Formaplex was approached by Ricard and Force Protection Europe to provide composite tooling and machining for the Ocelot Light Protected Patrol vehicle.
“We were a key supplier for this project and invested over £1million in new equipment and facilities to deliver machined and assembled pods. ”
We supplied the original epoxy pattern tools to support production of the prototype composite crew pods and we carried out the machining and pod assembly.
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Force Protection Europe was awarded the LPPV Foxhound contract to deliver a new breed of lightweight protected vehicle for the British Army. We were a key supplier for this project and invested over £1million in new equipment and facilities to deliver machined and assembled pods. During the project, we were also awarded the contract for full pod integration, setting up a complete assembly line for this purpose, delivering 400 pod modules.