Steelcraft to Supply Key Components for Canadian Armed Forces' Fleet of Light Armoured Vehicle III Upgrade Project
SteelCraft has been awarded a $10.39 million subcontract by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada in support of the Light Armoured Vehicle III Upgrade Project. The contract was announced on January 23, 2013 in Stratford by Mr. Gary Schellenberger, Member of Parliament for Perth-Wellington, on behalf of the Honourable Bernard Valcourt, Associate Minister of National Defence and Minister of...
Read More »3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts
Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...
Read More »Charleston Aluminum Announces an Increased Range of Aluminum Armor Plate Inventory for Armor Vehicle Production
Charleston Aluminum is proud to announce an increased range of ballistically tested armor plate is now held in warehouses across the country. The new range of alloys, sizes and volumes of aluminum armor plate materials offers solutions for armored vehicles with the highest possible performance properties in extreme dimensions - in particular, with respect to thickness and width. The wider range...
Read More »Armor Steel targets international defense market.
Designed to meet MIL-DTL-46100E high-hard specifications for ballistic performance, ATI 500-MIL(TM) is suited for use in medium- and heavy-weight tactical vehicles, armored patrol cars, and above-deck structures on ships and aboard aircraft in perforated versions. Auto-tempered specialty steel does not require quench/temper treatment, and can handle hot/cold forming processes. Available in plate...
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How to Effectively and Efficiently Clean Heat Exchangers, Part I
An introduction to a three part series about the importance, benefits, and methods of cleaning heat exchangers.
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Glass Fibers offer lightweight ballistics protection.
Offering Vehicle Armor Composite Solutions for protection against IED and EFP threats, Featherlight(TM) glass fibers withstand severe threat levels, while Quicksilver(TM) glass fibers offer stiffer, lighter composite parts than E-glass reinforcements. Composites can be deployed in both structural and nonstructural components on suite of vehicles, enabling lightweight, fire-retardant, and load...
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Basalt America Announces Stronger, Lighter, and Corrosion-Free FRP's (Fiber Reinforced Polymers)
Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP), represents a truly groundbreaking advancement in structural reinforcement. Lightweight, strong, and green, they are changing the way the construction industry thinks about rebar. Unlike steel, FRPs don't rust and are far stronger than standard rebar. To learn why Fiber Reinforced Polymers are poised to change the way the world builds, see our video.
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