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Rugged Packaging

From ELMA Electronic Inc.

The much-publicized COTS initiative by Dr Perry (former US secretary of Defense) provided a siren call to the packaging/enclosure industry (among others) to capitalize on a potentially lucrative market that caters to the needs of a voracious military industrial complex. The manufacturers of commercial electronics and enclosure/systems have to ensure that their "Off The Shelf" products meet the Mil spec requirements relating to performance as mandated by the specifications. Since this is anything but an ideal world, an "Off The Shelf" product will invariably require some modifications in order to meet the specific requirements of an application.
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