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• Portable shields, top-level protection

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2013 issue
  New TenCate shield offers full NIJ level IV protection and weighs less than 38 pounds.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0513_sw3_portable_shields.html

• Matching thread with performance

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the March 2013 issue
  Thread manufacturers keep pace with fabric improvements for consistently reliable performance in end products.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0313_f2_thread_performance.html

• Looking back at 100 years of textile history

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the November 2012 issue
  IFAI—one hundred years of setting the bar for the textile industry.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1112_f4_ifai_history.html

• New uses for silkworm cocoons

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the August 2012 issue
  Potential applications include protective armor and fabricated car panels.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0812_sw10_silk_research.html

• Consistent testing in body armor density

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the June 2012 issue
  H.P. White Laboratory develops new Standard Method for Areal Density of Body Armor.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0612_sw10_body_armor.html

• BGF announces development partnership with Innegra Technologies

  Specialty Fabrics Review | May 25, 2012
  Partnership to develop woven products utilizing tough lightweight Innegra S™ fiber.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/052512_bgf_innegra.html

• DSM Dyneema completes new ballistic tape facility

  Specialty Fabrics Review | May 7, 2012
  Dyneema supplies composite for combat helmet, opens ballistic tape facility.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/050712_ballistic_dyneema.html

• Body armor sales survive budget cuts

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2012 issue
  Military body armor and personal protective gear will be a $1.07 billion market in 2012.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0512_sw12_body_armor.html

• Fabric protection for safer sports

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2012 issue
  Injury-reducing products in the sports and recreation market are becoming lighter, thinner, less cumbersome and more customized.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0512_f1_fabric_protection.html

• Profitable opportunities in safety and technical markets

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2012 issue
  An IFAI survey shows increasing profit potential in the safety and technical markets.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0512_mk_market_opportunities.html

• DSM Dyneema appoints Atkins & Pearce as Premium Distribution Partner

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 11, 2012
  Atkins & Pearce markets, distributes Dyneema's ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/041112_dsm_dyneema.html

• Renowned U.S. Army scientist will speak at International Textile Conference

  Specialty Fabrics Review | March 15, 2012
  Dr. Zheng, inventor of next generation body armor, at Textile Conference March 22, 2012.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/031512_zheng_aatcc.html

• Grommet-replacing lace

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the February 2012 issue
  E-Z Lace Supreme from Manart-Hirsch Co. Inc. is a suitable substitution for grommets and is up to 25 percent stronger.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0212_gi2_grommet_lace.html

• Manart-Hirsch announces E-Z Lace Supreme

  Specialty Fabrics Review | December 20, 2011
  E-Z Lace Supreme substitutes for grommets and is up to 25 percent stronger.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/122011_manart_hirsch.html

• Wool-Kevlar® blend fabric

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the October 2011 issue
  Researchers say a blend of wool and Kevlar® works better in some conditions than Kevlar alone.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1011_gi3_blend_fabric.html

• Proposed standard for weighing body armor

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the September 2011 issue
  ASTM International proposes new standard for comparing the relative weights of body armor.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0911_sw8_weighing_armor.html

• Flexible fabric composites

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the September 2011 issue
  The versatility of flexible fabric composites opens doors to new products and markets.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0911_f2_fabric_composites.html

• H.P. White Laboratory opens environmental test facility for personal and vehicular armor

  Specialty Fabrics Review | June 7, 2011
  H.P. White Laboratory Inc. has announced the opening of a new environmental test facility.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/060711_test_facility.html

• A fitting uniform for female soldiers

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the June 2011 issue
  Several hundred female U.S. Army troops are testing a new combat uniform for women.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0611_sw10_soldier_uniform.html

• U.K. awards AmSafe RPG protection contract

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the June 2011 issue
  The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense awarded AmSafe Industries Inc. a $4 million contract.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0611_sw17_amsafe_contract.html

• Kevlar® fiber facility planned for South Carolina

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the May 2011 issue
  DuPont will develop a $500 million Kevlar® fiber facility near Charleston, S.C., to supply the widely used protective fiber to U.S.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0511_sw14_kevlar_facility.html

• H.P. White Laboratory to conduct comparative ballistics research for law enforcement

  Specialty Fabrics Review | April 6, 2011
  H.P. White Laboratory and PERF will conduct comparative ballistics resistance testing.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/040611_ballistics_research.html

• Body armor nicknamed "bullet-proof custard"

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the April 2011 issue
  A revolutionary new form of body armor nicknamed “bullet-proof custard” has been invented.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0411_gi3_body_armor.html

• Zylon case settled

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the March 2011 issue
  The U.S. Justice Department settled a case filed under the False Claims Act against Teijin Shoji Co. Ltd.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/0311_sw8_zylon_settlement.html

• Body armor based on cornstarch

  Specialty Fabrics Review | from the November 2010 issue
  A composite polymer material that hardens on impact is being explored by scientists.
  http://specialtyfabricsreview.com/articles/1110_sw6_body_armor.html