SAN DIEGO, CA — Rhino Linings USA, a manufacturer of truck bed linings, has expanded its focus to include commercial, industrial and military applications. As part of this expansion, the company said its durable linings are being used for protection against potential terrorist attacks around the globe.
For more than 10 years, Rhino Linings USA and its dealers have applied Rexar, the company’s polyurethane lining solution for protecting composite armor for vehicles and structures, to hundreds of surfaces domestically and around the world. Rexar can currently be seen in battle zones on Humvees, helicopters, fleet vehicles, radar towers, bridges, airports, helicopter pads, tank skins and more.
In a recent test conducted by New Mexico Tech’s Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center (EMRTC) near Socorro, NM, Rhino Linings’ Rexar successfully passed tests involving blast mitigating capabilities for commercial and government facilities.
EMRTC’s testing involved a reaction structure made up of two walls: one lined with Rexar and one without. The blast was produced by explosives at a standoff consistent with that of a typical terrorist car bomb. During the blast, the Rexar was successful in preventing the lined wall from becoming shrapnel within the reaction structure. The blast completely demolished the unprotected wall, sending potentially-lethal shrapnel everywhere within the interior of that respective chamber. The protected wall flexed approximately 13 inches when exposed to the blast and returned to vertical, remaining intact and standing firm.
“It is our goal to engineer the toughest products on the market,” said Pierre Gagnon, president of Rhino Linings USA. “Clearly, we have achieved this goal since the military is looking to Rhino Linings for protection of their vehicles, structures and ultimately the lives of their personnel. I can’t think of a better compliment than the trust of the U.S. military.”
For more information about Rhino Linings visit: www.rhinolinings.com .
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