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  AUSA 2010

Runflat International will be exhibiting this year at AUSA 2010. If you would like to meet up with us please call in to our Stand No. 1966 between the 25th and 27th October.

 Eurosatory 2010 PARIS

Runflat International will be exhibiting again this year at Eurosatory 2010 in Paris between the 14th and 18th June. Why not come and visit us in Hall 6 Stand J320.

> Runflat International ("RFI") News Letter Issue 1

A caltrop (also known as caltrap, galtrap, cheval trap, galthrap and crow foot) is an anti-personal weapon made up of two or more sharp nails or spines arranged in such a manner that one of them always points upwards from a stable base. They may be thought of as land mines of the past, useful to drive an enemy into certain paths. They were used to slow down the advance of horses, war elephants and foot troops.

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> Specialist Technology

The New Reaction Injection Moulding Machine (RIM) is part of a major investment programme by Westley Plastics, the engineering plastics company behind Runflat International.

> New Range of Alloy Wheels

The Alloy rims are machined from a single piece of T6061 Rotary Forged Alloy, heat-treated to T6 hardness. This construction allows for a wheel that is lighter and has higher load carrying capacity than similar sized steel wheels.

The Heavy Duty Bead Locking Steel Ring clamps the tyre bead to the wheel. Locking the tyre to the wheel in this manner and using a Runflat TSI system prevents the tyre from spinning on the wheel, allowing the vehicle to keep moving. Retaining the bead seat in this way lessons the chance of losing a bead when running the tyre at low air pressures to gain flotation and traction on soft surfaces such as sand, it can also be used with CTI systems.

Useful Links

> Runflat Case Study - Army Technology

Visit the Army Technology website to view the Runflat article and to find other useful links for the defence industry.