EU requirement for end-of-life vehicles
Potentially explosive components such as airbags and seat-belt pretensioners must be removed or neutralised before a vehicle is recycled.
For vehicle recyclers, dismantlers and workshops
BlastBox for neutralising pyrotechnic components in vehicles
A practical system for companies that need to handle airbags, seat-belt pretensioners and other pyrotechnic components in a safe, fast and documented workflow.
Waste code 16 01 10*
Pyrotechnic components are classified as hazardous waste and must be identified and handled as a separate risk category until neutralised.
Inside the cabin
A modern vehicle is full of pyrotechnics
A modern car can contain twenty or more pyrotechnic components – driver and passenger airbags, side and curtain airbags, knee airbags, belt pretensioners and so on. Every single one must be handled and neutralised safely before the vehicle can be recycled. With BlastBox you deploy them in a controlled way, whether they are still in the car or already dismantled and removed from it.
Components throughout the vehicle
Pyrotechnic components such as airbags and seat-belt pretensioners sit in the steering wheel, seats, doors, roof and cabin – not just in one place.
Safe neutralisation on site
BlastBox lets vehicle recyclers, dismantlers and workshops deploy the components in a controlled way before the vehicle is recycled.
Why it's needed
The requirement comes before the product
Within the EU, end-of-life vehicles must be treated so that potentially explosive components are removed or neutralised. For vehicle recyclers, dismantlers and workshops this becomes a practical requirement for the right equipment, the right method and clear documentation.
Airbags, seat-belt pretensioners and pyrotechnic fuses need to be identified.
Components that have not been neutralised can fall under waste code 16 01 10*.
Country-specific authority and training requirements need to be handled correctly.
Identify and neutralise
Locate airbags and seat-belt pretensioners across the vehicle and deploy them in a structured workflow.
Follow up with documentation
History and traceability give you control over the pyrotechnic components handled over time.
Workflow
From vehicle to documentation
BlastBox brings together steps that otherwise easily become scattered: identifying components, controlled deployment and follow-up afterwards.
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Identify the components
Airbags, seat-belt pretensioners and other pyrotechnic components are located in several places in modern vehicles.
02
Neutralise in one combined workflow
Several positions can be connected and handled without first dismantling each component separately.
03
Follow up with history
After the work, data is available that can be linked to the vehicle or the dismantled component.
Faster and safer work
A single workflow for pyrotechnic components that are otherwise easily missed during recycling and dismantling.
Better records for inspections
Documentation that makes the neutralisation of airbags and seat-belt pretensioners easy to follow up and report.
Audiences
Same components, different everyday work
Vehicle recyclers and workshops often search in different ways, but need the same thing: a controlled method for pyrotechnic components.
Vehicle recyclers and dismantlers
For operations that need to treat scrap vehicles efficiently, safely and with clear documentation ahead of further recycling.
Workshops
For workshops that replace parts with pyrotechnic content and need a controlled way to handle replaced components.
BlastBox
One tool, several use cases
BlastBox can be used both when components are still in the vehicle and when parts have already been dismantled. It provides a clear workflow for recycling, dismantling and workshop work alike.
- Neutralisation of airbags, seat-belt pretensioners and other pyrotechnic components
- Workflow for components still in the vehicle or already dismantled
- History, statistics and traceability in the portal
- Training and support from Nordic Making
Documentation
Traceability after the work
Once the deployment is done, the business needs to be able to follow up on what has been done. The portal provides history, statistics and a basis for internal control.
History
See completed deployments over time.
Records
Link work to a vehicle or component.
From follow-up to routine
Traceable documentation of neutralised airbags and seat-belt pretensioners becomes valuable when the working method is right too.
One coherent solution
Nordic Making combines tools, history and training for safe handling of pyrotechnic components in vehicles.
Knowledge and training
We help you get it right from the start
With BlastBox you don't just get a tool, but also support around methods, training and documentation for safe handling of pyrotechnic components.
Training for safe handling
We train vehicle recyclers, dismantlers and workshops in how airbags and seat-belt pretensioners are neutralised safely.
The right method and regulations
Get support on method, documentation and the requirements that apply to pyrotechnic components in vehicles.
Demo
Show the work, don't just describe it
See how the tool is used in practice and how several components can be handled in one combined, controlled operation.
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