Monday, March 28, 2011
New word for today - Anomaly
The new definition of Anomaly is when a Dept of Defense supplier fucks up their product when they try to cut corners.
The Enhanced Combat Helmet, made of a durable, lightweight plastic, was expected to begin reaching soldiers and Marines by early fall. However, a recently discovered production “anomaly” will likely push back fielding to the first quarter of fiscal 2012...Anomaly, when you absotively, posolutely can not afford to say tried to cut expenses to raise profits.
The helmet has been in development for about two years and is made of a plastic known as ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene. Reilly stressed that although it is a plastic, the material is stronger than what is now in the field.
Four companies submitted five helmet prototypes made with the material in 2009, but all failed testing. In a second round of tests starting last year, two prototypes from Costa Mesa, Calif.-based Ceradyne Inc. passed, but one was the standout.
This helmet was then cleared for low-rate production, and that’s when the “anomaly” was discovered. During production, the company altered the helmet’s curing process, Reilly said, upping the temperature to dry the paint faster. This may have caused a drop in performance during tests, Reilly said, although he declined to say how exactly the helmet was underperforming. There may be other contributing factors, Reilly said, and testing was ongoing.
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