Case Study 

Ballistic Shelter

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Sector

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Defense, Design, Innovation, Prototyping 

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The challenge​

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Crucible was a sub-contractor on a DSTL (Defence Science and Technology Laboratory) funded project to develop rapidly deployable protection for use on the front line.  Our challenge was to re-design and prototype an established rapidly deployable construction solution for faster deployment, faster removal and improved ballistic protection.

Our Solution

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Working closely with the principal contractor Crucible helped design, model, and prototype enhancements to the existing system to meet the brief.  This included intellectual input and innovation around assembly/disassembly mechanisms, CAD, fabrication of prototypes from existing components, additive manufacturing at reduced and full-scale to test/demonstrate concepts, identification, and use of specialist technologies new to the project e.g. surface activation of non-reactive plastics to enable the use of adhesives to join dissimilar materials.  Fabrication of test-bed assets for ballistic testing.

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The Delivery

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Working as part of a team with the principal contractor and other sub-contractors we delivered prototypes of an enhanced specialised platform for rapid deployment of a ballistic-resistant structure.

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