December 16, 2022

How to Attach Electric Matches to Visco Fuse

About this time of year we get lots of questions about attaching electric matches to consumer fireworks. That’s because more and more people are using electrical […]
December 1, 2022

The Tech Behind Fireworks

With the ending of June and the beginning of July, you begin to see the red and white tents popping up all over the place with […]
November 7, 2022

What minerals are used in fireworks?

Every Fourth of July, hundreds of millions of pounds of fireworks are set off across the United States. The bang, flash, sparkle, and colors of fireworks […]
October 18, 2022

The Chemistry of Fireworks

The colours in fireworks stem from a wide variety of metal compounds – particularly metal salts. ‘Salt’ as a word conjures up images of the normal […]