WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.549 Over the past probably 10 years , uh , 00:02.910 --> 00:05.132 our team has been working on developing 00:05.132 --> 00:07.021 a brand new matting system . This 00:07.021 --> 00:09.188 matting system is called AML . It's an 00:09.188 --> 00:11.021 airfield mat lightweight . We've 00:11.021 --> 00:13.188 reduced the volume of the map by about 00:13.188 --> 00:15.243 13 , and then we've also reduced its 00:15.243 --> 00:17.520 weight by about 40% unit area , and the 00:17.520 --> 00:19.520 idea is we wanted to try to come up 00:19.520 --> 00:21.576 with something that's easier to ship 00:21.576 --> 00:23.631 around the world , more logistically 00:23.631 --> 00:25.687 friendly and is easier on the troops 00:25.687 --> 00:27.520 when they're installing it . AM2 00:27.520 --> 00:29.853 matting is great , but it is very heavy , 00:29.853 --> 00:31.631 so we are here doing a fit form 00:31.631 --> 00:33.742 function experiment to make sure that 00:33.742 --> 00:35.930 as we scale up into a large parking 00:35.930 --> 00:38.290 area for aircraft that we're not 00:38.290 --> 00:40.849 finding any problems in the joining 00:40.849 --> 00:42.960 systems or anything as it moves up in 00:42.960 --> 00:45.127 scale . AM2 has been around for a very 00:45.127 --> 00:47.349 long time . It was developed in the 60s 00:47.349 --> 00:49.970 to simulate aircraft ship decks . It's 00:49.970 --> 00:52.137 been the gold standard for matting for 00:52.137 --> 00:53.970 a long time , however , it was . 00:53.970 --> 00:55.803 Designed well before our current 00:55.803 --> 00:58.340 shipping container configurations and 00:58.340 --> 01:00.860 so the reason we're trying to bring in 01:00.860 --> 01:03.540 something like AML rather than just 01:03.540 --> 01:06.180 always using AM2 is because AML is more 01:06.180 --> 01:07.847 friendly to shipping by cargo 01:07.847 --> 01:11.260 containers and shipping to C-17s using 01:11.260 --> 01:13.500 the Air Force . So logistically it's a 01:13.500 --> 01:15.667 lot more friendly . However , it's not 01:15.667 --> 01:18.099 as structurally robust as AM2 , so 01:18.099 --> 01:19.988 we're not going to get rid of AM2 01:19.988 --> 01:21.543 completely . We're just . A 01:21.543 --> 01:23.377 supplemental for where you don't 01:23.377 --> 01:25.599 necessarily need something as robust as 01:25.599 --> 01:27.932 AM2 . It's actually been very effective . 01:27.932 --> 01:29.988 We caught a lot of the big issues in 01:29.988 --> 01:31.877 the small scale testing . AML has 01:31.877 --> 01:34.099 tighter tolerances because we shrink it 01:34.099 --> 01:35.821 down , so we were a little bit 01:35.821 --> 01:38.043 concerned about that , but we were able 01:38.043 --> 01:40.099 to build a very large section of the 01:40.099 --> 01:42.155 the pad in just a day . So generally 01:42.155 --> 01:44.377 speaking , we took some notes some ways 01:44.377 --> 01:46.543 we can improve , but it was actually a 01:46.543 --> 01:46.349 lot more effective than we might have 01:46.349 --> 01:49.029 thought coming out here . Very positive 01:49.029 --> 01:51.110 reception on that one . They were 01:51.110 --> 01:53.589 immediately giving us feedback that the 01:53.589 --> 01:55.830 AML packaging is so much better , much 01:55.830 --> 01:58.709 preferred . It is positive to hear the 01:58.709 --> 02:01.629 new packaging design is good . They've 02:01.629 --> 02:03.740 been learning a lot of what this this 02:03.740 --> 02:06.018 new this new mat is actually entailing . 02:06.150 --> 02:08.150 They've been , they've been given a 02:08.150 --> 02:10.317 great deal of feedback and reviews for 02:10.317 --> 02:12.317 the erdict team so they can take it 02:12.317 --> 02:14.594 back for testing and research purposes . 02:14.594 --> 02:16.706 My guys have been just phenomenal out 02:16.706 --> 02:18.872 here . We were the the first ones . To 02:18.872 --> 02:21.039 actually touch this , so it's , it's a 02:21.039 --> 02:22.928 great feeling for not only myself 02:22.928 --> 02:25.094 leading this but also just for my guys 02:25.094 --> 02:27.206 and just seeing them actually getting 02:27.206 --> 02:29.317 the recognition that they deserve for 02:29.317 --> 02:31.206 this . I'm so happy that you guys 02:31.206 --> 02:33.428 actually worked with us and chose us to 02:33.428 --> 02:33.580 be a part of this great opportunity .