Monday, January 1, 2018

This Is How Safeguard Clothing Come Into Existence

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.

You may wonder how these bullet proof clothes are made and this article explains a bit of it. The manufacturers produce fiber or filament that is light but at the same time strong. They can use either Dyneema or Kevlar. They are the most common ones. Kevlar is used by spinning a solid thread from a liquid chemical blend. Dyneema, on the other hand, is formed by a gel-spinning process which means a lot of strength combined with softness.

The material is then woven into yarn and cords. Yarn is a strong and continuous fiber that is used to form fabrics. The material is made into the many different colors we know bullet proof attire to be. For a civilian, this gives them a wide range of option and for the authorities, they can get to pick a color that is similar to 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.

Even though it looks good enough for a tailor to use, it is not to be cut with scissors. In these factories there are machines made especially for the purpose of creating cutting up this material. The front and the back of the vest may be of different sizes but the machines are designed to be able to cut the appropriate sizes and for different sizes of the vest.

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.




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