Soft Body Armor features full-wrap design.
Using Dyneema-® Force Multiplier Technology, FLEX-PRO-SK1™ Soft Armor Panel is buoyant in water, impervious to saltwater, and resistant to UV exposure. Light weight and flexible design helps users be comfortable during extended wear, even in hot climates. Users also have more natural range of motion as they go about routine duties.
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Firefighters/EMS Personnel Consider Body Armor
(www.engardebodyarmor.com) – The evening of January 6th turned out to be far more eventful for Fire Station #20 on West 25th in Cleveland, Ohio, than any of those on duty that night may have anticipated.- Around 8:30 pm, just after the crew returned from a call, an unidentified assailant fired several shots into the fire station blowing out the window of a fire truck and narrowly missing a...
Read More »3M Subsidiary Ceradyne, Inc., Awarded More Than $40 Million U.S. Government Order for Small Arms Protective Inserts
Armor vest plates protect military warriors COSTA MESA, CA - Ceradyne, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of 3M, announced it has received an award for more than $40 million from the U.S. Government for two separate Small Arms Protective Insert (SAPI) armor plate orders placed under Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract for the Government of Afghanistan. The order requires delivery of 242,000 body...
Read More »MD 540F Aircraft Successfully Completes First Phase of Weapons Platform Testing
Aircraft Displays Exceptional Performance and Target Accuracy During Successful Live Firing Exercises MESA, Ariz.- MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), a Lynn Tilton company and leading manufacturer of commercial, air-rescue, military and law enforcement helicopters, announced that the MD 540F aircraft has successfully completed the first phase of live fire exercises. The firing exercise is one milestone...
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Accelerating Composites Production with Dielectric Cure Monitoring
This white paper provides an in-depth explanation of how dielectric monitoring works, and why it's the best choice for any company working with advanced composite materials.
Read More »AGY Announces the Addition of a New Composite Armour Solution for the European Market
LYON, FRANCE - (January 27, 2008) - AGY announces the addition of an innovative ballistic and blast protection solution called the ThermoBallistic* armour system in response to the increased demand for composite armour solutions that are fueling defense spending and military development programs around the world. Targeted for the European market, the ThermoBallistic armour system laminates...
Read More »Ballistic Material suits both body and vehicle armor.
Transparent to radar, Spectra Shield-® II fiber-based material is made from ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene using gel-spinning process. It exhibits resistance to chemicals, waters, and UV light as well as vibration damping, flex fatigue, and internal fiber-friction characteristics. Material is used for ballistic protection and security applications, from bullet-resistant vests,...
Read More »Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Order; for U.S. Marine Corps, Special Operations Forces
COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 23, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Marine Corps., Quantico, Virginia, and U.S. Special Operations Command, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida. These orders for ESAPI and Side Plates are scheduled for delivery from third-quarter 2006 through early 2007. Dave Reed, Ceradyne...
Read More »Ceradyne, Inc. Receives $13.3 Million Ceramic Body Armor Orders for U.S. Army
COSTA MESA, Calif.--Sept. 11, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received two ceramic body armor delivery orders totaling $13.3 million from the U.S. Army, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. The orders are for $9.9 million of ESAPI and $3.4 million of ESBI (side plates) to be shipped in fourth-quarter 2006. These new delivery orders will be shipped against larger indefinite...
Read More »Ceradyne Inc. to Develop Prototype Lightweight Ceramic Armored Truck Cab for Mack Trucks, Inc.
For Mack Trucks, Inc. Crew Protection Package for U.S. Army Long Term Armor Strategy (LTAS) COSTA MESA, Calif.--Aug. 8, 2006--Ceradyne, Inc. (Company) (Nasdaq:CRDN) received a purchase order from Mack Trucks, Inc. for a prototype lightweight ceramic armored truck cab incorporating technology specifically designed to meet the requirements of the U.S. Army's recently announced Long Term Armor...
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Bernard Updates Its Q-Gun with Durable Polished Aluminum Neck Armor
Bernard Updates its Q-Gun with Durable Polished Aluminum Neck Armor BEECHER, Ill. December 5, 2006-Bernard® has announced that its line of Q-Gun MIG guns will now feature polished aluminum neck armor. This aluminum armor is 35% thicker than the previously used brass armor for increased durability with no weight penalty. Aluminum armored necks are compatible with all 150- through 600-amp Bernard...
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The Carbontec System: A Smarter Way to Heat Your Buildings
Carbontec's paper-thin radiant heating systems reduce energy consumption costs by warming the building surfaces instead of controlling air temperature. Check out our video to learn more.
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