Military Applications For Mosquito Netting Atlanta, GA

What We Do? Family Business with $1MM in sales Custom make large mosquito netting panels with a means of attachment We are in the filter business

Filter Flying Insects

Residential Insect Filter

Food Service Insect Filter

Live Stock Insect Filter

Clear Vinyl Plastic Cold Filter

Light Filter For Snipers Bad guys can’t see in

Light Filter For Snipers Good guys see out perfectly

Light Filter For Snipers Cuts the glare into direct sun

Other Military Applications Underwater Torpedo Target Filter grenades from a tank hatch Sleeping bag slip cover –Filter sand flies and crawling insects –Modulate into larger slip covers –converts to sniper hide –The more uses, the more likely it is used.

Solving with Constraints Behavior of the user Attachment surfaces Improvisation requirements Available rigging tools Uncertainty –Shapes & Sizes –Conditions (time, weather, light)

Sniper Constraints Must be easily stowed Size is unknown Must rig quickly with minimal equipment readily available to a soldier in the field Must rig intuitively Must remove quickly Must be effective

Air Craft Door Screen Must seal to a convex shape Must be easily stowed Must install in less than 1 minute Must seal under 20mph wind flow User may not appreciate its purpose Must easily egress and reseal –Fiberglass rods –Neodymium magnets

Self Sealing Doorway

USDA / ARS Testing

Bed Net Constraints Used in 1 room homes Used in communal bed Stowed when not in use Used during sleeping hours User may not appreciate its purpose Create greatest impact for the money

Bed Net Issues Easily torn - longevity Exposure beyond sleeping hours Requires sewing labor vs. quality tradeoff At about $7 each, must be made overseas –Control –Import constraints –Logistics –Economic implications

Bed Net Alternative Screen doors and windows Use higher quality fabric – better longevity Protects during non-sleeping hours Easily rigged with rock, nail, and twine Less prone to damage – fixed use Once rigged, not user dependent 2-3x cost with 6-10x life span

We want to be in the discussions We are not always the best solution We may recommend another production source We facilitate prototypes –What do you need? –When do you need it? –If prototype isn’t too ambitious, it’s on us!

Kurt Jordan (owner) Mosquito Curtains Inc Dunwoody Place Suite 442 Atlanta, GA (direct) (toll free)