Defence
Benestad’s focus on safety and quality has made us a reliable partner for the defence industry for four decades – supplying parts for ignition products and penetrators. Our electrical ignitors are based on our glass-to-metal technology, and our hermetic penetrators are reliable and perform throughout the design life.
We have our own physical vapor deposition line for specialty ignitors, allowing us to apply electrical resistance bridges and protective thin film coating. The current smallest size ignitors we manufacture is Ø2.8, delivered with resistance bridges. These products are perfect for high-end intelligent ammunition and missiles.
Ignitors typically need to withstand bursts of pressure and peaks of temperature. Our ignitors can handle working temperatures of 650°C/1.200°F and have seen test pressures as high as 14.000 bar/200.000 psi.