One of the many problems facing military personnel relating to tactical vehicle deployments overseas is the effective range of a military vehicle as dictated by its fuel capacity – due to the fact that logistic support is sparse during overseas operations, the vehicle’s tactical reach is of paramount importance.
During both peace- and wartime, the vehicle must be fit for use at any time. Reliability is, therefore, vital. Studies and experience equally show that vehicles that are five or more years old do not perform like they should. A tiny piece of rust in the fuel or airbrake system can halt the vehicle in its tracks, which could prove fatal for its crew during tactical operations.
As well as affording the requisite levels of protection, aluminium or stainless steel is reliable and does not corrode; providing a crucial advantage over other materials. Furthermore, the lack of corrosion results in less service and maintenance requirements and, therefore, lowers lifetime costs. This has forced owners of military tanks or special purpose vehicles to substitute steel fuel tanks, hydraulic tanks and air pressure vessels with aluminum ones.
Tamor is proposing to design and manufacture a customized aluminum or stainless steel fuel tank for tracked or wheeled armoured vehicles, ranging from older versions to newer concept designs. This will allow the vehicle to extend its range of activity and thus increase the vehicles tactical reach.
ALUMINUM FUEL TANKS – A LIGHTWEIGHT, RELIABLE SOLUTION
Military vehicles require reliable, mobile, flexible and lightweight solutions, combined with low through-life operating costs. Aluminum is a reliable, lightweight material for flexible use.
Tamor is proposing an aluminum fuel tank project to be applied in various Military vehicles upgrades programs or new build designs.
The project goal is the redesign of integrated fuel tanks in order to maximize the limited internal space of a military vehicle. Tamor’s expertise in developing and manufacturing fuel tanks of asymmetric design ensures that the final product will be the best possible solution in terms of fuel capacity and space usage.
In cases where the customer wishes to maximize the volume of the fuel tank or tanks (usually the room around the engine and the transmissions), the result is irregular shapes that are more expensive to produce and solutions of connecting two or more tanks ensuring steady flow of fuel. Tamor have already implemented this for the Israeli Merkava tank.
ABOUT TAMOR
Tamor was founded on June 15, 1988. From the outset, the company specialized in the production of rubber and rubber bonded metal products for military tracked vehicles – principally track shoes and road wheels. In 1996 TAMOR added to its line of products with more items for armored vehicles, such as stainless steel fuel tanks and water storage tanks for MBT, full suspension assemblies, electric battery cases, and outside covers designed primarily for the Merkava tank.
Tamor decided to produce more rubber bonded metal parts for military purposes and subsequently started to supply shear mounts for the US Army’s M-1 engine and vibration dampening pads for US Navy submarines on top of the classic items currently supplied.
In terms of non-military applications, the company sells mainly to the car- industry and develops technical items for industrial applications such as membranes, shear mounts, forklifts wheels, and pads and tracks for paving machines.