Improving Security with Blast-

Protective Fabrics

Advanced Fabric Technologies, LLC

• AFT holds the exclusive license to market & manufacture ZetixTM blast-mitigation & ballistic fabrics in the Western Hemisphere

• AFT has first right of refusal for marketing & manufacturing internationally

Advanced Fabric Technologies, LLC

222 Pennbright, Suite 155

Houston, TX 7709o

+1 (281) 872-7272

Info@AdvancedFabricTechnologies.com

Zetix™ Background

• Patented auxetic technology

• Development partners: Inventor Patrick Hook, University of Exeter, and Dow Corning, Ltd.

• UK MoD testing, 2007-2010

• Only fabric that stops glass, debris and metal shrapnel from explosions

How It Works

1. Auxetic principle: Stretch a bungee cord and it gets thinner… But wrap a string around it and it expands when stretched

2. Weaving wrapped fibers with composites creates fabric that thickens and strengthens when hit by explosive forces

ZetixTM Adaptability

• ZetixTM may be interwoven with other materials (fire-retardants, telemetry, fiber optics, etc.) to address specific issues for custom applications

• Inclusion of such special materials does not affect its auxetic properties

• ZetixTM fabric is available in a variety of widths, from 20” to 120”

Current Applications

• Blast curtains

• Vehicle & aircraft ballistic seats

• Spall liners

• Blast/fragmentation screening

• Portable vehicle armor

• Enhanced body armor

• Bomb disposal blankets & protective gear

• Military tent liners

Special Vehicle Applications

Seat Coverings

Dash Panels

DoorPanels

Floors

Future Applications

• Self-adjusting filtration systems

• Torque & stress measurement

• Medical (bandages, medication delivery, vital signs sensors)

• Battlefield uniform technology

• Aviation & aerospace

• Construction

Zetix™ Specifications

• Plain-woven, weft-insertion of auxetic yarns

• Core: 0.6 mm polyester monofilament

• Warps: 940 Dtex ballistic Nylon

• Wraps: 375 denier Spectra

• Thickness: ~1mm

• Weight: 250-650 gsm (gram/m2), depending on weave density

• Hazard rating (window glass & 100kg TNT-equivalent blast at 20 meters): Low hazard

Zetix™ vs. Conventional Blast Fabric

(Car Bomb Test)

Zetix™ vs. 8 Consecutive Grenade Blasts

Grenade shrapnel strike point on single layer of Zetix after 8 consecutive grenade

blasts from 1 meter showing Zero shrapnel penetration despite heat damage.

Testing Schedule

Week of Test Group Location Test

4/5/2010 MoD UK UK Blast Curtain Test

4/12/2010 DrashAberdeen, MD Military Tent Blast Test

4/19/2010Ross Technologies,

Martintek AlbuquerqueISC Requirement for Blast Curtains

4/19/2010 Ross Technologies Albuquerque IED Shrapnel Test

4/26/2010 MSA Paraclete North Carolina

V-50 Test

Grenade Test

Eight grenades at almost point blankrange failed to penetrate theZetix fabrics

Sunshield tent fabric Provided no protection

Zetix ballistic-protection fabricProvided excellent protection

Military/Security Evaluators

• Drash (tents)

• Jankel (special vehicles)

• UK Ministry of Defense (blast curtains)

• MSA Paraclete (body armor)

• Ross Technologies (building security systems)

• Norplex Micarta (ballistic panels)

• Armor Factory (body armor)

Zetix™ Manufacturing

• Multiple sources

• Manufactured in USA & Canada

• North America’s preeminent quality volume weavers of engineered composite fabrics

Strategic Partnership

• License Zetix™ -- Best Available Technology for Special Vehicles blast protection

• Preferred supply position

• Access to planned future expansion of Zetix™ ballistic & sensing capabilities

The ZetixTM Advantage

“Zetix, based on groundbreaking auxetic technology, represents a completely new approach to blast-mitigation and ballistic protection. It is the only material on the market that automatically adjusts its strength and thickness in response to explosive forces.”

--David O’Keefe

CEO

Advanced Fabric Technologies