15/05/2025 – Textile protection applications
Lightweight material for a difficult task
In view of the many different conflict situations worldwide, the need for personal protective equipment for security forces is increasing.
Fibres are spread into thin tapes using the “UD 700” fibre spreading machine, fed to the “COP MAX 5” multiaxial warp knitting machine at constant tension in a two-stage process and consolidated into high-quality fabrics by means of stitch-bonding. © Karl Mayer
Fibres are spread into thin tapes using the “UD 700” fibre spreading machine, fed to the “COP MAX 5” multiaxial warp knitting machine at constant tension in a two-stage process and consolidated into high-quality fabrics by means of stitch-bonding. © Karl Mayer
“We are receiving more and more enquiries from Europe about bulletproof protective waistcoats,” says Dr Jürgen Tröltzsch, Special Specification Project Manager at Karl Mayer's Technical Textiles business unit. © Karl Mayer