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Twaron UD41 - enhancing
protective vests
Combined threats
The rising threat of violence in society has led to increasing
demand for ballistic protection. The trend is toward
lightweight comfortable vests, which need to meet more
complex requirements. The number of recently published
or modified protection standards that combine bullet and
stab protection calls for sophisticated hybrid solutions.
Our high-performance aramid fiber Twaron is an essential
component of modern protective vests. Providing enhanced
protection, more comfort and advantageous performance/
weight ratios, solutions based on neat Twaron Unidirectional
Laminate UD41 – or those combining UD41 with other
Twaron materials – offer a number of advantages for t
engineering your ballistic protective vests.

Key benefits when using Twaron
•t rotects against penetration of bullets
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and fragments
•t Lower weight, greater comfort
•t nhanced performance when combined
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with other Twaron products in hybrid
vests