Tasmanian Tiger - The Pros' Equipment
As the premium supplier of professional military and police equipment, all Tasmanian Tiger products are made of the very best quality and with the best functionality. The comprehensive development work is always based on the users‘ specific needs and requirements.
From prototype to series production, all products are manufactured in the company’s own production facilities. This ensures that a consistently high level of quality is maintained. Every step in the production process, from purchasing materials to manufacture to the final checks, is precisely defined and checked regularly by independent test centers to international standards. Every product is checked before it leaves production and is given a serial number that is then stored in the company’s own database.
The company history
The Tasmanische Tiger – also called Tasmanian Wolf – was the largest carnivorous marsupial on the Australian continent. It was about the size of a small wolf and owes its name “Tasmanian Tiger” to its striped coat which served as camouflage. The animal was a predator – not very fast but extremely persevering – and followed up on its prey at night, chasing it down until it was exhausted so it could finally snatch it. Equipped with a superior set of teeth and a mouth which it could open up to 180 degrees, the animal showed no mercy for its prey.
The Tasmanian Tiger is said to be extinct on the Australian continent since the 1930s; the last species lived on the island of Tasmania. In 1966, a large sanctuary for animals had been opened so as to provide them with a retreat area, and to preserve the species in this way. Until today, no Tasmanian Tiger has any longer been sighted, but quite a few people believe that the animal has managed to survive in this sanctuary, having escaped discovery until today …
In this mythical legend, the specific attributes of the animal – will to survive, hunting instinct, perfect camouflage, cleverness, strength and perseverance – manifest itself. These attributes have prompted us to give our products the name Tasmanian Tiger
OPEN FACTORY – FAIR & TRANSPARENT PRODUCTION PROPRIETARY MANUFACTURING
- Everything from one source – proprietary manufacturing
Tasmanian Tiger is a brand of Tatonka GmbH. All products from the Tasmanian Tiger brand are fabricated from prototypes all the way to mass production by Mountech Co.Ltd., the company’s proprietary manufacturing facility in Vietnam. All work processes – from materials procurement and manufacturing to final quality control – are precisely defined and regularly inspected by independent auditors according to international standards. All products are inspected before they leave the facility. They also receive a serial number that is stored in a proprietary database.
The company’s first proprietary manufacturing facility was built in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) in 1989. The factory was set up according to European production standards and the Vietnamese employees were trained accordingly. High social standards were a priority from the very beginning.
Capacity at the production facility has been continuously expanded and the factory has been gradually enlarged. Today Mountech Co. Ltd. manufactures products at two factories.
SOCIAL STANDARD SA 8000
- Fair production certified according to SA 8000
Since 2011, the Mountech Co.Ltd. production facilities have been certified based on the SA 8000 social standard, which attests to fair and socially acceptable working conditions.
SA8000 was initiated in 1987 by the non-profit organization SAI (Social Accountability International, based in New York). It allows companies with their own manufacturing locations to prove their social responsibility and currently holds them to the most extensive and comprehensive standards in the world. The standards are based on national laws, the United Nations Declaration on Human Rights and on working standards of the ILO (International Labour Organisation).
COMPANY TIMELINE
1980
Foundation of Mountain Sport GmbH
by Winfried Schechinger
1989
Building up of the first production facility in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
1994
Renaming of Mountain Sport GmbH to TATONKA GmbH
1996
Establishment of a second production site in Ho Chi Minh City
1997
Development of first products for military use
1999
Introduction and registration of the TASMANIAN TIGER brand in Germany
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First presentation of TASMANIAN TIGER brand products at the IWA in Nuremberg, Germany
2001
Worldwide registration of the TASMANIAN TIGER brand
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First consumer catalog
2002
Development of the first Medic backpack
2003
Introduction of the combat backpack TT Range Pack Plus with detachable carrying system for weapons transport
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Expansion of the combat vest collection
2004
Launch of the TASMANIAN TIGER website
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Launch of the TT Police Bag for police task forces
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Launch of the TT Mission Bag
2007
Launch of the TT Raid Pack
2008
Introduction of the TT Combat Pack and the TT First Responder
2009
Opening of the production facility in Binh Dinh
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First release of Multicam products
2010
Use of 700d Cordura as first European supplier
2011
Certification of the Vietnamese production facility according to the social standard SA8000
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Start of the OPEN FACTORY program
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Introduction of the TT Plate Carrier
2013
First delivery of First Aid B backpacks to the German Bundeswehr
2016
First product videos on own YouTube channel
2017
Extensive expansion of modularity within the TT product range
2019
Brand presentation on Instagram and Facebook
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30th anniversary of the Mountech Co. Ltd. production facility
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10th anniversary of the production facility in Binh Dinh
2020
Introduction of products with IRR protection for night camouflage
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