O-Pitblast
O-Pitblast is a Porto-based software company that builds an integrated six-product drill and blast digital ecosystem — design, deviation, emissions, QAQC, analytics, and parameter calculation — for open-pit mining and quarrying operations, distributed globally through owner-explosives producers FORCIT and ENAEX.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersMaia, Portugal
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What O-Pitblast does
O-Pitblast is a Portuguese technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered in Porto, Portugal, that builds an integrated digital ecosystem for the drill and blast stage of open-pit mining and quarrying operations. Its portfolio comprises six proprietary software products — O-PitSurface (drill and blast design and planning), O-PitEco (GHG emissions estimation and control), O-PitApp (field QAQC data capture), O-PitAnalytics (operational data consolidation and KPI platform), and O-PitBlasting Guide (rules-of-thumb blast parameter calculator) — plus O-PitDev, a borehole-deviation measurement system combining a hardware probe with a companion Android app. All products are synchronized through O-PitCloud, enabling data flow from field devices to design and analytics modules, and the platform supports integrations with DaveyTronic detonator systems and WipFrag image-analysis software.
The company sells primarily through enterprise B2B field sales using 'Request a Demo' and 'Contact Us' funnels, with quote-based pricing for O-PitDev hardware kits and enterprise licensing for software. O-PitBlasting Guide and O-PitApp are also distributed via consumer app stores as a self-serve entry point. Professional services (corporate consulting, system development, technology innovation) complement the software revenue. O-Pitblast is privately held and operates as a subsidiary under joint ownership of FORCIT Group (Nordic presence) and ENAEX (global scale), two international explosives producers that function as embedded distribution channels; the company states presence in mining and quarrying operations across nearly 100 countries and has a documented engagement footprint including Boliden (Kevitsa), DTE - Pedreira Gouvães, and the University of Bologna.
The team is reported at 1-10 employees, led by CEO Tomi Kouvonen with founders Vinicius Miranda (Co-Founder and IT Director) and Francisco Leite (Co-Founder and COO). There are no publicly disclosed funding rounds or revenue figures; financial capacity is effectively backed by the two parent shareholders. The company's reported competitive positioning rests on the breadth of its lifecycle coverage, its parent-company distribution, and a content-driven go-to-market anchored by O-PitBlog and downloadable case studies.
O-Pitblast firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- O-Pitblast
- Legal name
- O-Pitblast
- Website
- https://o-pitblast.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- O-Pitblast is a Porto-based software company that builds an integrated six-product drill and blast digital ecosystem — design, deviation, emissions, QAQC, analytics, and parameter calculation — for open-pit mining and quarrying operations, distributed globally through owner-explosives producers FORCIT and ENAEX.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where O-Pitblast is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Maia
- HQ country
- Portugal
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
O-Pitblast business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Subscriptions / Licenses: O-Pitblast's primary revenue stream comes from software licensing across its six-product ecosystem. Products include O-PitSurface (design software), O-PitEco (emissions), O-PitAnalytics (data platform), and O-PitBlasting Guide (mobile app). The company offers web-based and mobile app products, with the O-PitBlasting Guide available directly via App Store and Play Store, suggesting consumer/self-serve purchase options alongside enterprise licensing. The presence of demo request forms and quote-based pricing for hardware suggests B2B enterprise software contracts.
- Hardware Sales (O-PitDev Probe Kit): O-PitDev is sold as a physical hardware probe kit with configurable options including quantity selection, rope length (30m or 40m), and optional extra accessories (smartphone, additional rope). The kit includes probe, hardcase, charger kit, extra cable, towel, extra O-rings, grease, and quick guide. This represents a one-time hardware purchase model complementing the software subscription.
- Professional Services & Consulting: O-Pitblast offers integrated professional services including corporate consulting (supporting the full drill and blast lifecycle), system development (digital systems tailored to specific operation needs), and technology innovation services. These services complement the software products and represent an additional revenue stream.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | O-PitDev Hardware Kit - Configurable quote-based pricing |
| Other | Monthly | O-PitApp - Mobile app available on Google Play |
| Other | Monthly | O-PitBlasting Guide - Available on App Store and Play Store |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels9 records
O-Pitblast product offering
Product offeringCore offering
O-Pitblast develops and sells an integrated digital ecosystem of six proprietary software products and one hardware product covering the full drill and blast lifecycle for mining and quarrying operations. The portfolio includes drill and blast design software (O-PitSurface), borehole deviation measurement hardware with companion app (O-PitDev), GHG emissions estimation software (O-PitEco), QAQC field data capture mobile app (O-PitApp), operational data analytics platform (O-PitAnalytics), and a blast parameter calculation mobile app (O-PitBlasting Guide), all connected via cloud synchronization (O-PitCloud).
Product overview
O-Pitblast offers an integrated ecosystem of six digital products for the drill and blast industry: O-PITSurface (drill & blast design and planning software), O-PITDev (borehole deviation measurement hardware/app), O-PITEco (GHG emissions estimation and control), O-PITApp (field QAQC data capture app), O-PITAnalytics (operational data consolidation and KPI platform), and O-PITBlasting Guide (mobile blast parameter calculator). These solutions are complemented by professional services including Corporate Consulting, System Development, and Technology Innovation. The portfolio connects engineering teams, blasting managers, and mining operations through real-time data, covering all stages from planning to analysis and optimization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- O-PITSurface: Drill & Blast Design software solution for designing and planning open pit mining operations. Allows prediction of vibrations and fragmentations, import of topographic data, and planning of all phases of blasting operations.
- O-PITDev
- O-PITEco
- O-PITApp
- O-PITAnalytics
- O-PITBlasting Guide
Products and services
- O-PitSurface Web-based Drill & Blast Design software for designing and planning open pit mining operations. Capabilities include vibration and fragmentation prediction, topographic data import, blast phase planning, built-in CAD tools, support for up to 3 million point clouds, drill design up to 10,000 holes, OBJ/DXF/CSV/TXT/XYZ format support, heatmaps, and DaveyTronic system integration. Accessible on Windows and macOS without installation.
- O-PitDev Borehole deviation measurement solution for quarries and mines. Includes a hardware probe (premium AISI 304 stainless steel, waterproof and shock-resistant, 360-degree measurements), dedicated Android app, and real-time data synchronization to O-PitCloud. Kit includes probe, hardcase, battery charger, USB, O-rings, armband, touch pens, rope, carabiners, and user manual. Configurable with 30m or 40m rope length options.
- O-PitEco Comprehensive software solution for estimating and controlling GHG emissions in mining drill and blast operations. Features include online blast progress control, multi-user blast progress control, emission report download via O-PitCloud, recording of borehole data (length, inclination, position, azimuth, diameter, stemming height, water presence), and registration of explosive quantities and accessories.
- O-PitApp QAQC mobile app for capturing real-time field data on drill and blast operations. Records actual explosive kgs, stemming, hole length, operation deviations, borehole data (length, inclination, azimuth, diameter, stemming height, water presence), explosive quantities, accessories, photos, and comments. Features real-time online blast progress control, multi-user access, blast plan download via O-PitCloud, and automatic blast report generation.
- O-PitAnalytics Data analytics platform aggregating all operational data from planning to execution. Provides real-time visibility, accurate data recording, and instant access to key operational KPIs from any device. Features include blast timing control, blast operational information monitoring (blasted volumes, explosive consumption, drilled meters), blast location overview, KPI control (theoretical vs real values), blasting cost breakdown (drilling costs, explosives, detonators, boosters, equipment), and blast geometric relations analysis (spacing to burden, sub-drill to burden, stemming to burden).
- O-PitBlasting Guide Mobile app for calculating drill and blast parameters using industry rules of thumb. Available in multiple languages, helps plan main blast parameters, predict safety issues, operation results, vibration measurements, explosive energy, and more. Available on App Store and Play Store.
- Corporate Consulting Integrated services supporting customers throughout the full drill and blast lifecycle, combining technical expertise, operational experience, and technology. Helps mining and quarrying operations optimize blasting performance through expert consulting.
- System Development Custom digital system development tailored to specific operation needs, ensuring integration between planning, execution, and analysis with existing workflows.
- Technology Innovations Continuous development of new digital tools supporting safer, more efficient, and better-controlled operations, driven by research, user feedback, and technological evolution.
Quantifiable outcome
- Cost savings of $229,361 achieved in a documented blasting performance optimization project, with over 605,000 m³ of rock efficiently blasted through pattern expansion and optimized blast design using O-PitSurface
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Companies that use O-Pitblast
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
O-Pitblast technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability6 records
Feature7 records
O-Pitblast partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor.
- University of Bologna (UNIBO)minorCollaborative academic project for controlled blasting ramp demolition published on the O-Pitblast blog in 2025. The project was commissioned for the 'blasting' exam at UNIBO. Students used O-PitSurface software for blast design and simulation of a ramp demolition at sixth level of an open pit mine. Professors Stefano Bonduà and Francesco Tinti supervised the project. This represents a knowledge co-creation and educational partnership.
- Austin PowderminorAustin Powder is an explosives company. Eraldo Florêncio from Austin Powder contributed a guest blog article to O-Pitblast titled 'HOW QUARRIES CAN STAY SUSTAINABLE IN A DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT!' (July 2023), discussing blast optimization and sustainability. This represents a content and thought leadership partnership.
- ERG IndustrialminorERG Industrial contributed content to O-Pitblast's blog. Eugene Preis, Managing Director at ERG Industrial, produced a technical article on the Kuz-Ram fragmentation model (October 2023). ERG Industrial videos on flyrock and blasting techniques are referenced in O-Pitblast blog articles. This represents a content and industry knowledge partnership.
- TRUSTminorTRUST contributed a two-part technical article series on 'Application of Technologies for the Optimisation Process' (July 2023), authored by Thales Xavier. The articles detail the use of O-PitDev, drones, 3D laser scanning, and O-PitSurface in a quarry optimization case study. This represents a case study co-development partnership.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
O-Pitblast competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Hexagon (Mining division): Hexagon's Mining division (formerly known for HxGN SDx, Powerqueer, MinePlan, and related solutions) is a broad incumbent offering end-to-end mine planning, drill-and-blast design, surveying, and fleet management to large mining operators globally—directly overlapping with O-PitSurface and O-PitAnalytics.
- Trimble / Trimble Mining: Trimble's mining solutions portfolio (now largely integrated with its downstream of Hexagon Mining acquisitions and Trimble Unity) covers drill guidance, blast design, and mine planning. It competes with O-PitSurface for design-tool budgets and with O-PitAnalytics for operational data aggregation at scale.
- Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions: Sandvik's OptiMine, AutoMine, and drilling tool portfolio targets the same drill-and-blast engineer buyer as O-PitSurface and is increasingly integrated with digital drill-string analytics. While broader in scope (equipment + software), its drill-optimization software is a comparable substitute.
- Epiroc (formerly Atlas Copco Mining): Epiroc's 6th Sense suite—Pit Viper, Scooptram, and associated drill-and-blast digital offerings—provides competitive drill-string automation and blast optimization software. As a major mining OEM, Epiroc competes with O-Pitblast for digital tooling budgets at large mining operators.
- Komatsu / Komatsu Mining: Komatsu Smart Mine and related Komatsu Mining solutions integrate fleet management, drill guidance, and partial blast optimization, making it a broad-incumbent competitor to O-PitAnalytics and O-PitSurface for consolidated operational decision-making.
Direct peers
- Datamine: Datamine is a mining software specialist offering Studio OP and other drill-and-blast and mine-planning modules. Its focused approach to open-pit and underground mine design makes it one of the closest direct competitors to O-PitSurface in terms of product scope and target buyer.
- Maptek: Maptek provides Vulcan, BlastLogic, and related mining solutions covering drill-and-blast design and fragmentation analysis. BlastLogic is a near-direct competitor to O-PitSurface, with similar fragmentation prediction and blast-design capabilities aimed at open-pit operations.
- Micromine: Micromine offers Pitram, Micromine 2024, and related products for mine planning, operations, and drill-and-blast workflows. Its mid-market mining software portfolio closely overlaps with O-Pitblast in targeting drill-and-blast engineers and operational managers at open-pit mines.
Others
- Austin Powder: Austin Powder is an explosives producer with a content partnership with O-Pitblast (guest blogging) and overlapping customer base of blasting engineers. While not a direct software competitor, it is an indirect market peer in serving the same end buyer with adjacent services.
Emerging players
- i-ring (Blast Dynamics) / Drillbench: i-ring (Blast Dynamics / Drillbench) and similar emerging vendors offer blast-design and drill-pattern optimization tools aimed at the same drilling-and-blasting engineer. They compete with O-PitSurface at the project-design stage and represent a credible niche threat.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
O-Pitblast social profiles
Digital presenceO-Pitblast financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
O-Pitblast leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles8 records
O-Pitblast funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
O-Pitblast M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about O-Pitblast
What does O-Pitblast do?
O-Pitblast develops and sells an integrated digital ecosystem of six proprietary software products and one hardware product covering the full drill and blast lifecycle for mining and quarrying operations. The portfolio includes drill and blast design software (O-PitSurface), borehole deviation measurement hardware with companion app (O-PitDev), GHG emissions estimation software (O-PitEco), QAQC field data capture mobile app (O-PitApp), operational data analytics platform (O-PitAnalytics), and a blast parameter calculation mobile app (O-PitBlasting Guide), all connected via cloud synchronization (O-PitCloud).
Is O-Pitblast a public or private company?
O-Pitblast is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was O-Pitblast founded?
O-Pitblast was founded in 2016. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is O-Pitblast based?
O-Pitblast is headquartered in Maia, Portugal, in the Europe region.
How does O-Pitblast make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Subscriptions / Licenses are the primary driver. The others are hardware Sales (O-PitDev Probe Kit) and professional Services & Consulting.
Who are O-Pitblast's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Hexagon (Mining division), Trimble / Trimble Mining, Sandvik Mining & Rock Solutions, Epiroc (formerly Atlas Copco Mining) and Komatsu / Komatsu Mining. Direct peers are Datamine, Maptek and Micromine. Austin Powder is listed as an others. i-ring (Blast Dynamics) / Drillbench is listed as an emerging player.
Does O-Pitblast have an API?
No public API is recorded for O-Pitblast.