INTERESTED IN SAFETY? Then read on.
In this Newsletter we are going to talk about Body Armour and more specifically FORCEFIELD Body Armour.
reasons. To put all the testing and articles down here would take up just too much space. What follows is a short run down, but if you want all the test data and articles just contact us and we will get them to you. How does it Work? Forcefield armour harnesses energy, slows it down and manipulates it into a lesser force, before it hits your body. This is what all armour should do but independent tests prove this not to be so.
Nitrex This patented technology allows protection evenly across it surface. Most hard shell/plastic protectors will perform differently across its surface. You never know where the impact will strike!
Many activities that we are involved in carry certain risks. While we can’t always protect ourselves from every eventuality it makes perfect sense that we should do as much as we can to reduce injuries. It is for this reason we believe that only the best available products are good enough. This is why carry such products as ARAI Helmets and FORCEFIELD Body Armour. The technical reason and safety of Helmets and Body Armour are not always obvious by just looking at them. You need to know what makes them better. When it comes to products like helmets and body armour “you can’t judge a book by its cover”. It’s what you can’t see that often makes the difference. We hope that this article goes someway in explaining some of these
So, crumple zones/honeycomb type systems are good for body armour? Well, only as far as one impact goes. After the initial impact the protection they afford is greatly reduced as the honeycomb cannot recover to its original shape. We all know that with motorcycle accidents it is never just one impact. Repeat Performance Multiple impacts are not good for the vast majority of armour on the market. Forcefield armour has been designed to withstand multiple impacts. FORCEFIELD use a special product that they have developed – NITREX. This product can absorb multiple impacts and then return to its original form. It virtually lasts for years. Most armour types deteriorate after an impact making it un-usable and ready for the bin – but not Forcefield.
Perceptions: Hard Armour As it is hard, it protects, right? Wrong! It has very little ability to absorb, or slow down the energy of an impact. It is widely used as it is cheap to manufacture and it plays on the perception of ‘because it’s hard it must be doing a good job’. This is just so wrong. It is also sweaty, uncomfortable and can crack, causing further injury in a crash. To back this up you can use a modern day example of a crumple zone on a car, designed to slow the impact energy down. Protecting the people inside the car.
Our research shows that people do not throw hard armour/honeycomb types away after a crash (as they should); instead they carry on using it - yet now it is not fit for purpose. Take it a step further - in a serious high speed crash where multiple strikes take place in the same incident, normal armour is getting weaker, at the time you need it to be strong. Forcefield armour is as strong at the end of the crash as it was at the beginning. Giving the wearer the best possible chance of escaping injury.
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