GM/ART/TACOM Tank Track Shoes

• Bradley Fighting Vehicle (35GVW) and M1 Tank tracked vehicles are overweight.
• Selectively Reinforced SiCw/Al Alloy DRA Track Shoes can reduce weight, improve abrasion resistance
• Advanced Refractories Technology (ART) manufactures SiC whisker Has built squeeze casting facility
• GM supplied squeeze casting expertise

• Programs:

  • Commercial Operations Support & Savings Initiative (COSSI)
  • NATIBO Aluminum Metal Matrix Insertion Program
  • Focus Hope Machining Center, “Machining of Al MMC Pistons”
  • Contacts: Don Ostberg/TACOM, Dale Gerard/GM, Don Bray/ART