CrayTac® Infrared Writing Tool

Lightweight, easy to carry, and simple to use, CrayTac® is the world’s only reusable infrared writing appliance. The CrayTac® writing device is a pressure-activated chemiluminescence writing instrument that enhances communication in low-light and no-light conditions with the capability to be invisible to the enemy.

CrayTac® allows for limitless applications of specific messages through covert signaling. It provides a reduction in overall cost by reducing waste by 99.9%.

GSA Contract Number: 47QSWA20D000X

Specifications

Paraffin Wax Crayon
Applicator: PA 12 NYLON (20% Glass-Filled Nylon)

Optical

IR Wavelength: Near IR (700-850nm)
NVG Compatibility: All generation II and III night vision systems
Duration: Writing visible for 90 minutes (+)

Mechanical

Height: 117.5mm (4.625 inches)
Width: 25.4mm (1 inch)
Weight: 50g (1.76 ounces)
Tensile Strength (Applicator): 7,251 PSI
Surface: Tactical Texturizing
Operation: Dial at bottom advances/retracts product

Environmental

Immersion: Waterproof
Operating Temperature: -17Cº - 70º (based on wax configuration)

Features

Ideal for clearing locations, breadcrumbing into buildings, close quarters battle, tagging, tracking and locating. CrayTac® allows operators wearing NVGs to write on walls and surfaces in an “infrared ink” visible only to other team members with NVGs. CrayTac® allows for dynamic team messaging and ensures effective communication between warfighters yet remains invisible to the enemy.

• Specific messaging on any hard surface (concrete, wood, glass and metal)
• Invisible to the naked eye, visible through all type II and III NVG systems
• 90 minute duration once applied
• Functional equivalent to 1,000 chemlights
• 2,000 linear feet of writing capability

Benefits

7 seconds saved (a lifetime in a firefight)

95% cost savings

99.9% weight reduction

99% less waste