Turrets are notorious for leaking, no matter what kind of vehicle they’re on. Aside from being unpleasant, and potentially unhealthy (mold and mildew), leakage can do real damage to the vehicle.
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Cocoon South, based just outside Asheville, North Carolina has moved to a larger facility to better support its textile development efforts.
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At first glance it might seem odd to suggest that ink is a crucial element in steel-framed fabric structures. After all, the structure is made up of the steel frame and the fabric membrane.
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Yes, cost avoidance is an enormous benefit. But what gets overshadowed by those staggering dollar figures is all the other benefits you get.
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For a long time protective covers left a lot to be desired. Advances in technical textiles have changed all that, but in some ways it’s even harder to modernize mindsets than to modernize covers.
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The number of ways the Improved Thermal Acoustic Blanket (ITAB) serves warfighters is surprisingly high. Of course, it offers improved thermal and acoustic conditions inside the aircraft, but that’s just for starters.
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Marine Force Storage Command (MFSC) is charged with making sure the equipment it stores is ready when the Corps needs it. To help maintain peak readiness, MFSC has called on Cocoon to provide a 100,000 sq. ft. facility to include a dehumidification system.
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A storage warehouse in Alabama used for mission-critical military aircraft components, and other parts vital to mission-readiness, held an average of $15-$20 million in inventory.
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On December 14th, 1774, four months before his more famous ride, Paul Revere sped up to New Hampshire to alert the militia that British troops were planning to reinforce Fort William & Mary in New Castle to guard its guns and powder.
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At the start of the American Revolution there was no national flag. Participating regiments fought under their own flags. So, when the Second Continental Congress met during the summer of 1775, they set out to create a unifying flag for the Continental Army.
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Memorial Day hasn’t always been held on the last Monday of May. Originally known as Decoration Day, it was held on the fixed date of May 30th.
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The shifting of military assets based on new strategies and global events has meant aircraft moving to places where they don’t have hangars.
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Corrosion impacts operational readiness in more ways than you might realize. Not only can it ground aircraft and make weapons systems and tactical vehicles unusable, it can decimate supplies and spare parts.
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Every military base presents its own set of climate challenges. Some are in tropical zones, others are in arctic zones, or desert regions. Even on a single base you can deal with extremely cold winters and hot humid summers.
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Peter Lord discusses what it means to be a Materials Engineer at Cocoon.
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In some ways you could say that innovators live in a sort of perpetual January - looking at back at lessons learned in order to look forward to next steps.
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Critical assets covered in snow are susceptible to corrosion. That’s because when snow melts, it covers the surface of equipment with a layer of water that just sits there.
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Over the years various weight-reduction strategies have been either tried or considered to make Chinook helicopters lighter - everything from thinner coatings to hollowed-out fittings.
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