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 ”.
Read moreFotobor
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.
Read moreREFLEX
January 1, 1985

Together with his wife Birgitta, Claes Ericsson formed the REFLEX Instrument Company.
Read moreMAXIBOR 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.
Read moreChardec Consultants Ltd
June 2, 1986
Richard Parfitt starts Chardec Consultants Ltd, an electronics design company with particular focus on borehole electronics.
Read moreWEDGEBOR
June 2, 1987

REFLEX and Chardec develop an orientation system for downhole orientation of wedges.
Read moreMAXIBOR Released
June 24, 1990

The world’s first non-magnetic survey tool released to the market
Read moreMAXIBOR – 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”.
Read moreMAXIBOR – 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.
Read moreREFLEX EMS
June 24, 1994
An electronic blasthole multi-shot with onboard storage is released to the market.
Read moreEZ-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.
Read moreREFLEX EMS
January 1, 1996
REFLEX release the magnetic multishot tool, the REFLEX EMS, to the market.
Read moreREFLEX (Check With Bernie)
June 2, 2000
A smart tool for single and multi-shot using radio communication.
Read moreREFLEX 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.
Read moreREFLEX 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.
Read moreGround 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.
Read moreMAXIBOR II™
June 24, 2005

Further development of the MAXIBOR functionality to enhance the driller operable features. Proves its excellence in underground drilling.
Read moreIMDEX acquires Chardec
February 2, 2006
Imdex acquires UK based company; Chardec. Richard Parfitt, founder of Chardec, joins Imdex.
Read moreioGAS™ 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.
Read moreGyroSmart™
June 5, 2006

An electronic survey instrument using micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS) gyro sensors.
Read moreIMDEX 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.
Read moreRegional Service and Repair Centres established globally
February 2, 2007

Locations strategically placed to efficiently service global clients
Read moreREFLEX GYRO™
January 1, 2009

REFLEX releases the GyroSmart as a REFLEX product called the REFLEX GYRO.
Read moreVERTI-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.
Read moreChilean 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.
Read moreAcquisition 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.
Read moreREFLEX 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.
Read moreAcquisition 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.
Read moreEZ-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.
Read moreTN14™
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.
Read moreLondon 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.
Read moreREFLEX 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.
Read moreREFLEX PRESS™
January 1, 2016

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