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AUSTIN, Tex.—Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. has received a purchase order in the amount of $25,000 from the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center’s Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) for test samples of its carbon nanotube (CNT) enhanced, fiber-reinforced polymer composites, the company recently announced. The purchase order is part of the overall goal of ERDC-CERL’s research in multifunctional materials to improve protection of facilities from ballistic and blast threats, and to improve electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, seismic resistance, and degradation resistance.
The samples will be used to test the ballistic impact strength of patented CNT composite materials. If successful, the new composite materials would lead to ballistic-resistant panels that would be thinner and lighter, leading to lower material and transportation costs and decreased burden on building framing, while still maintaining or improving ballistic protection. Ballistic-resistant panels are used in security walls, safe havens, safe rooms, panic rooms, bullet-resistant doors, and as a blast protection barrier for both military and civilian applications.
Applied Nanotech (appliednanotech.net) has developed CNT-reinforced epoxies for carbon fiber-reinforced polymers and glass fiber-reinforced polymers. Applications for the epoxies are said to include sporting goods, wind turbine blades, automotive, aerospace, ballistics, and many other applications.
“In addition to this purchase order from the Army, recently we have received commitments and purchase orders of over $100,000 for samples of our nanocomposites for commercial applications,” said Doug Baker, CEO of Applied Nanotech Holdings, Inc. “We are receiving inquiries from, and providing samples to, global companies located in North America, Asia, and Europe for applications in a variety of markets.”
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