Defence
DEFENCE INDUSTRIES
ARTIS support the Defence Industries through both its experience with Avon Rubber p.l.c. and through its wider knowledge and experience of materials development.
ARTIS has extensive experience in materials for CBRN applications - having developed materials for these applications in the past and in offering current support through Avon Rubber to both the UK and US Government Defence Departments.
Consequently ARTIS has very good links to CBRN test facilities and can arrange testing of materials or new technologies to increase CBRN protection against a range of threats.
ARTIS has the ability to develop energy absorbing materials for:
- Ballistic applications
- Noise and IR signature reduction
- Electromagnetic absorption
- Acoustic absorption
ARTIS are particularly keen to partner in these areas to develop new materials and constructions and feel that elastomeric solutions have the potential to offer significant benefits.
In land vehicle markets ARTIS have experience in the development of materials for vibration isolation, bushings, and vehicle track. ARTIS have:
- Developed materials for these applications
- Studied the failure modes
- Developed tests and equipment to measure performance
In particular ARTIS has equipment specifi cally designed to measure the chunking failure of wheel, pad and bush elastomer compounds validated through field trials with UK MOD.
Monitoring the heat build up during these tests can allow optimisation to reduce the thermal signature of vehicles.
PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURE OF COMPONENTS
From lab development to small scale prototype production, ARTIS have experience and equipment to deliver functional parts in a range of elastomeric and polymeric materials. For scale up to larger volumes we
have industrial links with many companies including Avon Rubber p.l.c. to take your ideas from concept sketch to technical demonstrator and final production.
FORENSICS AND FAILURE
ARTIS has extensive experience in looking at service returns and product failures from many diff erent sources. Using a combination of experimental techniques it is possible to understand:
- How the product / part has failed
- Suggest reasons and corrective actions
Usually this will involve:
- Microscopy
- Compositional analysis
- Surface analysiS
It is important to understand the effect of service conditions on compounds and their interactions with the environment. The ARTIS formulating team can offer solutions to solve problems in real world applications.