DuPont has opened its latest ballistics testing facility at the DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, India.
The state-of-the-art facility houses a ballistic testing range, a 600-ton helmet press and stab testing equipment.
It is the fifth DuPont site for testing protection materials in ballistic applications. Others are located in Richmond, Virginia; Meyrin, Switzerland; Paulina, Brazil and Wilmington, Delaware.
The DuPont Ballistics Facility will allow DuPont to work closely with its customers and end-users, including law enforcement, military and first responders, in an application testing facility dedicated to providing advanced materials that help protect more people from harm. In addition, DuPont will be able to develop solutions that can be tested under local conditions.
“With applications testing facilities located close to our global customers, we can better collaborate on innovations that help keep people safe and better protect the environment, structures and critical processes,” said Thomas G. Powell, president of DuPont Protection Technologies.
Best known for its use in ballistic and stab-resistant body armour, DuPont’s Kevlar has found application in many other industries, including aerospace, oil and gas, alternative energy and automotive industries, where the combination of lightweight strength and other properties enable new designs and increased reliability.
Kevlar is produced at the Cooper River plant near Charleston, South Carolina; in Richmond, Virginia; Maydown, Northern Ireland; and at the DuPont-Toray facility in Tokai, Japan.
