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| Like many other Elma-Mektron innovative engineering solutions featured on this website, our experience in the field of applying carbon-fibre techniques to system enclosure technology has been instrumental in a number of major programme successes. In applications where low mass and robustness are vital design considerations, speak to Elma-Mektron immediately. |
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In certain applications low mass and robustness can prove to be the overriding design considerations. This frequently is the case with military rapid deployment types of projects. For logistical purposes such as ease of lifting and transportation etc. low-weight is often mandated. Equally, because of this mode of operation, equipment obviously needs to be rugged also. Reconciling these two opposing factors from an engineering standpoint throws up a number of challenges.
This is where lightweight carbon-fibre technology can play its part.
Some brief features and benefits include:
- Carbon-fibre is typically 35% lighter than aluminium
- Carbon-fibre is typically 28% lighter than fibre-glass
- High screening effectiveness (EMC) using silver nylon lining
- Incredibly strong – stronger than steel!
- Highly resistant to projectile impact
- Does not dent or scratch (unlike aluminium)
- Elma-Mektron design deployed on Typhoon (Eurofighter) rapid deployment
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- Elma-Mektron design deployed on EH101 (Helicopter) rapid deployment
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For more information please refer to a published application article entitled ‘Getting your COTS system up and running takes more than boards and software: A defense enclosure company’s perspective’ from VMEbus Systems magazine written by Elma-Mektron which discusses a real-life case study. This article may be viewed and downloaded from the ‘Technical Articles’ part of the website. |
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