military applications for mosquito netting atlanta, ga
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Military Applications For Mosquito Netting
www.MosquitoCurtains.com
Atlanta, GA
What We Do?
• Family Business with $1MM in sales
• Custom make large mosquito netting panels with a means of attachment
• We are in the filter business
Filter Flying Insects
Residential Insect Filter
Food Service Insect Filter
Live Stock Insect Filter
Clear Vinyl Plastic Cold Filter
Light Filter For SnipersBad guys can’t see in
Light Filter For SnipersGood guys see out perfectly
Light Filter For SnipersCuts the glare into direct sun
Other Military Applications
• Underwater Torpedo Target
• Filter grenades from a tank hatch
• Sleeping bag slip cover – Filter sand flies and crawling insects– Modulate into larger slip covers– converts to sniper hide– The more uses, the more likely it is used.
Solving with Constraints
• Behavior of the user
• Attachment surfaces
• Improvisation requirements
• Available rigging tools
• Uncertainty– Shapes & Sizes– Conditions (time, weather, light)
Sniper Constraints
• Must be easily stowed
• Size is unknown
• Must rig quickly with minimal equipment readily available to a soldier in the field
• Must rig intuitively
• Must remove quickly
• Must be effective
Air Craft Door Screen
• Must seal to a convex shape
• Must be easily stowed
• Must install in less than 1 minute
• Must seal under 20mph wind flow
• User may not appreciate its purpose
• Must easily egress and reseal– Fiberglass rods– Neodymium magnets
Self Sealing Doorway
USDA / ARS Testing
Bed Net Constraints
• Used in 1 room homes
• Used in communal bed
• Stowed when not in use
• Used during sleeping hours
• User may not appreciate its purpose
• Create greatest impact for the money
Bed Net Issues
• Easily torn - longevity
• Exposure beyond sleeping hours• Requires sewing labor vs. quality tradeoff
• At about $7 each, must be made overseas– Control– Import constraints– Logistics– Economic implications
Bed Net Alternative
• Screen doors and windows
• Use higher quality fabric – better longevity
• Protects during non-sleeping hours
• Easily rigged with rock, nail, and twine
• Less prone to damage – fixed use
• Once rigged, not user dependent
• 2-3x cost with 6-10x life span
• We want to be in the discussions• We are not always the best solution• We may recommend another production source• We facilitate prototypes
– What do you need?– When do you need it?– If prototype isn’t too ambitious, it’s on us!
www.MosquitoCurtains.com
Kurt Jordan (owner)Mosquito Curtains Inc.8601 Dunwoody PlaceSuite 442Atlanta, GA 30350770-645-4745 (direct)866-622-0916 (toll free)[email protected]