Clip Crate Container, MIL-STD-1660 First Article Test (FAT)

摘要

The U.S. Army Defense Ammunition Center (DAC), Validation Engineering Division (SJMAC-DEV) conducted First Article Test (FAT) per MIL-STD-1660, 'Design Criteria for Ammunition Unit Loads' on the Clip Crate Container manufactured by Transport Packaging International Inc., from Atlanta, Georgia. The testing was accomplished to support the Mobile Ammunition Renovation, Inspection, and Demilitarization (MARID) Team of the Joint Munitions Command (JMC) proposed use of the clip crate container for unitization and truckload shipment of fiberboard boxes of explosives (Comp B) from Ravenna AP, OH to McAlester AAP, OK and the subsequent storage of bulk explosives. The testing was conducted on two containers with a load of 2,575 lbs. and two containers with a load of 4,115 lbs. The tests accomplished on the test units were the stacking, repetitive shock, edgewise rotational drop, incline-impact, forklifting, and disassembly tests. The containers passed all requirements with no significant problems encountered. As a result of the performance of the container, the Clip Crate Container manufactured by Transport Packaging International Inc. is recommended for United States Army-wide use world-wide.