The development of ballistic protection & lightweight armour

Scanfiber is constantly developing our products towards a lower weight and a higher level of protection within the weight limits given. The R&D department is surveying the market for new materials which are evaluated and new combinations are systematically tested to find new light weight armouring solutions.

Many R&D projects are initiated by a customer having a specific requirement and are    conducted as mutual development projects where Scanfiber provides our special knowledge of composite armour. This process is often concluded with full scale live tests.

Blast tests of Scantex ballistic blankets against different types of hand grenades and Anti Personnel landmines.

Test of Scanguard G panel (Glass fibre) for protection against fragments from a powerful hand grenade at close range.

Test of different combinations of steel and Scanguard A panels (Aramide) against a powerful German  Anti Personnel land mine at 130 cm.

Test of Scantex Side Protection against different types of IEDs ”Roadside bombs”; a 120 mm mortar shell at 5 meters and a 155 mm shell at 10 meters.

Full scale test of armoured truck cabin against a 6kg Anti Tank mine.