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Sat, 29 Aug 09
Transport of Heavy Weight Powertrains for Tanks
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/transport/clip-lok/press4.html
Packaging and transport of powertrains for tanks are often a challenge due to the size and weight of the powertrains. The powertrains have to be transported safely to the conflict areas and the un-packing have to be manageable for personnel situated in the area.

Clip-Lok has developed a collapsible reusable transport box for powertrains for tanks with a net weight of 6,500kg. The objective was to make a strong, but not too heavy packaging that could be handled without extra tools or crane. We have managed to develop a transport box that fulfils the above mentioned demands. It can be han...

Wed, 26 Aug 09
Fastest Military Application Air-conditioner for Booyco
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/hvac/booyco/press2.html
Booyco Engineering received an invitation to develop a customised air conditioning unit for the four-seater RG31 prototype vehicle BAE Systems developed in South Africa in mid December 2008, with a delivery date of the first week of January 2009.

"This was the fastest development undertaken by us to date, leaving us with only three weeks to design, manufacture and qualify the system. This clearly underpins Booyco Engineering's track record of being able to meet stringent deadlines," Daudi Uledi-Kamanga, design draughtsman at Booyco Engineering, says.

Uledi-Kamanga explains that the unit ...

Sat, 8 Aug 09
In Afghanistan wearing a helmet and a fragmentation vest
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/hvac/as_danthem/press9.html
As head of Dantherm Air Handlingâ€™s defence segment, Lars Brodersen has visited Danish soldiers in Afghanistan, Iraq and other locations where the companyâ€™s air handling systems are making a huge difference.

Which would you prefer: Being left out in the burning sun in Chad in the West African desert, running across the local air landing strip lugging 42kg of luggage in an attempt to catch the last flight out? Or a nightly two-hour drive accompanied by a couple of heavily armed soldiers in a Hummer on the road from the Kuwaiti border to the city of Shaiba in the Iraqi province of Basra â€“ a ro...