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Current Status on Standards & Specifications for Protective Textiles

Presentation by Center of Excellence (Protech) on the examination of specifications of protective textiles used by the Indian armed forces. Recommendations are made to improve protection, operational efficiency, and comfort.

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Current Status on Standards & Specifications for Protective Textiles

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  1. Current Status onStandards & Specificationsfor Protective Textiles Presentation by Center of Excellence (Protech)

  2. Indian armed forces being the major users of protective textiles, CoE has critically examined specifications of protective textiles used by them with an objective to identify whether these specifications match with the state-of-art technology and address if gaps exist. Background CoE hopes that this exercise will help in providing maximum protection to Indian armed forces and at the same time it assists the manufacturers to produce the right product.

  3. Background CoE examined the specifications of Bullet proof jackets, Combat clothing, Canvas tent fabrics and Woolen blankets They were critically analyzed for the level protection against - missiles, fire and heat. Recommendations are made wherever necessary to have highest degree of protection Recommendations are also made to provide operational efficiency, maximum comfort and smarter look to the wearer

  4. Following are CoE Recommendations !

  5. Technical Specification of Light Weight Bullet Proof JacketsIV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I Recently MHA finalized the above specification as per NIJ Standard of Ballistic Resistance of Personal Body Armour ( Standard -010104 – Threat Level III A Hemant Karkare and Ajay Kamte who died of bullet injuries during operation against militants in Mumbai even while wearing the protective gear.

  6. E Clause. Weight Jacket IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I Exisiting: Total weight Jacket including Hard and Soft armour panels, trauma pads and other carrier should not exceed 6.31 Kg and 6.62 Kg for std. and large sizes respectively Recommendation: Weight of individual components should be specified along with total weight of the jacket

  7. IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I CoE Recommendations ! I Clause. Material Outer carrier material is made out of high tenacity PU coated Nylon material.

  8. Clause M.Soft Armour Panel (SAP) IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I CoE Recommendations !

  9. CoE Recommendations ! IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I Clause H (vi): Velcro Existing: It is a Trade name of USA based company. Test method is not specified. Recommendation: Name should be replaced by “Hook and Loop fastener”andtested as per IS 8156-1994 Clause H (viii): Belt/Kamarbandh Existing: Made of Woven Nylon/polyester. Recommendation: It should be made of same material as outer carrier (Pu coated HT Nylon) with Hook and Loop fastener. Clause K: Color Existing: Specification not given Recommendation: Provide specification

  10. Existing: Made of Polyethylene fibers; not covered with PU Coated fabric to make it water proof Recommendation: Test method for PE fiber and Test methods and minimum requirements for identification of PU coating, %PU coating and water proof to be included CoE Recommendations ! IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I Clause HHard Armour Panel (HAP)

  11. CoE Recommendations ! IV-21011/10/2009-Prov. I Following test parameters are to be included To be deleted UV protection factor as the jacket is made of multi layers of material • Fabric construction: EPI, PPI, weave, What about warp and weft counts and GSM • Durability: Tensile & Tear strength, abrasion resistance, dimensional stability, color fastness to washing, light and rubbing • % PU coating on the fabric and test method for identification of the coating • “Surface Ignition” test

  12. The existing specifications do not speak about certain other properties related to wear, comfort and safety which depend upon the varying battle field conditions. Besides, combat uniform should also provide high mobility and smart look to the soldier. Requirements for Advanced Integrated Combat Clothing System • Revise the specifications for • Durability • Operational efficiency

  13. CoE suggestions ! Wear properties In general mechanical properties such as tensile, tear and bursting strengths indicate the fabric wear property. However for combat uniform in addition to these general wear properties, it is essential to measure wear resistance in terms of abrasion. Abrasion resistanceshould also be included as one of the requirements. The requirement should be such that there should not be “thread breaks” up to 50,000 abrasion cycles when tested as per IS: 12673:1989.

  14. CoE suggestions ! Comfort PropertiesTo enhance comfort properties of the Indian solider the following two requirements may be added to the existing specifications. • Air permeability of the fabric shall be at least 5 cc/sec/cm2 when tested according to IS 11056:1984. Water vapor permeability (water method) shall be 1400 g/m2/day (Minimum) when tested according to ASTM E-96

  15. CoE suggestions ! Safety (Heat or flame resistant properties) The presence of synthetic material such as polyester if exposed to heat or flame melts and sticks to skin causing severe burns. Combat uniforms having heat or flame resistance properties is essential in the present day context.. The use of either FR fibers or FR coatingshould also be included in the present specifications to meet surface ignition test when tested as per ISO 15025 (no hole formation, no melting and no dripping).

  16. CoE suggestions ! Wrinkle Recovery Although wrinkle recovery property of the combat clothing is not directly linked to the performance of the fabric during the battle but good wrinkle recovery cloth makes smarter look to the solider. Therefore it is recommended that the WR rating (after 24 hours) of the combat shall be minimum 4 when tested according to AATCC 128-2004.

  17. Technical Specification completed by CoE (Protech) till-date • Indian Navy 5 • CRPF 30 • BSF 1 • National Disaster Response Force 1 • Railway Police Security Force 1 • Defense Bio-engineering & Electro-medical Laboratory 1

  18. Technical Specifications prepared by NITRA for Specifications/Standards 18

  19. Waterproof multipurpose rain poncho with convertibility as bivouac NYCO Uniform Life Jacket Nylon Belt Specifications/Standards Multi purpose light weight load bearing framewith carrier facilities and convertibility as stretcher 19

  20. Anti-Mosquito Veil Jungle Hat Balaclava with convertible properties as cap comforter, face mask and cold weather muffler Durable Combat Rucksack Pouches Special operation Rope Specifications/Standards 20

  21. Technical Specifications prepared by NITRA for Indian Navy Cap FS Blue T-Shirt Short Socks UNARMED COMBAT DRESS FOR MARINE COMMANDOES Specifications/Standards 21

  22. BORDER SECURITY FORCESTANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR COLOUR CODEOF CLOTH POLYESTER COTTON DISRUPTIVE PATTERN

  23. CRPF “SPECIFICATION FOR COAT PARKA “Sleeping Bag”. SPECIFICATION FOR “BLANKET SUPERIOR “SPECIFICATION FOR Bottle” SPECIFICATION FOR “LIGHT WEIGHT GROUND SHEET

  24. Current status of IS Standards & Specifications

  25. IS Standards are required for flowing products/areas

  26. IS Standards are required for flowing products/areas

  27. Thank you

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