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I am US Navy and this Unclassified message came across the wire after the USS Klakring sampled Lunaplast on their ship....it will be a battle to oust 3M (current contract holder of an inferior product) but with the warfighters begging for better safety measures after 9/11....it would be huge! Buckfa ZNR UUUUU FM USS KLAKRING BT RMKS/1. IN OCTOBER 2001, KLAKRING VOLUNTEERED TO TEST AND EVALUATE AN IMPROVED PHOTOLUMINESCENT MATERIAL UNDER DEVELOPMENT. A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF PHOTOLUMINESCENT PLACARDS (INDICATING EXITS, CO2 AND AFFF BOTTLES, AND DIRECTION ARROWS) WERE INSTALLED IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS ON THE SHIP, TAPE WAS INSTALLED IN ESCAPE TRUNKS AND ON LADDERS, AND NEW FLUORESCENT LIGHT COVERS WERE ADDED TO SOME EXTANT FIXTURES. 2. THIS NEW MATERIAL IS A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT OVER THE NAVY STANDARD 3M CORP.PHOTOLUMINESCENT MATERIALS CURRENTLY USED IN SURFACE SHIPS. THE PHOTOLUM MATERIAL IS SIGNIFICANTLY BRIGHTER, LASTS HOURS LONGER, AND IS JUST AS SIMPLE TO INSTALL. AFTER 10 HOURS IN A COMPLETELY DARKENED SPACE, THE NEW MATERIAL CAN STILL BE SEEN; THE NAVY STANDARD IS NOT VISIBLE AFTER 60 TO 90 MINUTES. 3. OF ALL THE PRODUCTS DEMONSTRATED IN KLAKRING, THE MOST IMPRESSIVE WAS A PHOTOLUMINESCENT SLEEVE THAT IS PLACED OVER A NORMAL FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB MUCH LIKE THE BLUE OR RED SLEEVES IN USE TODAY IN LOW-LIGHT SPACES. WHEN INSTALLED, THE LIGHT FROM THE COVERED BULB WAS REDUCED SLIGHTLY; ONCE THE FLOURESCENT LIGHTS WERE TURNED OUT, HOWEVER, THE GLOWING SLEEVE PROVIDED SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO ALLOW A PERSON WHOSE EYES HAD NOT ADJUSTED TO THE DARK TO MOVE SAFELY AND EASILY ABOUT THE SPACE. THIS ITEM ALONE OFFERS DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS TO SAFETY LIGHTING IN WARSHIPS. 4. OVERALL, OUR ASSESSMENT IS THAT THE PRODUCTS FURNISHED ARE FUNCTIONALLY SUPERIOR TO THE STANDARD NAVY MATERIAL. INFORMAL LIAISON WITH THE MANUFACTURER INDICATES THAT COSTS ARE COMPARABLE AND THE INSTALLATION PROCESS IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME. THE MOST IMPORATANT ISSUE IS, HOWEVER, THAT INSTALLATION OF THIS PRODUCT CAN PROVIDE IMMEDIATE AND DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN SAFETY AND WILL BE INVALUABLE TO THOSE WHO HAVE TO CONTROL REAL DAMAGE IN A COMBAT ENVIRONMENT.// BT | ||||||||||||||
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