The Ruselectronics holding company, part of the Rostec State Corporation, has developed new Russian high-energy igniters for use in mining, road construction, the automotive industry, and the aerospace industry. The domestic analogue of the device will not only help reduce the country's import dependence but also improve the quality of industrial products through the use of a unique film with the effect of self-propagating high-temperature synthesis.
The development of engineers from the Omsk Research Institute of Instrument Engineering, which is part of Ruselectronics, reduces the requirements for igniting a pyrotechnic charge due to the large contact area between it and the charge. This increases the area and temperature of ignition by tens of times compared to analogues: the film instantly heats up to 1300 °C.
In the mining industry, igniters activate pyrotechnic charges during the extraction of minerals. In the automotive industry, they are used to activate gas generators that inflate airbags, as well as in the seat belt tensioning system and in the emergency battery deactivator to prevent short circuits in the event of an accident. In microsatellites, such devices are needed for the electrical activation of the pyrotechnic composition to create the release of energy gases in orbit correction devices.
The Omsk Research Institute of Instrument Engineering is preparing to launch mass production of products, with plans to expand the range of energy igniters to meet market requirements.
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