Op 010Inspection · test
Op 010: Raw material acceptance
UHMWPE, aramid, ceramic and steel go through lot-numbered acceptance testing.
Measured · recorded
- Lot number
- Acceptance test
Manufacturing & quality From raw material to shipment
The production flow has seven steps: intake, design, machining, pressing, ballistic testing, quality control and shipment.
01 — Production route
7 steps. Each on record.
The routing sheet has seven operations, each with a clear record of what is measured and logged. Ballistic test results are given in the test report and shared on request.
Key
- Operation
- Inspection · test
- Transport
- The gold line begins at the ballistic test
Op 020Operation
Op 020: Design and R&D
Ballistic simulation in CAD/FEM; multi-curve form and lay-up optimization.
Measured · recorded
- Simulation model
- Lay-up
Op 020 → 030
Every layer is calculated against a threat.
Op 030Operation
Op 030: CNC machining
Ceramic shaping on CNC; production of molds and test fixtures.
Measured · recorded
- Form and dimensional tolerance
Op 040Operation
Op 040: Hot pressing and lamination
UHMWPE and aramid layers are bonded under high pressure and temperature, with vacuum control.
Measured · recorded
- Pressure
- Temperature
- Vacuum
Op 040 → 050
Undocumented protection is only a claim.
Here the route turns gold: Op 050, ballistic testing.
Op 060Inspection · test
Op 060: Quality control
Every part is labeled with a serial number and production date; digital traceability.
Measured · recorded
- Serial number
- Production date
Op 070Transport
Op 070: Shipment and field support
Delivery; user training and field support per project.
Measured · recorded
- Shipment record
02 — Test method
What does a test prove?
Standards ask more than whether the round was stopped: they also measure how much margin the armor leaves and how much of the impact reaches what lies behind it.
What the standard requiresMIL-STD-662F
V₅₀ — Ballistic limit
Under MIL-STD-662F, V₅₀ is the projectile velocity at which an armor has a 50% probability of being penetrated. It goes beyond pass/fail: it shows how much performance margin the armor carries above the reference velocity.
- Complete penetration
- Partial penetration
- V₅₀ · 50% probability
Probability of penetration 100% 50% 0% Projectile velocity Reference velocity V₅₀ Performance margin
What the standard requiresNIJ 0101.06
44mm
NIJ 0101.06 · backface deformation limit
BFD — Backface deformation
NIJ 0101.06 measures the depth of the dent formed in the clay backing block placed behind the armor. The limit is ≤ 44 mm: even when the round is stopped, the blunt impact passed on to the body is kept within bounds.
Test round Armor sample Dent depth ≤ 44 mm NIJ limit Clay backing block
This section explains what the standards require; product-specific results are given in the test reports.
Environmental conditioning
Protection has to hold in field conditions
Standards also define environmental conditioning before testing, such as temperature, humidity or submersion. Protection has to hold not only in the laboratory but in field conditions.
- Temperature Hot and cold conditions
- Humidity Humid environment
- Submersion Wet conditions
Test reports on request.
Tell us the product and protection level; we will come back to you with the relevant documents.
03 — Quality & traceability
Every part has an identity
Every part is labeled with a serial number and production date. From the raw-material lot to shipment, operation records are tracked digitally; documents are shared on request.
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- Serial no.
- illustrative field
- Lot
- illustrative field
- Production date
- illustrative field
- Route
- 010 → 070
Trace chain
- Op 010 Raw-material lot Every material is accepted under a lot number.
- Op 040 Process records Hot pressing: pressure, temperature and vacuum.
- Op 050 Ballistic testing V₅₀, stand-alone and BFD to the standard; results in the test report.
- Op 060 Serial no. and production date Every part is labeled; digital traceability.
- Op 070 Delivery and field User training and field support per project.
Documents on request
Add the documents you need to your request list; they are sent together with the quote form.
- NIJ 0101.06 Personal body armor test standard
- MIL-STD-662F V₅₀ ballistic limit test method
- STANAG 4569AEP-55 Platform protection levels
