New blast-mitigating decking offered - UPI.com DENVER, July 16 (UPI) -- Colorado company Skydex Technologies is offering its new blast-protective flooring for military vehicles. Skydex Convoy Deck Max absorbs 127 percent more energy than its Convoy Deck product compared to a bare floor, the company said. "At Skydex, we are constantly seeking ways to improve our products with the goal of improving survivability for our warriors in military vehicles -- whether they're on combat missions or on security patrols," said Skydex President and Chief Executive Officer Mike Buchen. Convoy Deck Max is the next step in the evolution of our vehicle decking. Not only is it stronger and thinner, it is scalable. This is not a one-size-fits-all product. Skydex said Convoy Deck Max comes in 1.25-, 1.75- and 2.25-inch variants. It also has a surface designed for better traction. The new product uses the company's e-max technology. Instead of energy absorbing hemispheres being placed tip-to-tip, they are interdigitated. "The tip of one hemisphere rests in the valley created by two opposing-faced hemispheres," the company said. As a result, the decking material is thinner yet absorbs as much or more energy as the original Convoy Deck.