CPX2-173 Wide Screen 17-Inch Display Released

CPX2-173 Wide Screen Rackmount LCD

We’ve released and are shipping our new CPX2-173 Wide Screen LCD display.  This is a feature-rich military-grade rackmount LCD display with a high-def 1920 x 1080 LCD in both standard- and high-bright daylight viewable versions.  Of particular note is the display handles SD/DH-SDI video for direct high-res camera input.

 

• Wide-Screen Hi-Def 1920×1080 Max Resolution


• Utilizes only 6RU (10.5″)


• Long Life 17-Inch LCD


• LED Backlights


• Hi-Bright Sunlight Viewable Option


• 16.7 Million Display Colors


• SD/HD-SDI, DVI-D, aRGB, HDMI, Display Port, HD Component, SD Component, Composite Video Inputs


• Rugged Military Grade Design


• Designed to Meet MIL-STD-810G


• Extended Temperature Operation


• Rugged 5052-H32 Aluminum Construction


• Bonded Anti-Reflective Glass Option


• Bonded ITO EMI Filter Glass Option


• Two Military Grade Controller Options


• Picture-In-Picture Option


• Optional Touch Screen Overlay (RhinoTouch®)

 

Full details are at http://www.chassis-plans.com/Rackmount-Keyboard-Displays/CPX2-173-Rackmount-LCD-Display.htm .

CPX2-173 Wide Screen 17-Inch Display Released

Ruggedized Servers Revamp Data-Centric Military Environments - COTS Journal

Ruggedized Server Cloud In A Case System

COTS Journal, the premier monthly publication in the military hardware space, published an article written by Chassis Plans covering ruggedized servers in their May, 2014, edition.  See the full article at http://www.cotsjournalonline.com/articles/view/104000.  “By using ruggedized rackmount servers with extended environmental specifications, military system integrators can provide back office capability in the field.”

 

Additional information for the Chassis Plans’ Cloud In A Case VMware Virtualization Server can be found at http://www.chassis-plans.com/cloud-in-a-case.html .

Ruggedized Servers Revamp Data-Centric Military Environments - COTS Journal

Chassis Plans Scores 100% with Lockheed

LMC Quality Score

Lockheed Martin Corporation (LMC) is one of our larger customers and we are involved in several programs across multiple divisions.  They run a very tight ship regarding quality which includes an on-site review of our quality program and monthly performance reviews.

 

Our latest rolling 12-month quality score is 100%.  Can’t get any better than that.

 

Included in the monthly review are: Part rejects, Floor rejects, Supplier Cause and Corrective Action Requests (SCARs) issued, SCAR response time, and Supplier caused customer escapes. The Delivery rating includes: Parts delivered on time to purchase order contract.

 

This score reflects not only our performance but the performance of all of our vendors.

 

Chassis Plans Scores 100% with Lockheed

President Obama"s Defense Budget Requests for 2015

Marine One Landing at White House

President Obama submitted his 2015 budget request to Congress yesterday for its consideration.  A budget submission for the Department of Defense and supporting documentation was included.

 

The defense discretionary budget for 2015 is $495.6 billion, similar to the 2014 budget.  Included is an additional $26B called the Opportunity, Growth, and Security Initiative.  Two thirds of the budget at $336.3B pays for current operations.  $159.3B is allocated to modernization and recapitalization.

 

Included in the budget request are:

* $7.7 billion for special operations, a 10 percent increase over this year’s funding

* $7.5 billion for the Missile Defense Agency and $5.1 billion for cyber operations

* 26 F-35As, six F-35Bs, and two F-35Cs  in 2015 with a total of 343 Joint Strike Fighters over the five-year Future Years Defense Program (FYDP)

* a 288 ship Navy in 2014 which is proposed to grow to about 309 ships over the FYDP

* a 20 percent cut in headquarters operating budgets

* a Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round proposed for fiscal year 2017

* funding for 59 Air Force combat-coded air squadrons

* $900 million in funding for the Long Range Strike Bomber in 2015 and $11.4 billion for it over the FYDP

* seven KC-46 Tankers in FY 2015 and 69 aircraft over the FYDP

* $1 billion over the FYDP for a next-generation jet engine

* two Virginia-class submarines and two DDG-51 guided-missile destroyers per year over the FYDP

* three Littoral Combat Ships in 2015 and 14 total over the FYDP

* a Marine Corps end strength of 182,700 in 2015

* 32 Active Army brigade combat teams and 28 Army National Guard brigade combat teams

* proposed adjustments to military compensation and healthcare benefit reforms

 

Additionally, the budget request for fiscal years 2016 through 2019 exceed the current caps for those years by approximately $115B.

President Obama"s Defense Budget Requests for 2015

Passed our ISO 9001:2008 Confirmation Audit

This most recent ISO 9001:208 audit was a re-certification where the auditing organization (registrar International Standards Authority Inc.) reviewed Chassis Plans’ quality plan to half of the ISO 9001:2008 standard.  The auditor felt our core processes are sound and he was generous in his praise for our systems and team.

 

The next audit is in November and is a full re-certification where all elements of the standard will be audited.

 

Periodic surveillance audits are a requirement for maintaining ISO 9001:2008 registration.   External surveillance audits verify that the organization has an effective quality management system that meets all the requirements of the internationally recognized ISO 9001:2008 standard.

Passed our ISO 9001:2008 Confirmation Audit

Corporate Overview Video

Just released a short video overview of what Chassis Plans can offer our industrial and military computer and LCD customers.

http://youtu.be/0y360FLNDH4

Corporate Overview Video

Rugged Computer Truck Torture Test

Desert Truck Torture Test of Rugged Computer

Our new rugged computer and LCD display capability video is up on Youtube at http://youtu.be/dFlWlQmSJMo.

 

We installed one of our rugged M2U military-grade computers and rugged 1U CCX rackmount LCD keyboard units in an ECS Loadmaster transit case along with an Intellipower UPS and took the system to the desert for some rough and tumble torture.  See the video for how it performed after bouncing around in the back of the truck in the hot stink’n desert.

Rugged Computer Truck Torture Test