Crystal Group Celebrates First Order Placed by Australia’s Defense Organization with Partner, Metromatics Pty Ltd

Hiawatha, Iowa, USA – Crystal Group Inc., a trusted manufacturing partner of rugged commercial-off- the-shelf (COTS) custom-developed computers, displays, switches, and storage devices, announced today that along with its exclusive Australian partner Metromatics Pty Ltd, the company has made its first sale to Australia’s Defense Science and Technology Organization (DTSO).

The first units sold include the company’s RCS24G8XI Rugged Managed Switch, RS112 Rugged Server and the RE0412 Rugged Embedded Computer.

“With Metromatics, we are expanding our range in the field of broad international markets,” said Crystal Group Business Development Manager Melissa Trace. “Crystal Group recently renewed its contact with Metromatics as an exclusive reseller of its products to all companies, government agencies and other entities in Australia and New Zealand.”

“This sale of ruggedized devices furthers our commitment to supplying quality solutions for Australian defense modernization,” said Grant Williams, Metromatics General Manager. “Together with Crystal Group, Metromatics is providing innovative tools essential to the defense organization’s mission success.”

DTSO will receive Crystal Group’s ruggedized devices with attributes including shock and vibration survivability through field proven ruggedization techniques. Crystal Group excels at modifying COTS hardware to operate reliably within extremely challenging environments.

About Metromatics Pty. Ltd. 

Metromatics Pty. Ltd. (website) was established in 1989 and is a privately owned Australian company. The company’s continuous goal is to represent quality suppliers of defense products and industrial sub systems. Metromatics sells products to customers in Australia and New Zealand.
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About Crystal Group Inc.

Crystal Group Inc., an employee-owned small business located in Hiawatha, Iowa, USA, designs and manufactures deployment-ready, rugged servers, displays, networking devices, embedded systems, and storage devices that fit mission critical applications. The company’s web site is www.crystalrugged.com.

For more than 27 years Crystal Group has been developing rugged solutions for our customers’ most challenging needs. Crystal Group excels at providing commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) and custom designed computer systems tailored to specification. All products are designed and built to meet and exceed MIL-STDs 810F/G, 167-1, 461E/F and MIL-S-901D. Crystal Group offers integration services in addition to configuration management, product life-cycle planning and 5+ year warranties.

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