History

The REFLEX Clock

January 1, 1947

Sture Ortenblad formed a company in Sweden and purchased the name REFLEX at the same time. He named his company Industry AB REFLEX. Here he developed a world first – the first programmable clock which he called “The REFLEX Clock ”.

Fotobor

January 1, 1974

Claes Ericsson (Ortenblad’s son in law) worked with Industry AB REFLEX. Here he pioneered the non-magnetic instrument market around the world by developing the Fotobor borehole survey tool.

REFLEX

January 1, 1985

Together with his wife Birgitta, Claes Ericsson formed the REFLEX Instrument Company.

MAXIBOR Development

February 1, 1986

REFLEX and Chardec combine to further develop the Fotobor, working on similar principals but using a solid state image sensor and electronic image processing to replace the film and motorised camera mechanism.

Chardec Consultants Ltd

June 2, 1986

Richard Parfitt starts Chardec Consultants Ltd, an electronics design company with particular focus on borehole electronics.

WEDGEBOR

June 2, 1987

REFLEX and Chardec develop an orientation system for downhole orientation of wedges.

MINIBOR

June 24, 1988

A short hole survey tool for use primarily with blast holes.

MAXIBOR Released

June 24, 1990

The world’s first non-magnetic survey tool released to the market

MAXIBOR – Eurotunnel

June 24, 1990

Initial MAXIBOR unit is used to align the British and French drives of the Channel Tunnel. The Senior Tunnel Surveyor, Eric Radcliffe, expresses his confidence in the accuracy of the MAXIBOR by saying, “as far as I know there is no other tool that can survey a hole like this to such a degree of accuracy”.

MAXIBOR – Polhem Prize

June 24, 1993

Claes Ericsson was awarded the Polhem Prize for the development and marketing of the MAXIBOR. Presented to him by Birgit Emgren, general director of the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth. The Polhem Prize (Polhemspriset) is a Swedish prize awarded by Swedish Association of Graduate Engineers (Sveriges Ingenjörer) (formerly Civilingenjörsförbundet and Svenska Teknologföreningen) for a high-level technological innovation or an ingenious solution to a technical problem. The innovation must be available and shown competitive on the open market. The prize is named after Christopher Polhem.

REFLEX EMS

June 24, 1994

An electronic blasthole multi-shot with onboard storage is released to the market.

EZ-SHOT

January 1, 1995

REFLEX releases the EZ-SHOT, an electronic single shot with onboard storage, creating the world’s easiest to use, driller operated magnetic survey tool.

REFLEX EMS

January 1, 1996

REFLEX release the magnetic multishot tool, the REFLEX EMS, to the market.

REFLEX (Check With Bernie)

June 2, 2000

A smart tool for single and multi-shot using radio communication.

REFLEX EZ-A™

June 24, 2002

Developed for accurate surveys of slim line drillholes, this is the world’s first 1 inch diameter magnetic survey tool which can function in either single-shot or multishot modes, and also provide instant readout via an in-built display.

REFLEX EZ-DIP™

June 24, 2002

Used when drilling in magnetic ground to measure the inclination of the hole while drilling prior to bringing in the more expensive REFLEX GYRO or MAXIBOR units. Allows for a tolerance check of inclination for the fraction of the cost of renting a single or multi-shot instrument.

Ground Zero

June 24, 2004

REFLEX EZ-MARK used to check stability of surrounding ground and buildings to determine likelihood of collapse after the 9/11 disaster.

MAXIBOR II™

June 24, 2005

Further development of the MAXIBOR functionality to enhance the driller operable features. Proves its excellence in underground drilling.

IMDEX acquires Chardec

February 2, 2006

Imdex acquires UK based company; Chardec. Richard Parfitt, founder of Chardec, joins Imdex.

ioGAS™ Released

June 3, 2006

Optimal exploratory data analysis software released for the detection of patterns, anomalies and relationships in geochemical and geometallurgical data. Now used by customers and institutions globally.

EZ-TRAC™

June 4, 2006

REFLEX release the EZ-BQ survey tool, renaming it the EZ-TRAC.

GyroSmart™

June 5, 2006

An electronic survey instrument using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) gyro sensors.

IMDEX acquires REFLEX

June 24, 2006

Imdex acquires Swedish based REFLEX

IMDEX acquires Flexit

January 1, 2007

Flexit, a Swedish based company, have the world’s first MEMS gyro tool in development, the GyroSmart, which at this stage is still not fully functional.

Regional Service and Repair Centres established globally

February 2, 2007

Locations strategically placed to efficiently service global clients

REFLEX GYRO™

January 1, 2009

REFLEX releases the GyroSmart as a REFLEX product called the REFLEX GYRO.

VERTI-ORI™

February 2, 2009

The requirements at Ground Zero, with the need to drill vertical holes, resulted in the successful development of the world’s first and only vertical core orientation tool; the REFLEX VERTI-ORI.

Chilean Mine Rescue

January 1, 2010

REFLEX Down Hole Motors and survey instruments used to locate Chilean miners trapped underground after ground collapses at a mine.

Acquisition of ioGlobal

January 1, 2012

The acquisition of ioGlobal, provider of innovative, cloud based data management solutions for the mining, mineral exploration and oil and gas industries. The acquisition enhances the value of the REFLEX instrument range with data management and analysis, and advanced geochemical consulting services.

REFLEX HUB™

January 1, 2013

A cloud based data management and analysis solution providing access to information in near real time, anywhere in the world – a step change to mining processes.

Acquisition of 2iC Australia

January 1, 2014

The inclusion of the 2iC mechanical core orientation tools in their solution set allows REFLEX to provide the most complete range of core orientation solutions to mining and exploration.

EZ-GYRO™

February 2, 2014

REFLEX releases the REFLEX EZ-GYRO – an easy to use, survey instrument that does not react to magnetic influence but rather seeks out true north, to produce accurate and reliable data.

TN14™

March 3, 2014

The REFLEX TN14 GYROCOMPASS is developed to dramatically improve productivity by quickly and accurately aligning drill rigs in surface and underground operations.

London Crossrail Project

January 1, 2015

The REFLEX TN14 GYROCOMPASS and the REFLEX GYRO are used to ensure the accuracy of boreholes for grout injection. This was critical to provide stability to the surrounding ground in order to protect the key and historical buildings in the area.

REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™

February 2, 2015

Highly successful trial of the REFLEX EZ-GAMMA™ in the deepest diamond hole drilled at KCGM’s Super Pit. Demand rises for the new driller operable, gamma logging solution due to its time and cost benefits, with real-time results accessible on site.

REFLEX PRESS™

January 1, 2016

First prototypes released to market after interest in the solution heightens at industry exhibitions.

REFLEX IQ-LOGGER™

February 2, 2016

Industry excited about release of the new core logging solution after demos at PDAC and 35IGC. The waiting list grows with the first 25 prototypes in high demand. First commercial release in October of the same year

IMDEX In-Field Geoanalysis

March 3, 2016

The IMDEX In-Field Geoanalysis solution is a complete end-to-end solution from sample collection and preparation to data interpretation.