Wednesday, April 11, 2018

What Are Safeguard Clothing And How Are They Made?

By Frank Patterson


We commonly refer to them as bullet proof attire. They are mostly used by officers of the law when they find themselves in a cross fire or any other dangerous situation.We all know what safeguard clothing is. However, civilians are also allowed to have them. This is because you are never totally assured of your safety because of the existence of police officers.

The basic material can either be Kevlar or Dyneema. From any one of these two materials, manufacturers can be able to make a strong yet light fiber vest suited to be bullet proof thus becoming relevant. With the Dyneema, it is formed through the gel spinning process which results in it forming a strong yet soft material. Kevlar involves the spinning of a solid thread from a liquid chemical blend.

The yarn is a strong and continuous fiber that is used in forming material. The fiber is then woven together into cords and into yarns. These are usually in different usually in many different colors. The main colors are jungle green, black, navy blue and even white. The clients can choose the color of their liking, and for police and other units, they choose those that go with their uniform.

After the yarn or the cords are woven together they form sheet material. This is a large piece of clothing that can be cut into smaller pieces. The material actually appears like the normal fabric a tailor would use to make clothes. This material is taken to the companies that specialize in making bullet proof clothing and the work begins.

There are special machines that are used to cut up the material into smaller piece. They can be able to cut into different sizes as required. The front and the back are of different sizes, and these too are put into consideration. The material may be all soft but cutting it up with scissors will take forever and it you are more likely to make mistakes.

The cut up material is assembled in a way to form ballistic panels. A number of the cut up materials are placed on top of each other until the thickness required is accomplished. Layers of Kevlar are stitched together in order to form these panels. Different vests have different thicknesses depending on who they are made for.

After those materials are combined to make a certain thickness, they are to be placed in a protective cover. This is like using an umbrella to protect yourself from the sun or from the rain. In this case a heat sealed cover is used to protect the ballistic panels from things like water and humidity. The cover contributes to giving the vest its bullet proof qualities.

Finally, there is a ballistic cover carrier. It actually has pockets in which ballistic panels are inserted and are able to hold positions on to the physique of the person clothing it. It is actually possible to increase the number of pockets in the coat or jacket, and that is basically how a simple bullet proof vest is made.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment