Chassis Plans Awards Leadership in Engineering Scholarship

Chassis Plans 2014 Leadership in Engineering Scholarship Winner – Julia Soderstjerna

We are pleased to announce the award of the 2014 Leadership in Engineering Scholarship today to Julia Soderstjerna.

 

Julia’s winning essay is available here.

 

Julia is a Sophomore at UCSD Jacobs School of Engineering, majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is an active participant in UCSD’s Engineers for Exploration, and this year she participated in two student-led engineering projects. She worked on the prototyping, mechanical design, 3-D modeling, assembly and deployment of the Tiger Tracker and Intelligent Camera Trap projects. The Tiger Tracker project is currently being utilized to assist in wildlife research at the San Diego Zoo, and the Intelligent Camera Trap is being deployed at the San Dieguito River Valley Preserve.

 

Julia has always been interested in technology, and her decision to study Mechanical Engineering was sparked by joining the FTC Robotics team at Mt. Carmel High School. As the team’s Lead Programmer, she programmed all of the autonomous code for the competition robots. She also participated in the design and troubleshooting of the robots.

 

Currently, Julia is an undergraduate intern at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography under the Ocean Physics Group, where she is working on creating a microconductivity sensor for deployment in future research trips. After graduation, Julia hopes to obtain her master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and then to pursue a career in the field.

 

In her free time, Julia enjoys creating 3-D computer animation. One of her animated short films was awarded “Best Animation” at the All-American High School Film Festival in New York City.

Chassis Plans Awards Leadership in Engineering Scholarship

Why Quality Matters

Cpl. Lucas A. Bankson On Patrol in Afghanistan

Quality matters because this fine young soldier’s life depends on our equipment working when it matters.  Regardless of the environment or abuse, our computer systems and LCDs have to function reliably and flawlessly because his life may depend on that one little thing our computer is doing.  Quality isn’t passing an ISO 9001:2008 audit or getting gold stars for 100% performance.  Quality is us doing our jobs so he can do his.  We fall down on quality and he might die as a result.

 

This is Cpl. Lucas A. Bankson, the nephew of Marc DeMatteo, our company president.  Cpl Bankson is deployed in Afghanistan and this image was taken during an operation in Helmand province.  He is a squad leader assigned to 2nd Platoon, Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps.

 

Chassis Plans sells to all the prime contractors and branches of the military.  We are ISO 9001:2008 certified and we do get gold stars from our customers for our quality.  Our rugged computer systems are used for persistent surveillance, Joint Range Extension communication systems, C4ISR, air borne radar and communications as well as many other in-theater applications.  Quality is very important to us and we are highly cognizant of the importance of our products working when the going gets tough so Cpl. Bankson and his brothers in arms safely come home.

 

This is why quality matters.

Why Quality Matters

Chassis Plans Recognized by SDBJ’s 2014 Fastest 100 List

Ruggedized Server Cloud In A Case System

For the sixth year, the San Diego Business Journal has recognized Chassis Plans as one of San Diego County’s fastest growing private companies in their 2014 Fast 100 List.  We are also the only computer hardware company to be so recognized.  See Fast 100.

 

Each year, the San Diego Business Journal researches and publishes the List of Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the San Diego area – the Fast 100. The ranking is based on a percentage of revenue increase over a three-year period. This groundbreaking research uncovers San Diego’s top emerging growth companies, boasting a cross section of companies based all over the region. To be considered for the Fast 100, companies must be headquartered in the San Diego Business Journal’s coverage area.

Chassis Plans Recognized by SDBJ’s 2014 Fastest 100 List

Chassis Plans Joins The EDGE Innovation Network

EDGE Member Chassis Plans, a global leader in rugged computing solutions for harsh environments, has joined the EDGE® Innovation Network, a collaborative, open-environment initiative enabling industry and academia, with government input, to work together to enhance the delivery cycle of new technologies and innovative capabilities to warfighters and first responders.

 

Working with the other members of the Edge Innovation Network, Chassis Plans will improve the delivery cycle of critical hardware and capabilities to Government customers including Homeland Security, Department of Defense, and first responders among others.  General Dynamics C4 Systems is the lead technology partner of the EDGE Innovation Network.  There are 15 EDGE Innovation Centers worldwide and over 450 EDGE members.

 

The EDGE Innovation Network fosters continuous innovation and thought leadership from industry participants, academia and non-profit organizations to accelerate new technologies and innovative capabilities for warfighters and first responders. Find out more at  www.edge-innovation.com.

Chassis Plans Joins The EDGE Innovation Network

Dell Founders Club 50

Dell Founders Club 50

Chassis Plans has been named to the Dell Founders Club 50, an exclusive list of companies that Dell has identified as high-growth poised to become major disruptors in their specific industries.  This membership validates Chassis Plans’ year-after-year listing on the Inc 500/5000 and San Diego Business Journal Fast 100 lists.

 

The Founders Club 50 is a two-year program focused on key areas of growth for the member companies. These CEOs have already proven they know how to start and grow a business. Dell leverages some of the best practices and networks from today’s accelerators, VC firms, top startup organizations, and then backs them with the power of one of the world’s largest technology companies.

 

Being a member of this prestigious group brings several advantages to Chassis Plans.  Dell focuses on a few key ares and targets the ones most important to the member company including:

 

• Technology – Access to consulting resources to plan and architect our growing technology needs to address scale


• Capital – Dell Innovators Credit Fund – asset based debt financing


• Marketing/Branding – Inclusion in Dell’s marketing and PR


• Sales Enablement – explore partnerships and channels that could support or grow Chassis Plans’ sales


• Networking – Connecting Chassis Plans to partners and customers we need to meet.

 

Members of the Dell Founders Club 50 receive personalized support from Dell team members including access to the latest technology and expertise in the technology field.

Dell Founders Club 50

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