Theater Logistician Maj. Gen. Kenneth S. Dowd - KMI Media Group

Metalcraft recently announced availability of Teflon-coated UID
nameplates for unique marking applications in demanding military
environments—especially adhering to paint and withstanding exposure
to chemicals and temperatures up to 500 degrees Fahrenheit.
UID is a U.S. Department of Defense mandate that requires a
unique item identifier (UII) to track items throughout their life
cycles—a challenge given the applications and environments of military
assets.
Metalcraft’s Teflon-coated UID nameplates were developed in
response to DoD suppliers’ demand for a UID product that adhered to
chemical agent-resistant coating (CARC) painted surfaces and allowed
for easy removal of dirt, grease and dried paint. These unique products
are constructed of anodized aluminum with a protective Teflon coating
and an adhesive approved for CARC applications.
The company offers a complete unique identification policy
compliance solution that includes six UID product families, expedited
ordering services, data management and registration services
and on-staff UID specialists with a detailed understanding of
the DoD’s requirements. They cover every aspect of UID policy
compliance except physically attaching the product to the
asset.
The Camcode Division of Horizons
Inc. has launched a new IUID registration
service that will allow DoD
suppliers to both procure UID labels
and complete IUID registration
requirements from a single provider.
“As the most experienced UID
durable label provider in the industry,
we know that our customers just want
to comply with UID requirements in
a convenient, fast, economical way,”
said Randy Uveges, Camcode’s UID
product manager. “Getting all their
UID needs from a single source saves
time and money, and using a vendor
familiar with all your needs makes the
process easy.”
IUID Registration
Service
Compiled by KMI Media Group staff
UID Nameplates
Camcode’s new service registers
both physical and virtual IUIDs in the
Department of Defense IUID Registry
for new, legacy and GFP assets. At the
completion of the registration service,
Camcode provides e-mailed documentation
confirming the proper registration
of each item.
Camcode’s line of high performance
IUID labels are already widely
used on such defense equipment as
vehicles, weapons, electronics, support
equipment and more. Camcode has
also installed thousands of IUID labels
on DoD assets.
Joe Brunemann:
joebru@horinc.com
“UID compliance can be easy and profitable with Metalcraft,” said
Metalcraft President Steve Doerfler. “Metalcraft has the knowledge,
products and services DoD suppliers need; we’re committed to helping
DoD suppliers improve inventory management and asset tracking to
realize a return on their investment in compliance.”
UGV Survey
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center
Pacific (SSC-PAC) is conducting a market
survey of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs)
for the Office of Naval Research. The effort
is focused on unmanned ground systems
capable of supporting an increase in the
mobility of dismounted Marines operating
in a tactical environment, lightening the
load of the individual Marine, and possibly
providing a logistical resupply capability for
small units.
The survey will span the range of UGVs
from small man-packable systems up to
the size of a HMMWV. For each candidate
reviewed, SSC-PAC will need a description
encompassing features of the system to
include gross vehicle weight, size, power/fuel
required, rough order of magnitude cost,
projected full-scale production cost, level of
autonomy, range and duration of operation,
type of sensors, payload weight, an assessment
of mobility, and payload sensor(s)
included in the bundled system, etc.
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