Usually a cylindrical or spherical cartridge containing pyrotechnic material, a long fuse or electric match wires, and a black power lift charge. The shells are most commonly 3 in. to 6 in. (76 mm to 152 mm) outside diameter and are fired from mortars. Upon firing, the fuse and lift charge are consumed.

Winter Fest 2005 combined aerial shells with a laser atmospheric show to celebrate

A pyrotechnic device that is suspended in the air to simulate outdoor aerial fireworks shells without producing hazardous debris.

Airbursts are hung from truss or set pieces or specially designed harnesses to simulate aerial shells indoors.

 

 

Mortars are loaded prior to the display, and the aerial shells are chain fused to fire in rapid sequence.

Image Engineering has an impeccable track record of safety and employs highly qualified, licensed shooters. Our systems are electronically fired and synchronized with show productions for maximum impact.

 

 

Aerial shells can be either single-break (having only one burst) or multi-break (having two or more bursts).A normal shells is referred to as "single break". In a multibreak shell there are many sequential bursts, each a separate entity (shell of shells for instance).

 

term for a multishot battery, various roman candles fused together (e.g. 37 shot cakes).

L'arc~en~Ciel's first concert in America utilized various close proximity effects for their stage performance.

 

pyrotechnic device that produces a loud noise.

 

The traditional name for a spinning firework. The name derives from St. Catherine.

Catherine Wheels utilize gerb devices to produce a spinning effect

 

 

A spherical burst, typically Japanese, in which the stars leave a visible trail.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art erupts with fireworks

 

 

Explosives which possess detonating or otherwise maximum hazard; such as, but not limited to, dynamite, nitroglycerin, lead azide, blasting caps and detonating primers.

 

Explosives which possess flammable hazard; such as, but not limited to, propellant explosives, photographic flash powders, and some special fireworks.

 

The US categorization for Display fireworks, also known as 1.3G Fireworks. Not intended for consumer use.

Image Engineering is fully licensed Class B fireworks company. We comply with Federal, State, and Local regulations to produce safe and exciting shows.

 

 

Explosives which contain Class A or Class B explosives, or both, as components but in restricted quantities.

 

The US categorization for Consumer fireworks, also known as 1.4G Fireworks (See Consumer Fireworks)

 

Usually a shell containing large comets (gold, silver or crackle) which produce a typical coconut palm type effect on bursting. Typically, the shell will also be fitted with a complementary color rising tail.

Price Chopper's Fourth of July Celebration in Albany, NY combines traditional fireworks with laser synchronization for a spectacular show.

 

 

Usually a solid cylinder of composition, manufactured in a mold. Comets frequently leave a trail of sparks as they rise in the air, and they sometimes burst into smaller fragments at their zenith. A pellet of pyrotechnic composition that is ignited and propelled from a mortar tube by a charge of black powder

Western Star Trucks utilized close proximity pyrotechnics including comets seen in picture to the left for their annual company picnic and meeting.

 

A pyrotechnic effect that produces a loud noise and a violent jarring shock for dramatic effect

 

Any small fireworks device designed primarily to produce visible effects by combustion or deflagration that complies with the construction, chemical composition, and labeling regulations of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, as set forth in Title 16, Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 1500 and 1507 some small devices designed to produce audible effects are included, such as whistling devices, ground devices containing 50 mg (0.002 g) or less of explosive composition (salute powder), and aerial devices containing 130 mg (0.005 g) or less of explosive composition (salute powder) per explosive unit. Consumer fireworks are normally classed as Explosives, 1.4G and described as Fireworks, UN0336 by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Various categories of consumer firework devices are enumerated in Appendix E of NFPA 1123.

 

The other term for a splitting comet.

Crossettes, mines, standard comets, and daylight shells were used for a special concert given by the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra on the field of Miller Park. Image Engineering was the first pyrotechnic company to shoot fireworks at the newly contructed park.

 

 

Typically a chrysanthemum like shell burst with long burning stars that continue to fall to the ground after the normal maximum burst diameter. Very often the stars have a color change at the end of their flight.

 

A spherical shell burst, similar to a peony, but usually with fewer, but very bright stars (often containing magnesium).

 

A shell designed to be fired in daylight and thus incorporating one or more of the following effects:- noise units (crackers, whistles etc.), smoke, magnesium stars.

 

Usually the area in which the rigging of the display takes place (syn. firing area), but more generally the entire area encompassing spectator area, firing area, safety area and fallout area.

 

Firework devices intended for use in firework displays that are presented in conformance with the provisions of NFPA 1123 and that are designed to produce visible or audible effects for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration or detonation. The term display fireworks, as used in NFPA 1123, includes consumer fireworks to be used in fireworks displays; larger devices of similar construction and chemical composition that are classed as Explosives, 1.3G and described as Fireworks, UN0335 by the U.S. Department of Transportation; and other devices that produce visible or audible effects for entertainment purposes that are classed as Explosives, 1.3G, 1.4G or 1.4S and described as Article, Pyrotechnic by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The Centurions Insurance Company annual picnic, with display fireworks and a laser billboard

 

 

The process of firing a display electrically. Many varied systems have been developed ranging from simple "nail boards" to automatic, computer controlled systems.

We use Pyropak and FireOne systems to electronically fire our pyrotechnic displays

 

 

The mortars are loaded prior to the display, and the aerial shells are chain fused to fire in rapid sequence. A rapidly fired sequence (barrage) of aerial fireworks, typically fired at the end of display

 

A common synonym for Pyrotechnics. Any composition or device for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect for entertainment purposes by combustion, deflagration, or detonation that meets the definition of Consumer Fireworks or Display Fireworks as set forth in NFPA 1123. Technically an explosive assigned one of five UN numbers (0333->0337). A device which is designed for entertainment and that comprises pyrotechnic composition.

Hurricane Reef fireworks show complete with Argon laser atmospherics

 

 

The source method of ignition for pyrotechnics (see Electronic Firing)

 

Usually applied to racks or mortars or Roman candles on a frame in which 3 tubes are angled to produce a dispersed effect.

 

A device used with flashpowder that produces a flash of light and is capable of directing the flash in an upward direction.

 

An extremely powerful pyrotechnic composition, typically made from Potassium perchlorate (or rarely pot. chlorate) and powdered aluminum (or magnesium). In fireworks flash powder is often used for powerful maroon shells, ad for bursting color shells.

 

1) An aerial dart. 2) A small fin stabilized missile, a large number of which can be loaded in artillery canister. 3) Stabilized fragment having a pointed nose and finned tail.

 

A device comprising pyrotechnic composition charged into a tube which may or may not be choked. The composition may be hand charged, or more commonly nowadays, machine charged.

 

Usually an arrangement of fountains, mines, set pieces or Roman candles along a line parallel to the spectators and fired simultaneously.

L'arc~en~Ciel flame projector front

 

 

A cylindrical preload intended to produce a controlled spray of sparks with a reproducible and predictable duration, height and diameter.

NBA All-Star game set piece erupts with gerb shots to dazzle fans

 

 

A pyrotechnic device that functions on the ground (as opposed to an aerial shell the functions in the air) and that includes fountains, roman candles, wheels, and "set pieces."

 

A single powerful cracker designed to produce a loud report and a flash.

 

Japanese word for Fireworks, roughly translated as "flowers of fire"

 

A thin cardboard tube packed with color-producing pyrotechnic composition used to construct ground display pieces. Lances are mounted on a frame and fused so that ignition of all tubes is nearly simultaneous.

 

A pyrotechnic device, usually a preload, designed to project numerous stars and other effects, such as whistles and firecrackers, into the air from a mortar charged by black powder that ignites the contents of the mine, propelling its contents into the air to altitudes that usually are lower than those reached by aerial effects.

Mines can reach up to 80 feet and be fired in unison or sequenced through the use of an electronic firing system

 

 

A tube or pot-like device used to direct and control the effect of the pyrotechnic material.

Multiple mortars prior to show

 

 

A strong frame containing mortars. Such racks most often are used for barrages and finales and in electrically ignited displays.

Mortar rack pre-loaded and wired, safety tape rings the units

 

 

Controlled exothermic chemical reactions that are timed to create the effects of heat, gas, sound, radiation, or a combination of these effects to provide the maximum effect from the least volume.

 

American term for maroon. A display fireworks item that is designed to produce a loud report

 

A pyrotechnic device consisting of a tube that rotates around a pivot point to produce a circular shower of sparks.

 

A device consisting of an electric match plus a base pyrotechnic charge. It usually is contained in a thin metal tube and often has a hole or slit to direct the flame produced when fired. Squibs are regulated in a manner similar to blasting caps. Squibs are not usually used in fireworks, although electric matches often are incorrectly called squibs.

 

Pellets of composition (usually cylinders, cubes or spheres) used in mines, shells, roman candles, rockets and occasionally gerbs. Or the term star refers to small masses of pyrotechnic compounds that are projected from aerial shells, mines, or roman candles. Stars burn while in the air, producing color or streamer effects.

 

 

A mine in which the projection of colored stars is the principle effect.

Star mines erupt from the roof of Miller Park to celebrate a new attendance record

 

 

An effect of a cascade of sparks usually produced by multiple devices fired simultaneously.

Waterfalls are long-burning gerbs affixed to a raised set piece like truss to generate a wall of sparks.

 

 

A pyrotechnic device that rotates on a central axis consisting of multiple gerbs or rockets attached to a framework. (See Catherine Wheel)