StichSchutzGuss

The international security situation is becoming increasingly unstable, and attacks on security and emergency response personnel are steadily on the rise. As a result, the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) is growing. Many stab-resistant vests and tops available on the market—which come in various designs and protection classes—are often non-breathable, heavy, and, in some cases, severely restrict the wearer’s freedom of movement due to the added protective elements such as plates or multi-layer constructions. Lightweight and hybrid materials, combined with new technologies, offer great potential in this area. Instead of the rigid, preformed protective plates that have traditionally been positioned across the entire surface, bio-inspired overlapping structures made of fiber-reinforced composites can be used. More…