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Shannon Downey
KaZaK Composites, Inc.
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KAZAK COMPOSITES INTRODUCES A NEW SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CARGO SUPPLY EFFICIENCY
New System is Easier to Install, Saves Money and Reduces Waste

ARLINGTON, VA, June 8, 2009  – KaZaK Composites, Inc., a premier provider of high value-added composite engineering and design, today announced it has designed and manufactured a new system that improves cargo supply efficiency in the Navy’s T-AKE ship class with a method for blocking and bracing material against existing KaZaK-designed stanchions.  KaZaK currently has provided over 85,000 stanchions to the T-AKE fleet of ships for the cargo restraint program to date and will have close to 150,000 KaZaK stanchions serving the T-AKE program by early 2011.  The new E-wedge system consists of a single piece equivalent wedge  that clips directly onto the KaZaK stanchion and adjusts manually to fill the gap between the stanchion and cargo with a simple wrench tightening.  The E-wedge eliminates the use of wood and therefore reduces the amount of waste and also fire hazard issues associated with the current wood dunnage.

“The E-wedge is the perfect complement to the existing stanchion program that is currently being deployed in the T-AKE fleet of ships.  In addition to eliminating waste, the new E-wedge also saves the Navy time and money because it is so economical and simple to install and disassemble,” says John Schickling, EVP/COO of KaZaK Composites.  “Also, the Navy is able to greatly reduce the amount of wood dunnage waste it’s currently producing because the E-wedge is reusable.”

In addition to the E-wedge, KaZaK has also designed and manufactured a new lightweight aluminum stanchion for use with non-hazardous cargo.  This new stanchion is high strength, low-cost and meets all fire, smoke and toxicity standards.  The new design is more modern with no external moving parts and employs a tool-free installation.  It is also color coded for easier inspection.

About KaZaK Composites
Headquartered in Woburn, MA, KaZaK Composites, Inc. integrates engineering design and low-cost manufacturing to produce high performance composites for the aerospace,
military and commercial markets.  With specialization in large and unusual pultrusion processing, KaZaK Composites, Inc. provides product value in the area of material sciences that has enabled engineers to develop new and creative ways to build structures.
KaZaK Composites, Inc. has a manufacturing facility in Hudson, NH.  For more information, please visit www.kazakcomposites.com.