Essex Industries Receives Order from USAF for 500 Gallon LOX Trailers

March 30, 2017

The USAF will deploy most of these units at domestic bases, as well as US bases in Oman, Japan, South Korea and Italy.

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Saint Louis, Missouri – Essex Industries has received an order from the United States Air Force for 500 Gallon LOX Trailers. Shipment of the 32 trailers is due to begin in August and run through February of 2018. The USAF will deploy most of these units at domestic bases, as well as US bases in Oman, Japan, South Korea and Italy.

The Essex 500 Gallon LOX Trailer is a mobile liquid oxygen storage tank assembly. Designed for the transport and storage of LOX at airbases and military installations, the 500 Gallon LOX Trailer provides a logistics solution for flight line LOX requirements.

The 500 Gallon LOX Trailer can be used with all Essex LOX converters, BMOS, BMOS-FS, MMOS, NPTLOX, PTLOX and 50 Gallon LOX Carts. A 500 Gallon LIN Trailer for the transport and storage of liquid nitrogen is also available.

Both 500 Gallon Trailers are qualified to Air Force PD13WRGRVEA05 and environmentally tested to MIL-STD-810.

Founded in 1947, Essex Industries is a leading supplier to the Aerospace and Defense market, providing platform controls, aircraft components, emergency breathing and liquid oxygen equipment. For more information on Essex products, visit www.essexindustries.com