Teijin Aramid is launching a new anti-ballistic spall-liner solution at the DSEI show in London next week. The new fabric, Twaron T765, offers cost-effective ballistic protection in ground vehicles.

It is ideal for protecting military vehicles in high-threat situations, but it can also provide protection in civilian vehicles against lower-level threats. Spall liners made of Twaron T765 can be used for protecting vehicles such as tanks, trucks and armored personnel carriers and its passengers.

Spall liners provide extra support for the outer faces of armored vehicles. In the event of an impact or explosion on the surface, they help to prevent or reduce fragmentation of the vehicle structure.

This is important, as fragments flying around the interior can often cause more injury to passengers than the explosion itself. Twaron T765 is ideal for use in composite armor solutions designed for the armoring of vehicles especially in combination with steel, ceramic, aluminum and titanium.

Usually, fabrics used for spall liners are woven structures. Twaron 765, however, uses warp-knitting technology. This state-of-the-art-process, which is also used to create advanced 3D glass-fiber constructions, results in a fabric that’s heavier and sturdier.

This means that less layers are needed to meet the high ballistic specifications. In addition, less material has to be purchased, processed and treated during production. All in all, this can lead to substantial savings and enable more economical ballistic solutions, while delivering a high level of ballistic protection.                  

Teijin Aramid has extensive experience in developing ballistic solutions for armoring vehicles. Twaron T765 has been tested rigorously. Combined with other materials it protects against bullets, fragments, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), mine blasts and projectiles according to STANAG 4569, levels 1-4.

The introduction of Twaron T765 will take place at the DSEI in London, from 10 to 13 September 2013, stand number S6-216.

About Teijin Aramid

Teijin Aramid is a subsidiary of the Teijin Group and world leader in aramids. Its products Twaron, Sulfron, Teijinconex and Technora are renowned for their strength, sustainability, safety, heat resistance and low weight and is used in different applications and markets including automotive, ballistic protection, marine, civil engineering, protective clothing, fiber optic cables and oil & gas. The four high performance fibers are produced in the Netherlands and Japan.