GICHNER NEWS
May 5, 2006
GICHNER EMPLOYEES CELEBRATE SUCCESSFUL
COMPLETION AND PASSING OF LMS SHELTER FIRST ARTICLE TESTING.
Dallastown, Pennsylvania – May
5th 2006 - Gichner Shelter Systems, a division of Gichner
Systems Group LLC, and a world leader in the design, development
and production of tactical and logistic shelters and shelter
systems, received notification from the US Army Natick,
that the Army has accepted and approved Gichner's First
Article test report for the S-788 Type I and Type III LMS
shelters.
The S-788 also known as the Lightweight, Multipurpose Shelter
(LMS) is a lightweight, high strength enclosure designed
specifically for use on the HMMWV. Selected by the United
States Army as its primary electronics platform for wheeled
tactical vehicles, the S-788 LMS contains the latest advances
in shelter design technology.
In September of 2004, the US Army awarded a contract to
Gichner for the design, development, testing and manufacture
of S-788 Type I, and Type III shelters. These shelters were
to be designed and tested to the requirements of a new specification,
ASTM PS 138-03. This specification represents the total
conversion from a Military Specification and drawing package
to an industry specification and outline drawing. Upon completion
of this effort, Gichner became the only manufacturer to
have qualified the S-788 shelter under all three specifications
MIL-S-44408, MIL-PRF-44408, and ASTM PS 138-03.
Gichner Shelter Systems designs, manufactures and integrates
tactical and logistic shelters and related products for
military and commercial applications. Its shelters, assembled
from lightweight bonded panels fabricated using both foam
and beam and honeycomb core construction are used worldwide.
Gichner's core products include all of the US military Standard
Family of Tactical Shelters as well as numerous custom designed
shelters and derivatives.
In addition to its extensive line of standard shelters,
Gichner provides turn-key systems that are "rack ready"
for the installation of its customers electronic systems.
Gichner offers more than 35 years of engineering expertise
in the application of proven solutions and the development
of custom solutions to systems mobility and environmental
protection of electronic systems. Its customer list includes
virtually every major prime contractor as well as all of
the major military buying commands. Gichner products are
sold and serviced worldwide.
Gichner
employees celebrate completion of first article testing
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