Kaymont Announces Release of BRIDGE Payload Interface System
MELBOURNE, Fla. — Nov. 6, 2026 —Kaymont Consolidated Industries in collaboration with Replicate Printworks has announced the release of the BRDIGE Payload Interface, a revolutionary way to prepare, inflate and release a weather balloon and payload. The BRIDGE acts as a secure and reliable payload anchor, balloon tie-off mechanism and rapid inflation system, eliminating launch day variables and checklist items. In support of Kaymont's efforts to reduce environmental waste, the body of the BRIDGE main body is completely biodegradable in all environments in case of non-recovery.
The BRIDGE is compatible with all weather balloons with a standard 3cm diameter neck which covers balloons from 150g-1600g. The BRIDGE is compatible with helium and hydrogen and includes a quick disconnect retrofit valve that is compatible with all 3/8 inch standard weather balloon inflators. The BRIDGE features a high flow diffuser, altering the flow of lifting gas during inflation. This widens the neck of the balloon, ensuring a stable gas flow rate and reduced neck stress. The BRIDGE eliminates the requirement to tie off a weather balloon after inflation. Just disconnect the inflator valve and ground anchor, and release.
The BRIDGE was designed by Replicate Printworks and developed in collaboration with Kaymont to maximize its utility within the high altitude ballooning community. The BRIDGE is 100% made in the USA.
About Kaymont Consolidated Industries
Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc., based in Melbourne, Florida, is the largest distributor of natural latex weather balloons worldwide and supplies meteorological balloons and instrumentation for weather observation, defense, atmospheric research and educational applications.
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Jesse Geffen, Director, Government Sales
Kaymont Consolidated Industries, Inc.
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