Factory visit at Basalt: An explosive day at the Meinerzhagen hard rock quarries

And it was right there, between 5-metre-deep boreholes and around 1,000 cubic meters of loosened rock, that a day was created that was more than just a customer appointment for us at cluetec: it was an authentic look behind the scenes of a company that focuses on safety, quality and digital optimization with impressive precision.

Even before our first coffee, we were standing at the quarry’s blasting line while the Basalt team made the final preparations.

In a nutshell

• 85 precisely drilled holes
• 5 meters deep each
• 18 kilograms of gelatinous explosives per hole
• a total of over 1,500 kilograms of explosives
• the 35th demolition in 2025

When the acoustic signals finally sounded and the blasters cleared the site, it became clear that nothing happens here by chance. Every movement, every command, every safety moment is part of a well-rehearsed system. Then the bang. Short. Precise. Powerful. And right before our eyes, an entire section of the mountain began to move. A moment that shows how closely technology and responsibility are linked.

After the blast, we moved from the quarry to the meeting room, but the energy remained. Together we worked on issues that are crucial for the entire Basalt Group:

• Role-specific authorization systems for profit centers
• Review of the implementation of the IMS management system

And how cluetec Audit

• ISO 9001, a quality management certificate for greater customer satisfaction
• ISO 14001, standard for environmental management systems to reduce environmental impact
• ISO 45001, standard for occupational health and safety
• ISO 50001, standard for energy management systems

The workshop was open, constructive, and fitting for the day: “explosive” in the best sense of the word: full of ideas, clarity, and momentum for implementation.

Of course, with all this energy, enjoyment should not be neglected. The local specialty, “Kräbbelchen,” similar to doughnuts but without jam, quickly became the insider tip of the day. This led to conversations that went far beyond audit processes. This is what partnership on equal terms feels like.

The plant visit to Hartsteinwerke Meinerzhagen gave us an impressive demonstration of how much know-how and responsibility is involved in Basalt’s daily work – and how useful digital tools can be in supporting these processes.

For us at cluetec, this day was a valuable source of inspiration: more understanding for practical applications, more clarity for upcoming features, more motivation for joint digital paths.

We are looking forward to the next steps in our collaboration and perhaps also to the next Kräbbelchen.

cluetec GmbH, based in Karlsruhe, specializes in the digitization of quality assurance processes. Dazu zählen Audits, Kontrollen und Checklisten aller Art. Mit cluetec Audit bietet das Unternehmen eine leistungsstarke Software-Lösung für die Planung, Durchführung, Nachverfolgung und Analyse von Audits. cluetec Audit supports its customers in reducing business risk and operating more sustainably, while at the same time creating full transparency across the processes mapped.

The solution is used across a range of industries, particularly in mechanical and plant engineering, manufacturing, and technical services. cluetec has been part of the Possehl Digital Group since 2022.

Pressekontakt: cluetec GmbH, Lennart Preuß, l.preuss@cluetec.de