group - People Think – and in this years bulletin

we will share our thoughts with the readers!

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editorialNammoiscelebratingits10yearanniversaryin2008.IamhappytopresentanewNammoBulletinwithageneralupdateonourbusiness,whatNammohasachievedinthisfirstdecadeandwhatweintendtogoforinthenext.

Nammowasestablishedin1998bymergingammunitioncompaniesinFinland,SwedenandNorway.AlthoughmostactivitieswerelocatedinneighbouringNordiccountries,itwasaconsiderablechallengetoalignandconsolidatetheGroup.Todaywemayconcludethatthemergerhasproventobeverysuccessful,duringtheyearswehavealsoincludedadditionalmembersinNorway,Germany,SwitzerlandandUSA.WewillcontinuetodevelopNammoasawellrecognizedsupplierofammunition,missileproductsanddemilitarizationservices.

Tobecomeaglobalplayeralsodemandsincreasedawarenessonanoverallperspective.Nammoisatechnologybased,customerdrivencompanyoperatinginaninternationalmarketregulatedbystrictexportregulationssetforthbytheauthoritiesinthecountriesweoperate.

Whengrowinggloballywithamixtureofcultures,languagesandnationalitieswithinaGrouplikeNammoitalsorequiresincreasedattentionandawarenessongeneralGrouppoliciestostrengthenandunifytheGroupanditspeople.

IwishyouallinterestingreadingandIhopethatNammoBulletinNo.6givesyouafreshupdateofourbusiness,productsandtechnology.

bySisselSolum,VicePresidentCommunication,NammoGroup

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ethics

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recruitmentOverview

Nammo’sorganizationhasbeenthroughdifferentchangesduringthecompany’sfirst10years.Thestructuralalterationsareaconsequenceofchangesinthemarketandalsoaresultofstreamliningtheorganizationtoachievebetterresultsandperformance.

Tostrengthenourposition,thefirstyearsofthecompany’shistorywereaffectedbydownsizinginmanypartsofouroperation.Intheperiodof2001-2005thenumberofemployeesdecreasedfrommorethan1500toalevelof1100.Theresultofthissignificantdownsizing,togetherwithimplementationofimprovementprogramsinthecompany’skeyoperations,trulyimprovedNammo’sresultinthesameperiod.Onenegativeeffectofsignificantdownsizingisnormallyahigheraverageageintheorganization.Asacounterbalanceofthiseffect,recruitmentofyoungtalentedemployeesbecameafactorforNammo.HigheractivitiesinmanypartsofNammo’sopera-tionsfrom2005maderecruitmentoneofthekeyfactorsfromtheHRperspective.Theresultofhighactivitytogetherwith

acquisitionsiswhenNammocelebrates10yearsofoperations,thenumberofemployeeshasreached1700.

Talent management

InNammo,talentmanagementmeansdevelopthepeopleonboard,transfercompetenceandrecruittherightpeopletothecompany.Inrecruitment-processesweareaimingtofindpeoplewiththerightattitudeandcompetence.Goodrecruitmentprocessesisimportantforsecuringabetterdemographicbalanceintheorganization,aswellastostrengthenthetotalcompetencelevelinthecompany.Boththesefactorsareimportanttosecureourabilitytomeetourtargetsbothshorttermandlongterm.Atthesametimeasrecruitmentofnewcompetenceisimportant,retainingcriticalcompetenceintheorganizationisanimportantfactor.Competencetransferbetweendiffer-entdepartmentsandbetweentheemployeesisimportanttomaintainandtodevelopthetotalcompetenceplatforminthecompany.

Human ResourcesbyBertilPålsrud,SVPHumanResources,NammoGroup

It’s not only about Code of ConductbySisselSolum,VicePresidentCommunication,NammoGroup

ThinkingEthicsisbasicallyaboutcommonsense.InordertobesurethatallemployeesinsideNammohavethesameunderstandingof,whatiscommonsense,wehavedefineditintheNammoGroups“EthicalCodeofConduct”.

ThemainobjectiveforNammo’sEthicalCodeofConductistoestablishusefulguidelinesforouremployees.Theseguide-linesaremeanttoassistouremployeeswhentheydobusinessbothnationallyandinternationally.WewantouremployeestofeelcomfortablewhendoingbusinessandthattheyhavetrustintheNammoGroup.Themainfocushasbeenonprevent-ingcorruption,rulesforexportcontrol,products&services,employeesandwhistleblowers.

TheEthicalCodeofConducthasgonethrougharevisionpro-cessandwaslatelyre-launchedbothinternallyandexternally.

ForNammo,theEthicalCodeofConductisaguidelinetoaculturethatshallbefollowedbyalltheemployeeswithintheGroup.Inordertoachievethiswehavetotakeintoconsider-ationthatweareaGroupwithpeoplefromsixdifferentnationsdependingonsixnationallawsandregulations.MostofourcustomersalsohaveincreasedattentiononethicsanditisequallyimportantthatNammo’ssales-personnelareawareofandrespectourcustomer’sethicalguidelines.WithallthesevariousobstaclesasabackgroundNammo’sEthicalCodeofConductshalltakethedifferentaspectsintoconsideration.

ItisimportantforNammotocontinuetobearecognizedandseriousbusinesspartnerwithinthedefensebusinessandaseriousplayerandsupportforthelocalcommunitieswhereourproductionunitsarelocated.

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hess

Thinkingback10yearswhenthecompanywasestablished,NammohasaccomplishedalotwithinHESS.Atthattimetherewerebigdifferencesbetweeneachcompanythatmergedin1998.Wecamefromdifferentcultureswithdifferentlangu-ages.HESSresourcesavailableoneachsitewereverydifferentandoftenlimited.However,wemustnotforgetthatsomeofthecompanieswereveryoldandhadbeenworkingwithHESSintheirownwayformanyyears.

ThefirsttaskforthecorporationwastomakeasurveyonhowtheconditionswereintheHESSarea.Ataskforcewithrepre-sentativesfromseveralcountrieswasestablishedinNovember1998.Theassignmentforthetaskforcewastoevaluatetheactualsituation,proposeshort-termactionsineachsiteandreportneedsfornecessaryadjustmentintheNammoGroup.ThetaskforceendedthetaskinMay1999andinthereporttheysuggestedanumberofimprovements,like:• HESSpolicyfortheNammoGroup• Plansandgoalsforeachcompany• Planforenvironmentalcertification• HESSorganization• Riskanalyses• Regulationsforsafetyinspections• Proactivemaintenance• Antiflameclothing• Safetyshoes• Trainingandeducation• Handlingwaste• Cleanupinside/outside

Afterthisperiod,mostoftheopenactionsfromthesur-veywereclosed.NammoHESSpolicywasworkedoutandcommonrulesandregulationsweremade.ThestructureofproactiveHESSworkinNammoasacorporationstartedandaHESSrepresentativefortheNammoGroupwasappointed.ThetaskfortheHESSManagerwastoperformayearlysafetyAuditinallNammocompaniesandworkforcontinuousimprovementtopreventaccident.Itwasimportanttousetheknowledgeinallthedifferentsitestobeabletosharethisalloverthecorporation.

HESS seminars

Representativesfromallsitesgatheredonceayeartodiscussandsharecasesandsubjectsofcommoninterest.TheseHESSseminarsarestillanimportantyearlyeventandthetopicsandlocationfortheseminarfluctuate.

AsnewcompanieshavejoinedtheGroup,theHESSorganiza-tionhasbeengivennewknowledgeandchallenge.TheHESSlevelinNammohasslowlyimprovedandthecooperationbetweenthedifferentsitesisgoingmuchbetter.Thestatisticsshowsthatwehaveachievedgreatprogressinseveralareas.Lastyearthepercentageofsickabsencewasthelowesteversince1998(4,1%).

Wehavestillalotofareasthatneedsimprovements,suchasreportingofincidentsandaccidents,riskanalysesandcom-monHESSsystemontheinternalnet.Unfortunately,wehavelearnedthehardwaythroughsomeseriousaccidentsandinsomecaseswithfatalresult.ThisremindsusthatwealwaysmustthinkHESSinallpartsoftheorganizationandoperationstopreventseriousaccidentstooccur.HESSisanever-endingprojectthatweneedtopayattentiontoeverydayandnevertobesatisfiedbytheexistingachievements.

Health, Environment, Safety and SecuritybySigmundSofienlund,HESSManager,NammoGroup

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research & development

Means of MeasurementbyGeraldFetz,RimfireBusinessManager,SmallCaliberDivision

Inarestlessperiodofproductdevelop-ment,allmanufacturingstepshavebeenanalyzedoverandover.Machineshavebeensqueezedouttorunwithmoreaccuracy,specialpartshavebeende-signedortheirpropertieshavebeenimproved.OurprojectteamwassupportedbyLapua’sandSchönebeck’sbestandmostexperiencedengineers,discussing,planningandmakingexperiments.Finally,whiledescribinganddefiningprojectrequirements,werealizedthatwewerealreadyfarawayfromthewaywediditpreviously.Unitedwesucceededtocircleinseveralmeansofmeasurement.Itwasexcitingtowatchhowitdeveloped:duringthepast30yearsinammunitionmanufac-turing,mostlyeverythinghasbeenmea-suredwithin1/100tolerances.Stepbystepitcamecloserevendailynow,andfinallyweunderstoodthatwehadtoleavethisperiodbehindusandenteranewarea.Sowedevelopednewinstruments,andafterthemalsoanenvironmentaroundthem,wearenowtalkingabouttolerancesof1/1.000–andwearestilltryingtogetitsmaller.Nexttarget:Nano!

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Radio Frequency - A Novel Programming Method for AmmunitionbyVegardSande,DirectorTechnology,Development&Test,Medium&LargeCaliberDivision

Toincreaseflexibilityandthenumberofapplicationsinthebattlefieldofweaponplatformstherehasbeenadevelopmentofprogrammableammunition.Programmableammunitiongivesthesoldiersnewopportunities.Oneexampleisthenewabilityoftakingoutunfriendlyobjectshiddenbehindhousecorners,onrooftopsorinsidebuildings.Thiscanbedonebyprogrammingtheammunitioninanairburstmode,detonatingintheairclosetotheundesirableobject.

Theexistingprogrammingmethodsasinductiveprogrammingorprogrammingbygalvaniccontacthavetobebuiltintotheweaponplatformfromthebeginning.Theyarenottechnologi-calsolutionsyoucaneasilyadontoanexistingplatformatalaterstage.

Nammohasdevelopedanovelmethodforprogrammingofammunition.Thismethodisbasedoncommunicationbetweentheweaponplatformandtheammunitionbytransmittingradio

frequency(RF)signalsfromtheplatformtotheammunitionduringthefirstmillisecondsoftimeofflight.Thesignalsre-ceivedbytheammunitioncanforinstancetelltheammunitionatwhatdistancethegunnerwantanairburstdetonationoftheammunition.Thismethodcanalsobeusedforprogrammingofmoresophisticatedmodesorfunctionsoftheammunition.Theprogrammingmethodassuchhasnolimits.Thelimitisthefunctionalityofthefuze.

Thisnovelmethodforprogrammingammunitioncaneasilybeintroducedonnewplatformsandadoptedonexistingplatforms.Nammointroducesaverycosteffectivesolutionforintroductionofacapabilityofprogrammingammunitiononnewandexistingweaponplatforms.

Thistechnologyisabouttobequalifiedforthe40mmAGLsystem.

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Fire From Enclosure Propulsion Nears QualificationbyDanielHaun,VicePresidentEngineering&Research,NammoTalley

NammoTalleyhasrecentlypassedamajormilestoneinthedevelopmentofnewpropulsiontechnologyforNammo’sM72familyofshoulder-firedweapons.TheFireFromEnclosureorFFEpropulsioncapabilityallowssoldierstofiretheweaponfrominsideanenclosedspace.Thenewtechnologywillre-placethecurrentrocketmotorsthatproducehighback-blastthatcandamageroomstructuresandgunnerhearingwhenlaunchedfrominsidearoom.Soldiersthatusethenewsystemwillnowbeabletofiretheweaponfromenclosedcoverinbuiltupareas.Inlate2007theWeaponsProductDevelopmentTeaminMesasuccessfullypassedamajortestseriesdesignedtovalidatethedesignofthecompleteweaponsystem.Thesuccessofthislimitedtestseriesprovidedthego-aheadtoenteraWeaponQualificationTestSeriesforaU.S.DepartmentofDefenseCustomerinthesummerof2008.

Specialty Pyrotechnic Materials for Military and Commercial ApplicationsbyDanielHaun,VicePresidentEngineering&Research,NammoTalley

NammoTalleyisprovidingspecialtypyrotechnicmaterialstobothmilitaryandcommercialCustomers.AutoIgnitionMaterials(AIM’s)areusedtocausepre-determinedresponseofexplosivedeviceswhentheyareexposedtoaccidentalfireinshipping,storageorfielduse.Ifanexplosivedeviceisallowedtoheatupslowlyinafire,thedevicemaynotbehaveasde-signedwhentheexplosivematerialfinallyignites.Intheworstcase,devicesthataresupposedtogeneratecontrolledreleaseofgasexplodeandbecomefragmentthrowingbombs.Agoodexampleistheautomotiveairbaginyourcar.Intheeventofacaraccidentandfire,occupantsandemergencyrespondersareatriskofinjuryordeathifthegeneratorisweakenedbythefireandexplodes.NammoTalleyisdeliveringpatentedAIM’stothecommercialautomotivemarketthatcauseairbaggeneratorstofunctionatprecisetemperaturebeforetheirstructuresareweakenedbyfire.Thesametechnologiesarenowbeingappliedinmilitarysystemstoreducemunitionresponsetofastandslowheating.

AIMinautomotiveinflatorNewpropulsiontechnologypermitsfiringM72fromenclosedprotectedpositions.

Auto Ignition Material

Airbag Inflator U.S. Patent No. 6,126,197

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TheMissileProductsDivisionatNammoRaufosshasexperi-encedahigherandhigherdemandonmanoeuvrabilityonaneverincreasingnumberofnewlydevelopedmissiles.NammohasinvestedalotandsucceededinthedevelopmentofThrustVectorControl(TVC)systemsforabroadrangeofmissiles.WhatstartedforNammoonAir-to-Airmissilesisnowtrans-ferredtogroundandshiplaunchedmissiles.Thrustvectoringcapabilitiesenableformoreflexiblesystemswithaquickerreactiontime.Thisinitsturnopensupforamoreeffectivesystemoveralargerrangeofthreatscenarios.NammohasacquiredaleadingpositioninthedesignofTVC-basedsystemsbasedontheiruniquecapabilitiesondesignandsimulation.

Thisplatformhasbeenstrengthenedevenfurtherbythein-vestmentinmanufacturingcapabilitiesofcrucialcomponentsinceramiccomposites.NammohasalsodevelopedandputintoseriesproductionaninnovativecombinationofahighlyefficientshortnozzlecombinedwithaTVC-systembasedontraditionalJetVanes.TheyalsohaveunderdevelopmentaverypromisingTVC-systembasedonso-calledJetFlapswiththepotentialtomovemoreaffordableThrustVectorControlcapa-bilitiestosmallermissilesortomissileswiththeneedforahighlysurvivableTVCsystemwiththrustvectoringcapabilitiesevenafterlongburntimes.

Thrust Vector ControlbyOnnoVerberne,VicePresidentEngineering&Technology,MissileProductsDivision

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process

NammoDemilDivisionspecialisesinhandlingexcess,out-datedandobsoleteconventionalammunition.Theprocessingencompassesthehigheststandardsofsafetyandenvironmen-talconsideration.NotonlydotheseprocessescomplywiththeEuropeanUnionslawsandregulations,theyexceedthem.

MLRS Demil Process

Inthemiddleof2007NammoDemilDivisionwasawardedacontractfordemilitarizationoftheMLRSSystemfromNamsacoveringsystemsfromNLandUK.Duetothesizeofthecontract,investmentsinnewprocessesaswellasupdatingofalreadyexistingprocessestookplace.Thedemilitarizationprocessisdoneinthefollowingsteps.Firstoperationisthedownloadingoftherocketsfromtherocketpods.Therearesixrocketsineachpodandaspecialroomisdedicatedforthiswork.Inthisfirstoperationthedisassemblyofthefuze,burstingcord,ignitersetc.aredoneandpackedforafurtherhandlinginthethermaltreatmentfacility,aswellasextractthesinglerocketoutfromtherocketpod.Theseparationofthewarheadfromtherocketmotorisdoneandbothcomponentsarepackedforfurtherhandlingwithinthefacility.

Thewarheadistransportedtothefullyautomaticwarheaddis-assemblyline.ThemachinepullsouttheM77Bombletonebyonefromthewarhead.Furtheritiscuttingthebombletfuze,separatingthecupperfunnelandpackstheopenbombletonaspecialtrayforhandlingintheplasmaburningmodule.Theprocessismonitoredbyvideofromtheoutside.

Therocketmotoristakentotheupgradedwashoutline.Thewashoutisdonewithhighpressurewaterandtheindividualrocketmotorisfixedintotheequipment.Theprocessworksautomaticallyandisvideomonitoredfromthecontrolroom.TheAPC(rocketpropellant)istoahighdegreeseparated

fromthewatercontentbeforeitisautomaticallytransportedandpackedincardboardboxes.TheAPCiseitherburnedinthethermaltreatmentplantthatisfullycompliantwithallinternationalandnationalenvironmentalregulationsorbeingrecycledforreuseincivilianproducts.

The“plasmaburningmodule”isdevelopedforburningsub-munitionsespeciallyBombletsDM1348andBombletsM46/M48andM77.Thismoduleisconnectedwiththegascleaningsystemfromthethermaltreatmentplant418.Itworksparalleltothethermaltreatmentplant418.

Theprocesscontainsafeedingprocess,anincinerationandburningprocessandacontrolprocess.Alltheseprocessesworkautomaticallyandundersafetycontrol.

Afterdisposalofthesubmunitions(ICM,MLRS),thebombletswillbedeliveredtotheburningmodule.Thefeedingbeltwillbefilledwiththebomblets.Atthefirst,onebombletswillberemovedfromthefeedingbeltandtransportedtoaSluice.Thebombletfallsdowninthe“plasmaburningchamber”ontransportationdevices.Insideofthischamber,thebombletwillincineratebyplasmaburner.Aftertheburningprocess,thebombletwillbecontrolledbycontroldevicesforfreeofexplosives.

Thescrap(emptybodies)willbecollectedinascrapcontainer.

Thegasesfromtheburningprocesswillbetransportedbyapipetotheafterburnerandgascleaningsystemforcleaningthegases.

Thecompleteprocessworksautomaticallyandismonitoredbyvideo.

Environmental Friendly DemilitarizationbyOlaPikner,VicePresidentMarketing,DemilDivision

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FiringofMLRSrocket

AutomaticallywashoutofRocketmotors Bombletintotheplasmaburningmodule

Automaticwarheaddisassemblyline

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product launch

Ifyouwanttobealeaderontheworldmarket,youshouldhavegoodresourcesofresearchanddevelopment.Youmustcheckandevaluaterisks,and,lastbutnotleast,youshouldnotbeafraidofinvestments.

AlltheseissueshavebeenconsideredinNammo’sSmallCaliberDivision–andresultedinaprojectformanufacturingLapuaX-ACT,theworld’sbestrimfireammunition.

Scientificandtechnicalcompetences,combinedwithprovenknow-howfromLapuaandSchönebeckhavebeenfocusedtoproduceabrandnew.22rimfirecartridge.ApowerfulteamofFinland’sandGermany’smostexperiencedspecialistsworkedoutnewtechnologiesandmeasurementsystems,beingimplementedinanexperimentalmanufacturingequipment,uniqueintheworld.

Thedreamsofallengineersmaterializedandcametrueinanenvironmentprovidingaccuracyonmicrometerlevel.Theresultsexceedeverythingelseonthemarket.

ThenewtechnologyandtheconstantlydevelopingknowledgeofLapua’steamfoundedasolidbaseforastate-of-the-artproduct,gettingevenmoresuccessfulinworldclasspremiumsegment.Itisalsoimportanttomention,thatwehadanongoingco-operationwithseveraluniversities,andalsowiththeworld’sleadingweaponmanufacturers–justtomakesurewedidnotleaveoutanydetailinresearch.

RegardingOleEinarBjørndalensrecentsuccessinWorldCupsandinternationalchampionships,wecansaywithpridethatNammoparticipatesprobablyalittlebit,butstillsignificant.

MarketingactivitieshavebeenstartedtopromoteNammo’ssmallestproducts–ourbrandnewrimfireammunitionX-ACT,MIDAS+andCENTER-X,marketedunderthebrandofLAPUA.PressConferencesatSHOTShowinUSA,theworld’sbig-gestweaponandammunitionexhibition,andatIWA,themostimportantEuropeanFairforsportsshootingbroughtalotofpositivepublicity.Newinternetpresentationsmadeinformationavailabletoeverybody.

Now,weareontheeveoftheOlympicGamesinBeijing.Manyshooters,andamongthemsomeoftheworld’sbestmarks-men,havevisitedourLapua.22ServiceCenterinSchönebecktopickthebestlotsfortheirrifleorpistol.TheyalltriedourX-ACTandarewaitingimpatientlytoreachoutforOlympicgold.Let’swishthemgoodluck!

A Shooting Star was born…byDr.GeorgPlenikowski,SiteManagerSchönebeck,SmallCaliberDivision

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Interview with Peter Sidi, HungaryEuropean Champion, World Cup WinnerbyHeikoWeidner,ServiceManagerLapua.22ServiceCenterSchönebeck,SmallCaliberDivision

H:Peter,yourecentlyvisitedLAPUAfortestingammunition.Doyouthinka1.000kmtripwasworthalltheway?

P:The.22ServiceCenterisreallywellequippedandstate-of-the-art.Fixingandcrimpingtools,electronicmeasuringdevicesandallthefacilitiesareperfect.

H:Whatdoyouthinkaboutthechoiceofammunition?

P:Icouldselectoutofabigquantityoflots.Lapuasavedmealotoftimebyprovidingpre-selectedlots.Afteranintensivetesting,IhadthepleasuretobeintroducedtoGeraldFetz,Lapua’sRimfireBusinessManager.Geraldreallysurprisedme…

H:Ihopeitwasapositivesurprise…

P:Yes,indeed.HeaskedmeifIwouldliketotestatotallynewsmallboreammunition.I’dbeenselectedfromahandfuloftopmarksmen.Thatwaspromising,andIwasexcited,howthenewammowouldbehaveinmybrandnewWaltherbarrel.

H:Andwhatkindofammodidyoutestfinally?

P:NowImaytalkaboutit,thenewammunitionhasbeenofficiallylaunchedduringSHOTShowinLasVegasandIWAinNuremberg.Butbeforelaunching,itwasatopsecretproject.Itwassosecret,thatIwasevennotallowedtoseethenewpackages.Andnobodytoldmeaboutthenewproductnames…

H:Butyouwereallowedtoshootit…

P:Yes,ofcourse!Now,IamreallyconvincedaboutsignificantimprovementsofLapua’sproducts.Whenwestarted,IreceivednewMIDAS+,beingintroducedtomeasafurtherdevelopmentoflegendaryMIDAS.Ibecamecurious,becausetheammunitionwasexcellent,andmytargetpictureshavebeenbetterthaneverbefore.SomehowI’vegotthefeelingthatthiswasnotall…Iremember,thenhappenedsome-thingverymysterious…

H:Soundsverymysterious…Whathappenedthen?

P:Youpassedmeafewboxes.Whiteboxes!Theonlywritingonithasbeenafewfigures.Somethingtotallynew!Quickly,Iopenedit,shotit,andthesetargetpicturesmademesure.Thetargetpictureswasmorethanexcellent.

H:Areyougoingtousethenewammunitionnowfortraining,andalsoforBeijing?

P:Yes,sure!Iwanttowin…

H:Peter,thankyoufortheinterview.WewishyouallthebestinBeijingwithyourWaltherKK300andLapuaX-ACT!

“lapua saved me a lot of time by providing

pre-selected lots”

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testing

InordertoverifyExocetboostermotorperformance,selectedmotorsaretestedina6-DOF(6degreesoffreedom)testfixtureatBradalsmyratestcenter.A6-DOFthrustcellisabletomeasurethrustandmomentsin3directions.TheboostermotorcontainsTVC(thrust-vector-control)tobeabletocon-trolthedirectionofthethrustvector.Thethrustdirectioniscontrolledbyuseofjetvanespositionedinexhaustgasejectedfromtherocketmotor.

TheMPDdivisionatNammoRaufosshasdevelopedamathe-maticalmodelforpredictionofboosterperformance.Compari-sonbetweenmeasuredandpredictedperformanceisshowninthefigurebelow.

Booster static firing in 6-DOF test fixture

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NammoTalleyhasinstalledaDetonationCalorimetertosup-portdevelopmentofhighblastexplosives.Fornearlytwentyyears,NammoTalleyhasbeendevelopingexplosivesthatproducehighblast.Highblastexplosivesarebeingusedinstate-of-the-artwarheadsforuseinanti-structureapplica-tions.Inthepast,measurementoftheeffectivenessofanewformularequiredbuild-upoffullscalewarheadsandtestingtheminfullscaletargetexperiments.Thisprocessisverycostlyandtimeconsuming.Toreducethecostandtimere-quiredtoarriveatanewformula,NammoTalleyhasinstalledaDetonationCalorimeter.Thisdevicecanaccuratelydeter-minetheoutputofanewformulabytestingonlyafewgrams

ofmaterial.Thissmallscaletest,combinedwithcomputerpredictionoftheeffectivenessofnewformu-laswillgreatlyreducethenumberoffullscaleexperimentsrequiredtodesignnewhighercapabilitywarheads.SeveralofNammoTalley’sformulashaveoutper-formedcompetingformulasinU.S.Governmentconductedcompara-tivetesting.

Small Scale Testing of New ExplosivesbyDanielHaun,VicePresidentEngineering&Research,NammoTalley

6-DOF testing of Exocet booster motorbyErlandØrbekk,DirectorEngineering&Development,MissileProductsDivision

Figure1Measuredandpredictedmotorperformance Figure2Exocetboostermotorinstaticfiringtestfixturepriortofiringtest

DetonationCalorimeter

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Overthelastyears,theenvironmentaltestcentreatNammoRaufosshaveperformedvibrationandshocktestsoftheStingRaytorpedoaspartofthequalificationprogrammeforthisweapon’snewIMwarhead.TDW–MBDA,Schrobenhausen(GE)ismanufacturerofthewarheadandBAESystems,Waterlooville(UK)manufacturesthetorpedoweaponsystem.

Initially,thedemandforthevibrationtestswasthattheyshouldbeperformedina“free-free”attachmentconfigura-tion.Thisbasicallymeansthatthetestitemissuspendedinanelasticmanner,allowingminormovementinalldirections.Thevibrationforceisappliedtoaminorareaoftheitem.Atthetime,thiswasanentirelynewmethodtoNammo,availableresultsandotherevidencefromsimilartestswasnotpres-ent,andthepathforwardseemedquitecrooked.However,acommondeterminationtoovercomethechallenges,solvetheriddleandsucceedwiththetestswasalreadyestablishedwitheveryoneinvolved.

Keypointsofsuccesswerethesuspensionsystemanddesign,andmanufactureofsuitablefixtureassemblies.Nammodesignergroupwithheldasignificantexperienceinfixturedesignalreadyandprovidedakitwhichprovedwellsuitedforthemission.BAESystems,atthisstagemainlyrepresentedbyMrDavidMann,demonstratedinventivethinkingmatedwithcleverengineeringwhensettingupthesuspensionsystem.

Sofar,twosuccessfulvibrationtesteventshavebeencom-pleted,andatthispointtheprogrammeisyetanotherdemon-strationofthefactthatco-operationandteamworkiscrucialforsuccess.Nammohasgainedvaluableexperienceinafieldnottoowellknowntousbefore,andwishtothankthepartners,TDW-MBDAandBAESystemsforthefruitfulco-operation.

Nammo plays a key role in qualification of IM-warhead for the Sting Ray torpedo. byOleMartinHeiberg,TestManager,BradalsmyraTestCentre

Waterentryoftorpedolaunchedfromaircraft

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civil

HanssonPyroTech(HPT)wasfoundedin1888byCarlRobertHansson,Gothenburg,Sweden.Inthebeginningfireworkswerethebasisofthebusiness.Inthe1890sthecompanyalsobecameknownasamanufacturerofship’ssignals.In1959,aproductwaslaunchedthatwouldlaythefoundationforHPT´spositionasoneoftheworldsleadingmanufacturerofpyrotechnicdistressequipmentforuseatsea.In1998,HPTbecameapartofNammoandsince2002thefacilitieshasbeenlocatedinLindesberg.

ThesaleforHPThasincreasedwithmorethan25%overthelast4yearsandtheprofitisbetterthanever!HPThasraisedtheturnoverfrom36,5MSEKin2003to50MSEKin2007.

AlltheproductsfromHPTareapprovedaccordingtothelatestSOLAS(SafetyofLifeatSea)regulationsandhaveapprovals

worldwide,likeUSCGapprovalinUSAforexample.Thesalesmarketisworldwideandincludesover60countriesfromUSAinwesttoAustraliaineast.HPThasamarketshareofaround28%oftheworldmarket.

Thefuturebusinessforpyrotechnicdistresssignalslooksbrightandwewillworkhardforthecontinuation.

FormoreinformationaboutHPTandtheproductspleaseenterintowww.hansson-pyrotech.com

ManoverboardLifebouyLight Rockets ManoverboardLight&Smoke

Since2002thecivilianproductfamily“SeaSafetyProducts”hasbeenapartoftheNammoGroup

Sea safetybyThomasResare,PresidentNammoLIABAB,Medium&LargeCaliberDivision

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Hybrid Rocket PropulsionbyJanMonradEriksen,ProgramDirector,MissileProductsDivision

Since2003Nammohasworkedonhybridrockettechnologyforuseinspaceapplications.TheinterestforthistechnologyisincreasingbothinEuropeandworldwide.Thisisduetoabigadvantagewithregardtoenvironmentalconcernsandhazardclassificationsduringtransportationandhandling.Initiallytheinterestsarerelatedtotheuniversitiesanddevelopmentestablishmentsforspaceapplications.

NammoandLockheedMartinhaveforseveralyearscooper-atedonaTechnologyDemonstrationProgrammeforHybridSoundingRockets.CulminationofthisinitialtechnologyactivitywasthatNammodesigned,manufacturedandsuccessfullylauncheda10meterlongHybridTestRocketfromAndøyaRocketRangeinMay2007.TheHybridRocketutilizedacombinationofsolidfuelandliquidoxidizertech-nology,wherethefuelandtheoxidizerwerestoredseparately.WiththistestNammohasdemonstratedtheabilitytobuildfull-scaleHybridRocketsMotors,whichrepresentsafuturepropulsiontechnologythatcanbethrottledandaresafeaswellasenvironmentallyfriendly.

Nammocontinuetheworkwithhybridtechnologyandareplanningtolaunch4-5rocketsatAndøyaforeducationalpurposes.

Ariane 5byJanMonradEriksen,ProgramDirector,MissileProductsDivision

Nammohasmorethan30Yearsofexperienceinadvancedpropulsionsystemsandsuppliessolidpropellantrocketmotorsfortacticalmissilestotheinternationalmarket.

ThisknowledgehasbeenusedtoenterintothecivilianmarketwithproductsforspaceapplicationstotheEuropeanmarket.Intheearly1990swewereinvolvedindevelopmentofproductsforAriane5.Thefirstdeliverywasin1996andisstillrunning.Newcontractwillensureproductionupto2014.

TheproductsofAriane5include:

• Separationbooster(FE),tokickoffthetwoliftingboosters afterburn-out• Accelerationbooster(FA),forseparationandacceleration oftheupperstage• Safe&Armmechanism(BSA)–anelectro-mechanical unitwhichactsasapyrotechnicalvalve• Mechanicalcomponentslikegimbaljoint(GJ)&actuator struts(AS)fortheupperstagemotor

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.22 Legends - relaunchedbyGeraldFetz,RimfireBusinessManager,SmallCaliberDivision

Well,everybodyinsportshootingknowsLapua’slegendaryMIDAS.MIDAShasbeendevelopedforbeingtheworld’sleadingrimfireammunitionformanyyears.Itisbehindthecurrent60shotsproneworldrecordandthebenchrestlongrifleworldrecord(BR-50),andafewhundredotherrecords.Lapua’suncompromisingapproachisprobablymostevidentinthisrimfirecartridge.

Fromthebeginning,Lapuawaseagertoimproveeverythingmoreandmore.ThoughMIDASwaswellknownallovertheworldforhighestaccuracy,adevelopmentprocesswasstarted.Now,ithasbeenrelaunchedwithimprovedaccuracyandconsistencyasMIDAS+,justtoshowourpridethatitwaspossibletomakeagoodproductbetter.

AnotherlegendisLapua’sPolarBiathlon.It’shardtobelieve,butnearly80%ofallmedalsinbiathlonsportshavebeenachievedwiththiscartridge.ItisprobablyLapua’smostpopularproduct,designedinNordicenvironmentforaNordicsport,but,likeMIDAS,successfulallovertheworld!

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Militarytechnologyanddefensesolutionshavealwaysbeendrivingforcesforinventionanddevelopmentofcivilianpro-ducts.Successfulcommercialisationsofspin-offsfrommili-tarytechnologyhaveinthenextstepprovidedimprovementsanddevelopmentsintechnology,productsandmethodsthathaveprovenusefulindefenseproducts.Establishingcivilianindustryco-locatedwithmilitaryindustryhasfurthermorestrengthenedthebondsbetweenimportantaspectsofmodern,democraticsocieties;suchasdevelopmentofnationalandpersonaleconomycombinedwithsecurityforthehomelandanditspopulation.ThiskindofinteractionisalsoapartofthehistoryofseveralofthecompaniesintheNammoGroup.

Nammohaspresentlynotonlyagoodfinancialandbusinessposition,butalsoanextensivecompetencebaseregardingtechnology,marketing,contracting,development,manufactur-ing,testingandnumerousrelatedprocesses.Initsfirsttenyears,ourcompanyanditsemployeeshavefocusedondevel-

opingthecorebusinessareastoachievetheprimarybusinessgoalsforbusinessareasaswellascompaniesandsites.Thishasbeennecessaryandproventobeasuccessfulapproach,evenavoidingmajorandpresumablypainfulrestructuringef-forts.

TimeisnowrighttoaddressnewandadditionalaspectsofresponsibilitiesandpotentialsuccessforNammo.Thereisalarge,unrealisedpotentialforexchangeofknowledge,experi-enceandideasbetweendifferentpartsofthecompany;intheformoftechnologies,bestpracticesandproductconcepts.Nammomanagementispresentlypreparinglaunchofaninitiativetoidentifyandimplementspecificprojectsonthebackgroundpresentedhere.TheinitiativewillcomprisethewholeofNammoandwillrequirededicationandcooperationfrommanydepartmentsandemployees.

Makegoodideasgrow–sharethem!(Ref.:Nammovalues)

DN PressTec GmbH Nammoacquireda60%shareinDNPressTecGmbHontheFebruary15th2007.DeutscheNickelAGwasfoundedbackin1888andtodaytheirproductionincludessemifinishedcupsinbrassandcladdedalloys,whichisthebasisfordeterminingqualitycomponentstobeusedinthehunting,sport,militaryandpoliceammunition.Europeisthekeymarketwithapprox.2/3ofthesales.ThroughtheacquisitionNammohassecuredhighqualitysupplyofcriticalcomponentsforsmallcaliberammunitionproduction.PressTecislocatedinSchwerteinGermany.DNPressTecGmbHhasbeenrenamedNDPressTecGmbH.

Talley Defense Systems Inc (TDS) TDSwasacquired100%byNammoonMarch30th2007.Since1960,TDShasbeenapioneerindevelopingaircrewescapesystems,automobileairbagcomponents,shoulder-launchedweaponsandotherkeypropellant-loadeddevices.Themain

productionfacilityislocatedinMesa,ArizonawithadditionalfacilitiesinMississippiandPennsylvania.NammohasbeeninaconsortiumwithTDSformorethan25yearsonproductionoftheshoulderlaunchedweaponsystemM72.TDShasbeenrenamedNammoTalleyInc.

Norris Industries – M72 component productionNammoacquired,December20th2007,100%ofNorrisIndus-triesassets,employeesandtoolingnecessaryforthelauncherproductionofM72.TheassetswereconsolidatedintoNammoTalleyattheendof2007.

Micro Technologie Hérémence SA (MTH SA) OnApril8th2008Nammoacquired100%ofMTHSA.MTHwasestablishedin2002withthespecificobjectivetodevelopandproduceinnovativepointdetonatingandairburstingfuzesforcalibers25mmto40mmandmortarfuzes.MTHhasbeenrenamedNammoMTHSA.

Military technologies - Civilian ProductsbyA.ErlandPaulsrud,VicePresidentBusinessDevelopment,NammoGroup

Merger & AcquisitionsbySisselSolum,VicePresidentCommunication,NammoGroup

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