What is a blasting mat or BLAST MAT?

A blasting mat is made from heavy truck tires tire treads that are connected by strong but flexible galvanized steel wire and is designed to allow gas and air pressure to exist but keep blast materials such as flow rock below the blast mat cover. 

Blasting mats specifications

• Standard product developed together with official distributors of our products for South East Asia market is of the size ~2.35 m (Length) and 2.85 (Width). The average weight of such product is ~415 kg. Such products are perfect for loading into 20ft OT (rag top) shipping containers for international shipping and can be assembled into larger mats already at site. All products are packed in batches using certified lifting slings therefore unloading is fast, easy and reliable at the final destination. 

• Other custom made mats are available. All sizes can be manufactured based on customer request. The largest available mat is W 3.2 m x L 7m. The weight of largest mat is 1300 kg. 

Size: From 1m x 1m up to 3.2m x 7m
Weight: 60 kg up to 1300 kg. Average Weight/Area ratio ~63 kg/m2
Material: used thick truck tires (steel cord) OR very thick tractor tires (textile cord)
Wiring: certified galvanized steel cable ISO 9001. Various stitching options
Lifting handled: single or double loop 14 mm galvanized steel wire

Lifetime of the blasting mat

We are often asked: What is the lifetime of your blasting mat?

The life of a blasting mat depends on how you design your blasts. If you rely only on the blasting mats to stop flyrock, no mat will last long. If you design so that flyrock is not created in the first place, with the mats only as “insurance”, the mats will last a long time – a year or more sometimes. 

With flyrock, prevention is better than interception! 

This is the answer we received from our main customer in Hong Kong after forwarding the same question. This company acquired more than 500 tons of blasting mats from us. They are still used on various sites in Hong Kong area.