Research and Developmen


Testing our products

 

 

At Security Devices we use only the best materials and processes in our work. Polycarbonate, Aramid and Kevlar are sourced from responsible suppliers accredited to the ISO. Our own quality control systems ensure that all our products meet stringent design requirements.

To test the materials we use, we have built a fragmentation firing rig to NATO standards.

 

Before finalising the design work, the equipment is always subjected to rigorous blast testing using real mines. Twenty-five sets of the Mk3 PPE were blast tested in Afghanistan, Angola and Mozambique during product development. Twenty of the hand-tools were also blast tested in Angola and Mozambique.

Only when we are confident that the equipment performs as designed in AP blast situations, do we release the designs for production.

Our visors and Mk1 aprons have been involved in at least twenty real incidents and always performed as designed, protecting the wearer's face, body, groin and thighs. The early hand-tools have also been involved in prodding accidents. At least ten times the prodder has ended up like the one of the right. Some of the users were back at work after a few days of rest and recuperation. 

We also have the capacity to make new equipment to your requirements, and have been doing so for some valued customers for several years. Tell us what you want and we will do our best to help.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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