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Patch Panel Moves To In House Production To Strengthen Domestic Role

Thursday, March 10th, 2016

March 9, 2016

Patch Panel announces move to complete in house production of customized Cordura patches, with enhanced offerings, and lead times.

In 2012, Patch Panel (WMI Sports Ltd.) began offering IR Name Tapes as an industry first. In time, this grew to call signs, name plates, unit patches, and now, their exclusive Identification Panels. Throughout this time, we went places we had never expected, including military unit, division, and regimental sized orders, as well as the opportunity to support many police units with roadside safety marking patches, as well as identification units.

Starting as a small company, we naturally did not have the resources to produce items entirely in house, and were forced to outsource parts of our production to save costs. This meant that the lead times just kept growing to weeks, and even months.

At the beginning of 2016, Patch Panel initiated the steps to move all production to our facility in Peterborough Ontario, where production quality could be controlled to exacting standards, and produced expediently by their Canadian Forces Veteran production team.

Today, we are happy to announce that long lead times are a thing of the past. Dropping from 10 weeks, to 10 days, and even an option to expedite to 2 business days. We are now able to provide the patches you need, in short order. All of these changes help us support our goals to generate more domestic manufacturing, as well as employ more veterans in our workforce.

See the fully updated selection at www.patchpanel.ca.

Introducing Sage Dynamics By Warrior Culture Gear!

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

We at Warrior Culture Gear are proud to announce that we have partnered up with Sage Dynamics to bring you Sage Dynamics by Warrior Culture Gear!

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Aaron Cowan is someone that we respect immensely, not only for his outstanding resume, but his grounded yet innovative approach to the Firearms and Tactical Industry. His Training Courses,
Videos and Articles have garnered attention and respect as well as his continued efforts to improve upon the skills and advice he provides. We are proud to associate with Aaron and to call him a Friend.

We at Warrior culture gear saw this as a win for both sides, allowing Aaron’s incredible designs and quotes attributed only to him to be produced continuously and offer inspiration and Truth
to our Customers as well as Aaron’s. with this we will continue to grow and produce quality design and print work while aligning ourselves with people and brands of the utmost integrity, allowing
for mutual growth and continued success.

Visit www.warriorculturegear.com to order now!

Unity Tactical Announces the Promotion of Josh Greco to Sales Manager and the Departure of Nathan Stokes

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Houma, LA- March 9, 2016 – UNITY Tactical, LLC announced that, effective today, Josh Greco has been promoted to the position of Sales Manager and that Nathan Stokes has left the company to pursue other opportunities.

  
Josh Greco has been a part of the UNITY team for two years and has worked his way through all aspects of the company’s business from design and assembly to customer service and sales. In his new position as Sales Manager, he will be available as a single point of contact for UNITY’s diverse customer base. He can be reached at sales@unitytactical.com.

Nathan Stokes joined the Company in 2012 as a founding member. UNITY thanks Nate for his time with the company and wishes him well in all of his future endeavors.

Lancer Selects Tim Bailey & Associates, Inc., Plans for Continued Growth in 2016

Wednesday, March 9th, 2016

Quakertown, PA – March 9, 2016 – Lancer Systems LP, a leading advanced weapons and components engineering company, today announced it has selected manufacturer representative group Tim Bailey & Associates (TBA) to represent its Advanced Weapons & Components business, and grow Lancer’s dealer and distributor networks in the U.S. and Canada.In business since 1973, TBA covers 30 contiguous states in the U.S. and all of Canada for many of the country’s top sporting goods and outdoor companies. TBA will support several of Lancer’s largest distributors and dealers, including MidwayUSA® and Brownells®.

“We’re pleased to welcome Tim Bailey & Associates to our team,” said Bill Meiklejohn, president, Lancer Systems. “TBA’s entrepreneurial spirit and professional attitude will be great assets as we continue to grow and increase accessibility of our rifles and accessories.”

The GAMA / M-Lok Battle Heats Up As Magpul Files Suit Against Gibbz Arms In Federal Court

Monday, March 7th, 2016

In late February Gibbz Arms released their patent pending GAMA system along with letters to brands that license other, similar weapon accessory attachment systems to adopt theirs, alleging that it pre-dated the other systems.

This was quickly followed by statements of reply from both Magpul and Gibbz Arms.

But now, the situation has taken a different direction. According to documents obtained by SSD, Magpul has filed suit in Federal District Court in Austin, Texas against Gibbz Arms.

Specifically, Magpul claims that Gibbz Arms has violated three of their patents (8,925,236 B1; 9,239,209 B2 and 9,239,210) and they are suing for treble damages, attorney fees, delivery of all infringing items produced by Gibbz Arms to Magpul for destruction, and a permanent injunction against producing, selling or offering products that infringe upon Magpul’s patents.


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Gibbz Arms Statement Clarifying Their Position Regarding The GAMA System Patent

Friday, March 4th, 2016

Earlier this week, Gibbz Arms released their GAMA attachment system along with their patent data as well as letters to potential licensees.  They sent us this statement to clarify that they have so far, not filed any legal actions regarding their IP.

Recent chatter within the firearms industry, related blogs and social media, has suggested that Gibbz Arms has filed a civil action against various manufacturers who produce and market accessory mounting systems which are covered by Gibbz Arms’ pending patent applications for its GAMA System. To date, Gibbz Arms has not initiated any legal action against any manufacturer. Nor has Gibbz Arms threatened litigation against any manufacturer for infringement.  

Although Gibbz Arms made its initial patent filings in January of 2013, the company had developed and began producing and selling its GAMA System products by late 2012. GAMA System Handgaurds and accessories were displayed at both Shot Show 2013 and Shot Show 2014. Since that time, Gibbz Arms has produced and sold thousands of GAMA System components, including hand guards and rails.

As a superior alternative MIL-STD-1913 and other rail accessory mounting systems, demand for the GAMA System has increased. In an effort to maintain continuity and to ensure quality production of its patent pending design, Gibbz Arms began offering a license agreement to manufacturers currently producing, and to those seeking to produce the GAMA System technology on March 1, 2016.

Best Regards,

Kevin Gibbens

Gibbz Arms

EOTech Sends Email To LE Agencies and Dealers Asking Them To Acknowledge Performance Issues Before Shipping Sights

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

This is the contents of an email sent to LE agencies and dealers by EOTech requiring them to acknowledge the Holographic Weapons Sights performance issues.

Good evening,

Please be advised that any EOTech Holographic Weapon Sight orders that are to be shipped to an agency are currently ON HOLD at EOTech. In order to get those orders released you must follow the process outlined at the bottom of this email. Most all current orders on hold are available to be shipped as soon as this process is complete. This is a fairly simple process in which you identify the order number and agency POC, and then, copy and paste an email template to the agency that includes a workable link. Inside that link, the agency POC will be able to read and acknowledge EOTech’s current specifications. At that point, once acknowledged by the agency on the web link, the product will auto ship to the agency. Some of you have seen this process as you had agency orders in queue when it rolled out, and I notified you of the steps. It was my understanding early on that this was only for current orders in queue, so I notified only those customers. Currently the directive is to continue this process until further notice, so I am sending this out to everyone. If you have a law enforcement order waiting to ship, this process must be completed. If you have a non-LE direct order that needs to ship for stocking or consumer level sales, please send me that PO number and I will get the order released. Some of those orders may have been held up if you were flagged as an LE dealer/distributor in order to ensure no agency received sights without acknowledgement. Do NOT under any circumstances attempt to circumvent this process. If it is going to an agency, it must follow the procedures. If you are a commercial, non-LE account and you received this email, you may disregard. Please, if you have any questions at all, feel free to give me a call. The process is outlined below.
Below is the LE Acknowledgement instructions in regards to releasing orders. This is LIVE and ready to go.

THE PROCESS

Step 1: Identify agency, obtain Point of Contact information

Step 2: Email the agency the standard email language (Below) with Sales Order # referenced, including embedded link to HWS performance specs on EOTech’s website.

Step 3: Agency contact completes form and acknowledges review of HWS performance specs by clicking in the acceptance box. Note: Both acceptance boxes need to be checked.

Step 4: A copy of the agency POC acceptance is auto generated to EOTech’s order entry and to relevant sales personnel.

Step 5: The law enforcement order is released from ship hold and is shipped.

THE EMAIL

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Dear <INSERT NAME>,

With respect to your backorder of EOTech sights, S.O. #<INSERT ORDER NO.>, we are ready to ship but need your acknowledgement of the HWS Performance Specifications. Click HERE to review that information and provide acknowledgement. Allow approximately 1-2 weeks for delivery.

Thank you for your attention and assistance.

Direct Link: http://www.eotechinc.com/le-perf-ack

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Solace’s Cutting Edge Technology Recognized By Sikorsky

Thursday, March 3rd, 2016

Solace Power, a wireless power technology company has been announced as top cutting edge technology for 2015 by Sikorsky Innovations. You can read the full release below:

St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador (PRWEB) March 01, 2016

Solace Power, developer of leading edge wireless power technology announces that it has been recognized as a top innovative technology company by Sikorsky Innovations, a Lockheed Martin Company. As the winner of the Sikorsky Entrepreneurship Challenge, Solace Power has been awarded a monetary prize, and the opportunity to jointly explore the impact of RC2 technology on Sikorsky’s product line.

“The Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge was a fantastic opportunity for Solace Power to showcase its unique wireless power technology, and earn validation from one of the world’s most innovative companies.” said Neil Chaulk, Vice President of Business Development. “We are looking forward to working with Sikorsky to develop leading edge technology in the aerospace and defense market.”

Solace’s technology allows companies in the aerospace/defense, automotive, industrial and consumer electronics markets to eliminate the need for cables and connectors in many applications. Companies can take advantage of Solace’s spatial freedom and flexible integration capabilities to reduce manufacturing/maintenance costs, reduce cabling weight, and improve overall application design for the next generation of products.

“The Entrepreneurial Challenge, from an industry perspective, is truly a one-of-kind gateway, where disruptive ideas can quickly gain exposure and a customer base within one of the most exciting transportation verticals globally,” said Chris Van Buiten, Vice President of Sikorsky Innovations. “We look forward to exploring the applications of the exciting Solace Power technology.”

The Sikorsky Entrepreneurial Challenge has been designed to accelerate innovators and disruptive technology concepts with applications in the vertical flight market.

www.solace.ca