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Lightweight fiberglass tank for off-road fire tanker
Remote area fire-fighting in Australia calls for a vehicle that can carry its own water supply over rough terrain.
25th July 2017
Innovation in Textiles
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Helsingborg
A manufacturer of fiberglass composite products, Striking Distance in Queensland, Australia, has been contracted by Quick Corp Fire Engineering to deliver a fiberglass tank for the company’s new off-road fire tanker. The company’s existing tankers use polyethylene tanks to carry water and the task was set to design a tank that was both lighter and could carry more water to improve the effectiveness of the tanker in a fire emergency situation.
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