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Comp-Tac Launches New Manufacturing Software

Wednesday, December 16th, 2020

HOUSTON, Dec. 17, 2020 – Comp-Tac® recently completed the implementation of the Infor Visual® enterprise manufacturing resource planning (ERP) system.

Visual delivers a complete, end-to-end, ERP solution that enables manufacturing companies to maintain a competitive advantage by delivering quality products on time. The use of this system will benefit customers through streamlining Comp-Tac’s material, manufacturing and order management processes.

“Since Comp-Tac was founded in 2001, one of our four driving principals has been to deliver on time with one of the shortest lead times in the industry,” explained Gordon Carrell, Comp-Tac general manager. “By continuing to invest in systems and technology, like Visual, we’ve lowered our current business lead time from 8-25 business days to 8-20 business days depending on order size while maintaining a rejection ratio of 0.0147%. In 2020, Comp-Tac faced record-breaking order volume, and we are proud that we maintained and even improved those numbers.”

Comp-Tac designs, manufactures, and ships all their holsters and accessories from their 12,000 square foot facility in Houston.

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Brownells & Crow Shooting Supply Announce Inaugural Vendor Awards

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

GRINNELL, Iowa (December 15, 2020) –Brownells and Crow Shooting Supply announced their inaugural Vendor Awards, jointly recognizing and awarding trophies to key vendor partners who provided outstanding products and support during 2020.

“We’re excited to recognize these brands and their products that have made our assortment so good this past year,” said Brownells Director of Product Management Paul Levy. “It was difficult to narrow down a few selections from so many great choices, and we appreciate all vendors who have supplied us with quality product over the years. We look forward to making this a tradition and continuing to recognize quality products and partners.”

Award winners will receive a non-FFL lower receiver forging with special engraving to commemorate the occasion.

The categories and winners for the inaugural Brownells & Crow Shooting Supply Vendor Awards include:

• Dependable Supplier of the Year – Magpul

• Best New Supplier – Sons of Liberty Gun Works

• Best Ammunition Supplier – Hornady

• Best Firearm Supplier – Smith&Wesson

• Best Accessory Supplier – LAW Tactical

• Best Sales Rep Group – Odle Sales

• Rabbits/Circle Bar Award – Aero Precision

• Best Overall New Product – Springfield Hellcat

• Best New Firearm – Ruger-57™

• Best New Rifle Component – Daniel Defense M4A1 Upper

• Best New Handgun Component – Shield Arms Glock 48/43X Mag

• Best New Accessory – Mod-Lite PLHV2

• Best New Optic – Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8x

• Most Innovative Product – Franklin Armory 10-22 Binary Trigger

• Guntech Product Choice – Bergara Barreled Actions

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MMI Textiles to Expand Operations with New 30,000 SF Production Facility in North Carolina

Tuesday, December 15th, 2020

Leading industrial textile supplier will shift manufacturing of narrow fabrics – including webbing and binding tape – inhouse to improve quality and lead times.

WESTLAKE, OH – December 15, 2020 – MMI Textiles Inc., a global diversified supplier of industrial and custom fabrics and textile components with military, tactical, medical, commercial and apparel expertise, has announced a major expansion of its operations. MMI will open a 30,000-square-foot production facility in North Carolina to begin producing select narrow fabrics during the first quarter of 2021.

The new facility in Lenoir, NC will be focused on manufacturing and printing narrow fabrics, including a full line of mil-spec webbing and binding tape products. The main driver behind the new operation is MMI’s CTEdge® Printed Narrow Fabrics that use patented technology to give the border of webbing and binding tape a more concealed edge, because it is woven with different color threads that allow it to blend into the materials behind it. This product line has seen momentous growth over the last few years with sales on a global scale and multiple international distributors.

“Our new facility reflects MMI’s commitment to deliver the best quality products within the best possible lead times,” explains MMI President and Founder Amy Bircher. “In addition to the investment in a new manufacturing facility, new equipment and new personnel, we have aligned with Mikan Printing, our existing print partner, to ensure quality control and timely delivery.”

MMI will hire new staff and acquire new equipment in Lenoir to ensure better control of the manufacturing process for this line. The new facility will house both MMI Textiles’ new manufacturing facility and Mikan’s print facility under one roof. Mikan is one of the country’s most respected and innovative leaders in the textile printing industry.

“We believe this significant investment – especially at a time when businesses around the globe are being challenged as never before – demonstrates our agility as an always-on, end-to-end provider and producer of innovative customer solutions,” says Bircher.

The new MMI Textiles manufacturing and print facility will be integrated under one roof to ensure efficiencies and consistencies that are better aligned with the MMI Textile brand promise of unmatched service and innovation. All sales and customer service transactions will continue to be handled through existing channels.

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Sneak Peek – Something New from Knights

Monday, December 14th, 2020

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DroneShield and Squarehead Partner in the C-UAS Space

Friday, December 11th, 2020

DroneShield Ltd’s (ASX:DRO or DRO.AU) (“DroneShield”), a pioneer and global leader in the C-UAS sector, and Squarehead, a Norwegian-based acoustic array technology company, have entered into a partnership in the C-UAS space.

DroneShield’s DroneSentryTM multi-sensor C-UAS system with integrated Squarehead Discovair G2TM acoustic direction finding sensors

Going forward, DroneShield will be offering an integrated system for C-UAS detection and mitigation, with DroneShield’s radiofrequency, radar and camera-based UAS detection and electronic warfare UAS defeat products integrated with Squarehead’s Discovair G2TM direction-finding acoustic system, within DroneSentry-C2TM airspace awareness, command-and-control and reporting software. This product integration of the two companies’ offerings has been completed, and the combined solution is available to customers at present. The combined system is presently undergoing test evaluation schedule with the U.S. Department of Defense.

Squarehead CEO Stig Nyvold said: “We are pleased to enter into the partnership with DroneShield in the rapidly emerging C-UAS space. C-UAS security and airspace awareness is becoming an increasing problem for wide range of military and civilian customers, and we expect our capability to detect any drone in the near field to provide a great added layer in DroneShield’s solution.”

Oleg Vornik, DroneShield’s CEO, added: “This partnership combines DroneShield best-in-class C-UAS sensors and effectors with Squarehead’s expertise in the acoustic domain. The combined system is already being evaluated by the US military, and we look forward to rolling this out globally, with an extensive schedule in front of us over next several months, including Europe and the US.”

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Torrent Suppressors & SWR Join Forces

Thursday, December 10th, 2020

Torrent Suppressors is proud to announce that Torrent has teamed up with Joe Gaddini of SWR to reintroduce world class suppression into a market that has for too long accepted “status quo” and mediocre suppression of sound.

We at Torrent are excited to enter this new collaboration.

Joe Gaddini holds the patent on one of the most significant, historic and effective silencers designs ever patented in the United States. So much so that a lot of current suppressor manufacturers are using a lesser variant of his patented design.

At Torrent, we have vast experience in materials science and industrial welding technology. With the SWR Omega Technology (U.S. patent No: 6,575,074) our talented engineer has combined the best baffle design of the last two decades with modern design aesthetics and materials to create a technically superior overall product.

We look forward to bringing you the Torrent/SWR Line of suppressors.

Contact info@torrentsuppressors.com

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Premier Body Armor Meeting Demand with Zero-Week Lead Time

Wednesday, December 9th, 2020

GASTONIA, N.C. – December 8, 2020 – Premier Body Armor continues to demonstrate its commitment to the safety of its customers by providing same-week production and delivery. Each order will be produced and will ship within one week of the order being placed. Their Zero-Week Lead Time applies to all of their backpack panels, plates, executive vests, and black Eagle vests.

“All throughout 2020, we’ve seen an increase in demand for body armor systems,” said Alex Stewart, Vice President of Business Development at Premier Body Armor. “The need is real and Premier Body Armor has been able to meet demand without long wait times. We make our armor here in the USA and this allows us to be more flexible with production and warehousing. We pioneered this quick delivery schedule in the armor industry and we’re keeping it strong during the pandemic. We’re shipping new orders out the door in less than a week.”

The Zero-Week Lead Time is available on most of Premier Body Armor’s catalog. Those looking for quality off-body protection have a growing variety of backpack panels to choose from, including the new STRATIS Plates. Made from ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) that has been tested in an independent lab to exceed the NIJ Level III ballistic standards, STRATIS Plates are multi-hit capable. Premier Body Armor currently offers two sizes to accommodate a range of bags from briefcases and purses (9”x13”), or larger EDC packs such as the Vertx Gamut 2.0 (10”x16”).

The full line of inserts and packs are available now and can be found here: premierbodyarmor.com/collections/rifle-rated-backpack-inserts.

Those looking for wearable armor have fast access to orders of Premier’s Executive Vests for level IIIA deep concealment. These easily concealable vests are ideal for everyday wear and provide excellent covert protection. For those looking for a more traditional option, Premier offers rapid production and delivery of their versatile level IIIA Eagle Tactical Vests.

Learn more about Premier Body Armor at premierbodyarmor.com.

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Amber M. Brookman to Depart as Brookwood CEO Frank Montie Named as Successor

Tuesday, December 8th, 2020

New York, New York, December, 2020 — Brookwood Companies, Inc., a leading integrated textile company and wholly owned subsidiary of the Hallwood Group, LLC, announced today that Chief Executive Officer Amber M. Brookman will be moving on effective January 1, 2021 to pursue other ventures. Frank Montie, who currently serves as Executive Vice President will assume the role of CEO. Brookman has been the company’s chief executive officer since 1989, and will remain on the company’s Board of Directors and will serve as an advisor to Montie.

“I am grateful and honored to have spent over 30 years leading this great company. I am very proud of what my Brookwood colleagues and I have accomplished together during three decades. Brookwood has grown to be an internationally recognized name in technical fabrics, and I am proud of our excellent reputation and the hard work undertaken to achieve it. I believe that this is the right time for a transition, and following my departure I plan to pursue ventures that I have been passionate about for many years,” said Brookman.

Upon Brookman’s recommendation, the company’s Board of Directors has selected Frank Montie as chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2021.

“Frank is well-prepared to lead this company,” said Brookman. “He has been with the company for over 20 years, is well-respected across the industry and embodies the company’s core values.”

www.brookwoodcos.com

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