36--AUTOMATIC MARKING / STENCILING EQUIPMENT

M105 Preliminary Marking Requirements Objective: Automate marking requirements of the M105 wooden box to reduce the amount of labor and to increase efficiency. The process shall meet the requirements listed below. Top of Box LETTERING: ALL MARKING SHALL BE APPLIED WITH BLACK STENCIL INK. THE LOT NUMBER SHALL BE 1 INCH HIGH. THE NSN, DODIC AND DESCRIPTIVE NOMENCLATURE SHALL BE 7/16 INCH HIGH MINIMUM TO 1 INCH HIGH MAXIMUM. ALL OTHER MARKING SHALL BE 7/16 INCH HIGH MINIMUM. 43 Characters, 1 inch, - 2 lines (37 on top line / 6 on bottom line) End of Box LETTERING: ALL MARKING SHALL BE APPLIED WITH BLACK STENCIL INK. THE LOT NUMBER SHALL BE 1 INCH HIGH. THE NSN, DODIC AND DESCRIPTIVE NOMENCLATURE SHALL BE 7/16 INCH HIGH MINIMUM TO 1 INCH HIGH MAXIMUM. ALL OTHER MARKING SHALL BE 7/16 INCH HIGH MINIMUM. Marking starts at bottom of cleats. Stencil 1 - 4 Characters, 1 inch, - 1 line Stencil 2 - Approximately 7 Characters, 1 inch, - 1 Line Front Side of Box Stencil 1 - 17 Characters, 7/16 inch, - 2 lines (9 on top line / 8 on bottom line) Stencil 2 - 20 Characters, 1 inch, - 1 line Stencil 3 - 72 Characters, 7/16 inch, - 2 lines (43 on top line / 29 on bottom line) Stencil 4 - Approximately 11 Characters, 1 inch, - 1 line Stencil 5 - 5 Characters, 7/16 inch, - 1 line Back of Box Stencil 1 - Symbol that is a circle with two letters, one letter on each line. Stencil 2 - 23 Characters, 7/16 inch, - 2 lines (12 on top line / 11 on bottom line) NOTES: LETTERING SHALL BE WITH BLACK STENCIL INK OR MARKING COMPOUND,SPEC A-A-208, COLOR NO. 37038. Boxes are 37 inches long, 12 inches wide front to back, and 7.5 inches deep top to bottom. DIGITAL PHOTOS OF BOX WILL BE FORWARDED TO INTERESTED PARTIES UPON REQUEST. SEND ALL SOURCES SOUGHT RESPONSES TO: MR. KENT HACKETT [email protected]