Ever wonder what a blaster experiences during the final countdown to detonation?

Protec's 12-minute webcast of the 10-story Delaware Trust Building implosion in downtown Wilmington USA will show you, as cameras silently track Demtech's Steve Rainwater during the final minutes leading up to his blast.

Documentary aficionados take note; there's no hype, no spin, and no preening for film crews. Just a unique behind-the-scenes look at the conversations and events that precede a typical urban building implosion.

BLASTED IN BALTIMORE

Residents of Baltimore, Maryland recently witnessed the tallest and most difficult building implosion in their city's history with the felling of the 20-story Hollander Ridge Tower.

Blaster Jim Redyke of Dykon Explosive Services takes a few minutes to explain some of the intricacies involved with this project during Protec's 9-minute webcast, which climaxes with five angles of the actual implosion.

SCUTTLED SPAN

It's not often that one gets to see over 400 shape charges firing simultaneously, but such was the case recently in Ford City, Pennsylvania as Joseph B. Fay Co. and Demtech teamed up to demolish Veterans Bridge over the Allegheny River.

The 940-foot span was brought down in two phases, and the second, 670-foot phase was webcast live through a collaborative effort between Protec and Ford City's business-renewal website, smalltown2000.com. Aside from the unusually high number of explosive charges, this event was notable for two reasons: It was the first live webcast of a bridge blast, and it was the first 'plunger-push' to be auctioned on the internet (A local resident bid $1,425.00 on ebay for the ceremonial honors).

This 20-minute webcast is hosted by Mike Grimes from Smalltown2000, and features occasional commentary from Protec representatives working on-site.

KILSPINDIE KABOOM

Protec cameras recently traveled to the town of Dundee, Scotland, where Safedem Ltd. and Controlled Demolition Group successfully felled two 15-story structures known as the Harefield Kilspindie Towers.

This 10-minute webcast features an on-site interview with William Sinclair, president of Safedem, who discusses the many challenges his team faced while working in this historic, structurally-congested area.

It all started here in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On October 20, 1999 Bianchi Trison Corp. and the Philadelphia Housing Authority teamed with Protec to produce the first-ever live implosion webcast. Beyond just showing the actual implosion, the program captured several unanticipated moments, such as a dense fog that rolled in minutes before detonation and police 'politely' removing several people who refused to leave the secure zone.

The MLK webcast was viewed in 11 countries and met with critical acclaim from industry experts worldwide. To view Protec's 40-minute program of the event, click on one of the modem speeds below.