CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 10, 2001--Scaletta Moloney Armoring today announced
it has opened a new facility in Detroit, hiring Daniel Russell as its Director
of Engineering Research and Development. The facility will be responsible for
engineering new armor systems and for researching and developing the latest
bullet and blast-resistant technologies.
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Mr. Russell has worked in the automotive armoring and design fields for 15 years.
His experience includes designing and producing an array of specialized armored
vehicles for two of the leading Detroit engineering firms that support U.S.
automakers.
Vehicle armoring often involves working with the `Big 3' manufacturers, as well
as with Detroit-based military units,'' said Joe Scaletta, president of Scaletta
Moloney Armoring.
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auto ``We felt that establishing an engineering and R&D facility in Detroit
would allow us to serve those entities even better. When we had the opportunity
to hire a manager with the automotive design and armoring experience of Dan
Russell, we gladly jumped at it.''
This news comes on the heels of the company's September announcement that it
had changed its name from Moloney Coachbuilders to Scaletta Moloney Armoring.
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and service offerings to corporate clients and business executives in the U.S.
and overseas. The company had previously armored vehicles primarily for the
U.S. government--armoring more passenger vehicles for the government over the
last decade than all other armoring companies combined.
Scaletta Moloney Armoring designs and manufactures armored vehicles for governmental
and private clients worldwide.
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auto It also designs and manufactures a wide array of custom armoring applications
for commercial, military, and defense use