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Intercept Material Considered Impressive by Recent Study Press Release In a TARDEC Competition Newsletter, Vol. III, Spring 2001, from the Competition and Commercial Items Advocate:
Note that Intercept’s ESD properties are compounded with its anti-corrosive properties. And with the addition of a co-extruded Intercept Shrinkfilm the price has been reduced. For more information, please contact: |
The
TACOM-ARDEC Packaging and Engineering Support Division AMSTA-AR-WEP,
initiated a feasibility study to search for commercially available alternative
corrosion protective barrier materials for military packaging. The current
fielded barrier materials being used are made to a military specification
MIL-B-131. The Packaging and Engineering Support Division conducted
market research and found a number of alternative barrier materials,
the most impressive of which was the Intercept material developed by
Lucent Technologies. ARDEC then developed an extensive test plan to
compare these alternative materials against various parameters. The
tests are still in progress but ARDEC’s preliminary evaluation indicates
that the Intercept material is equal to the MIL-B-131 and VCI wraps
in strength and corrosion inhibition. Although the cost of Intercept
is higher, it becomes cost effective when compared with a complete packaging
consisting of both MIL-B-131 and VCI wraps. Additionally, Intercept
can protect packages without being sealed. It has the added advantages
of being reusable, is non-hazardous and environmentally friendly. ARDEC
plans to issue a final report, which will include a cost-benefit analysis,
in the 4QFY01.