July 23, 2007
North Charleston, SC- Protected Vehicles, Inc. is pleased to announce that ShieldAll™, the company’s solution to combating deadly explosively formed penetrators (EFPs), has completed several rounds of intensive testing on the proving grounds of a U.S. Government testing facility. The results exceeded expectations of the product's resilience to the devastating effects of an improvised explosive device (IED). EFPs are among the most destructive IEDs used by the enemy in Iraq and Afghanistan. IEDs account for approximately 70 percent of casualties in the field.
ShieldAll™, available exclusively from PVI, was created from an advanced materials development program at Battelle. With this revolutionary material in hand, PVI and Battelle joined forces to create a composite armor encompassing ceramics, metals, reinforcing and patented binders that provide exceptional protection against threats from powerful EFP explosions
This armor solution is 1/3 lighter than steel armor, yet provides EFP protection which standard steel armor does not. This makes PVI’s EFP solution lighter than all known solutions to date. Although originally developed for use on PVI’s GOLAN, ALPHA and PROTECTOR line of vehicles, ShieldAll™ utilizes a versatile design which allows it to be used as an up-armor kit on an assortment of other combat vehicles currently being developed and already in the operating theater.
This revolutionary armor solution is based on readily available components and ongoing involvement from a tier one polymer manufacturer. ShieldAll™ is available immediately for large-scale production ramp up.
Battelle is a global leader in science and technology. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, it develops and commercializes technology and manages laboratories for customers. Battelle, with the national labs it manages or co-manages, oversees 20,000 staff members and conducts $3.4 billion in annual research and development. Battelle innovations have included the development of the office copier machine (Xerox); pioneering work on compact disc technology; fiber optics for telecommunications; development of new medical products to fight diabetes, cancer and heart disease; breakthroughs in environmental waste treatment; homeland security technologies; and advancements in transportation safety and security.
For more information, visit www.battelle.org or contact Media Relations Manager Katy Delaney at (410) 306-8638, or delaneyk@battelle.org.
Protected Vehicles, Inc. designs and manufactures mine and ballistic protected vehicles using advanced U.S. technology; technology derived from Rhodesian and South African vehicle development programs carried out from 1970 through 1994; and U.S. DoD technology developments. Founded in 2005 by Garth Barrett, a pioneer in mine blast and ballistic protection since the early 1970's, PVI is headquartered in North Charleston, South Carolina. The Company has approximately 600,000 square feet of R&D and heavy metal fabrication space capable of cutting, bending, and manufacturing; thus enabling complete onsite fabrication of capsules and vehicle assemblies.
For more information, www.protectedvehicles.com, email shieldall@protectedvehicles.com, or contact Drew Felty, (843) 554-8080, ext 219.