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ArmorWorks and Morgan AM&T Successfully Expand Production For Side Armor Plates; Firms Broaden Long-Standing Ceramic Armor Supply Agreement.


TEMPE, Ariz. -- ArmorWorks, a leading provider of advanced armor products, and Morgan AM&T ("Morgan"), a preeminent supplier of technical ceramics, today announced the successful operation of Morgan's new production line dedicated to the supply of ceramic plates for ArmorWorks' side armor systems. This accelerates fulfillment of ArmorWorks' $543 million ID/IQ ID/IQ Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity
ID/IQ Indefinite Duration/Indefinite Quantity
 contract with the U.S. Army previously announced on July 7, 2006.

"We are pleased that Morgan's expedited high volume high quality production of ceramic side armor plates has enabled us to quickly deploy on our commitment to deliver quality products vital to the further protection of our soldiers," said Bill Perciballi, ArmorWorks' president and founder.

In addition to ESBI ESBI Enhanced-Side Ballistic Inserts
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 side armor plates, ArmorWorks continues to fulfill U.S. Military contracts for advanced armor including Enhanced Small Arms small arms, firearms designed primarily to be carried and fired by one person and, generally, held in the hands, as distinguished from heavy arms, or artillery. Early Small Arms


The first small arms came into general use at the end of the 14th cent.
 Protective Inserts, vehicle armor, and aircraft armor using Morgan AM&T ceramic products.

About ArmorWorks

ArmorWorks, founded in 1996, provides cutting-edge armor technology and products to military and enforcement agencies worldwide. ArmorWorks designs and produces advanced armor using high-tech ceramics and proprietary composite materials to provide enhanced ballistic protection. For more information, visit www.armorworks.com.

About Morgan

Morgan AM&T, a division of The Morgan Crucible crucible, vessel in which a substance is heated to a high temperature, as for fusing or calcining. The necessary properties of a crucible are that it maintain its mechanical strength and rigidity at high temperatures and that it not react in an undesirable way with  Company (LSE LSE - Language Sensitive Editor :MGCR MGCR Maritime Gas-Cooled Reactor .L), is a global leader in quality engineered ceramics with a network of engineering and production facilities strategically located in more than 40 countries around the world. Morgan conducts U.S. ceramic armor production at its Pennsylvania facilities.
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