DuPont announced the opening of its world-class integrated ballistics facility in India, the first such DuPont facility in the Asia Pacific region. The DuPont Ballistics facility is located at the DuPont Knowledge Center in Hyderabad, India. It is a state-of-the-art integrated ballistics facility, with a ballistics testing range, a 600-ton helmet press and stab testing equipment, all housed in a single location.
The DuPont Ballistics Facility will allow DuPont to provide its customers and end-users, including law enforcement agencies and security forces, with application testing facilities that follow international standards. It will help develop solutions that can be tested under local conditions and against local ammunition, and will enable introduction of a broader portfolio of Kevlar® materials and solutions that address local needs. The DuPont Ballistics Facility in India will also help build capabilities; for example, the 600 ton helmet press will allow our customers and partners to leverage the company’s global knowledge of helmet making processes to meet international standards.
Announcing the launch, Rajeev Vaidya, President – South Asia, DuPont, said, “DuPont is committed to bringing its science-powered innovations to meet the key global challenges of food, energy and protection in India. The DuPont Ballistics facility at DuPont Knowledge Center, India, exemplifies DuPont’s belief of inclusive innovation and open collaboration, working with customers and partners in India and around the world to develop solutions that help protect those who protect us”.
As the brand leader in protection, DuPont is committed to using its science expertise to develop a broader portfolio of DuPont™ Kevlar® materials and solutions that address local needs. The India facility is the first DuPont site in Asia Pacific and the fifth DuPont site worldwide for testing protection materials in ballistics applications. Others are located in Richmond, Virginia and in Wilmington, Delaware in the USA, in Meyrin, Switzerland and in Paulina, Brazil.
“Indian defense and internal security forces have unique & challenging ballistics protection requirements. This new DuPont Ballistics Facility in India will enable us to collaborate with our local customers and end-users and jointly develop appropriate ballistics solutions and applications for protective vests and helmets that can be tested under local conditions and against local ammunition using international standards, meeting the local requirements”, ” said Yati Waghray, Technology Leader at the DuPont Knowledge Center.
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