Source: New Cloth Market

Several recent advances in protectiveclothing technology are presented. The advances are related to floatation,thermal protection, antigravity protection, and the integration of protectiveclothing and equipment, which are specific areas of technical expertise forMustang Survival Corporation.

Introduction

Mustang Survival [1] is a privately ownedCanadian corporation founded in 1967 by Irving Davies. Mustang Survival's earlysuccess was related to the design and manufacture of flotation and hypothermiaprotective clothing. Over the last decade, the corporation has expanded intothe areas of active cooling, anti-gravity protection, and the integration ofprotective clothing and equipment.

Mustang Survival is rather unique in theclothing industry, in that, it has research and development (R&D) capabilities.In addition to assisting the corporation' industrial, recreational, andmilitary product lines, R&D is contracted externally. This paper detailssome of the more recent advances in clothing technology made by MustangSurvival and provides their relative pros and cons.

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About the Author:

Author is associated with Mustang Survival Corporation, Canada

Originally published in New Cloth Market: February 2010