An explosion happens in an instant, with devastating effects that can kill, maim and destroy property. Even in the fraction of a second in which the explosion occurs, there are distinct measurable effects and phases. Only by defeating each of these occurrences will protection be provided against the blast.

Unfortunately every blast has differing dominant effects; this means that with conventional armoring materials, universal protection can only be provided by being thicker, heavier and thus very likely more expensive.

ARMET's Blast Protection System applies established physics through a sophisticated design of novel materials in a specific three layer material combination that together will soak-up the energy from an explosion, reducing it to a level that can be satisfactorily sustained.

The core to this novel materials technology is a resin-bonded particulate; the uniqueness of this constituent comes from what the particulate is and how it is bonded together.

Although destructive in its own right, the shockwave from a blast is only part of the explosive event. Following this supersonic shockwave, the hot rapidly expanding gases created by the explosive event along with the fragments it created or carries, are equally lethal.

ARMET’s protective system uses a specific THIKA MINEPLATE™ particulate bonded together with a proprietary resin. The resulting material resembles a sponge, being both porous and permeable.

A labyrinth of tiny air pockets in the sponge traps the energy from an explosion, much like a sound proofing material with sound waves. The resin-bonded particulate breaks-up the shockwave from a blast, capturing it in the air pockets and forcing it through a tortuous path to escape.

The resin-bonded particulate absorbs these effects through breaking the bonds between each of the particulates so the martial either breaks away or become soft and compressible. The other layers in the armor system now catch the fragments and resist the pressure of the expanding hot gases.

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