Company profile

Kontinitro SA is a limited company with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Founded in 1936, our company quickly specialized in precision instruments for the explosives industry. High performance chronographs have been developed to measure very short time intervals in order to determine propagation speeds of several tens of thousands of meters per second.
For the past several decades, we are proud to have loyal customers in over 60 countries. Our work of precision and the quality of our products is for our customers a guarantee of confidence.
The Speed Detonation (Velocity Of Detonation) or VOD is one of the most important characteristics of explosives, fuels, propellants, detonating cords, detonators, pyrotechnics, etc. The VOD of an explosive should be measured at different stages; from its manufacture, to its final use. The VOD measurement allows a rigorous quality control of the explosive as well for the manufacturer and the customer.