- 7 March 2006 -
$1m project to design army vehicles

A PARTNERSHIP between Penn State and Creative Pultrusions, Alum Bank, Pennsylvania, USA, has been established thanks to federal funds secured by Congressman Bill Shuster. The US$1 million will be used to design and manufacture lightweight composite materials for US army vehicles with blast resistance and damage tolerant properties.

Using composites will add significantly to the life cycle of vehicles since there will be almost no corrosion or rusting, according to Joe Sumerak, technical director for Creative Pultrusions.

Creative Pultrusions is jointly developing the composite profiles and connection elements with Penn State’s Applied Research Laboratory. Penn State will do the design modelling, analysis and mechanical characterisation for the project. Creative will manufacture, fabricate and assemble the final product to the Army.

The project is being overseen by the Army’s Tank/Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM).

Creative Pultrusions; www.creativepultrusions.com

Penn State University; www.psu.edu

<<back

 

To receive news and features like this every week direct to your inbox sign-up for RP Weekly.

Simply register your details to receive this free email roundup of the latest from the composites industry.

If you would like to advertise on RP Weekly please contact our sales team.

If you have some news for the composites industry or would like to comment on any of the articles on this site, contact our editorial team.

You can also access the full list of contacts here.