FAUN Trackway USA, the leading manufacturer of expeditionary recoverable matting, has launched its latest product, the HGMS Independent Variant (HGMS-IV).
The HGMS-IV is a specially designed hybrid of FAUN’s flagship Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) that has been customised to include a stand-alone power supply.
This enables 30m of Trackway to be deployed and recovered without requiring power from an additional transportation vehicle, removing the need for buyers to invest in a bespoke chassis.
The system is comprised of Military Load Classification (MLC) 70 aluminium Trackway, which can support wheeled or tracked vehicles weighing up to 70 tonnes as a ground-surfacing matting.
As well as preventing vehicles from getting bogged down in difficult terrain such as sand, snow and marshland, HGMS-IV can also be used as a bridging egress to ensure banks are protected from erosion from heavy traffic.
Chris Kendall, CEO at FAUN Trackway, said: “Our constant strive for engineering excellence drives us to deliver innovative systems that truly meet the needs of modern armed forces.
“This latest system will allow organisations to reinforce on-the-ground capabilities by providing quick and easy access for vehicles rated up to MLC 70, in areas where infrastructure has been damaged, either in a peacekeeping context or one of disaster relief.”
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Notes to Editors:
FAUN Trackway Limited’s head office in Llangefni, Anglesey, UK is the home of its manufacturing, engineering, sales and administration activates.
FAUN Trackway Limited is a division of FAUN Umwelttechnik GmbH – part of the KIRCHHOFF group.
The Kirchhoff group boasts world-wide manufacturing expertise, with offices and production facilities in Germany, France, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Belgium, UK, Poland, Hungary, Romania, Ireland, China, Portugal, Spain, Canada, USA, Mexico, and Austria.
FAUN Trackway USA, Inc is the sister company to FAUN Trackway Limited, with an office in Washington DC.
FAUN Trackway Limited has an extensive history of aluminium military product manufacturing, which it has been producing in Anglesey, North Wales for over 60 years. Trackway is used by over 40 different armed forces worldwide and is a longstanding engineering product of the British Army.
Product Range:
Portable roadway systems
• Heavy Ground Mobility System (HGMS) deploys, recovers, transports and stores up to 100m of MLC 70 roadway, which can withstand repeated loads of tracked and wheeled vehicles up to 70 tonnes (MLC 70). 50m is laid by two men in less than 6 minutes.
• Medium Ground Mobility System (MGMS) deploys, recovers, transports and stores up to 40m of MLC 30 roadway, which can withstand repeated loads of tracked and wheeled vehicles up to 30 tonnes (MLC 30). 40m is laid by two men in less than 6 minutes.
• Vehicle Recovery Mat (VRM) is deployed by hand to recover bogged down vehicles fast. It comprises two aluminium mats and is reusable.
Aviation systems
• Rapid Runway Repair (RRR) consists of MLC 70 Trackway mats and patches that enable damaged runways to be repaired so that flying operations can be quickly resumed after enemy attack. RRR is vital in the Airfield Damage Repair (ADR) process.
• Aircraft Landing Mat (ALM) is an expedient runway in kit form that enables temporary airfields to be constructed quickly and easily.
• Helicopter Landing Mat (HLM) temporary helipad is suitable for a wide variety of rotary aircraft, designed to reduce brownout.
• UAV Landing Mat is designed to provide a smooth and mobile landing for any size or weight of UAV.
More information and brochures can be found at www.fauntrackway.co.uk
