LAW ENFORCEMENT

ARMA Products have been designed and tested, with focus on improving body armor plates used by law enforcement professionals by enhancing the durability, lowering weight, reducing costs and improving the assembly methods for SPALL covering.
Panels
Identification panels for first responders

ARMA-Panels – are low profile removable identification panels used by first responders to identify agency/organization. Low profile hook attaches to loop material on vests/jackets and a durable high contrast printed TPU will not absorb moisture and is easy to clean

SPALL Covers
We have two material choices: Fabric (ARMA-Spall) – TPU (ARMA-Guard)
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ARMA-Spall – Nylon fabric colored per your specification and mill-factory coatings applied; DWR (water repellent face side) and Urethane (back side). We can pre-apply contact adhesives that are solvent activated or pre-apply PSA or provide plain backed. Fabrics are available in various deniers in roll, sheet or diecut to size configurations. Diecut shapes can be pre-printed with durable inks per your font, location and testing requirements.

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ARMA-Guard – Engineered TPU film designed for automated assembly using vaccum forming equipment for repeatable, accurate plate covering. The system uses textured sheets that are precut with registration holes and pre-printed.
TPU sheets are vacuum formed over each side of the body armor plate. Durable inks are used per your font, wording, placement and testing requirements.

Strike Foams
Strike face, back face and edge foam protection that withstand drop test and environmental requirements are available in four material groupings:

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  • ARMA-STRIKE – is a 4.2lb EPE foam available in various thicknesses and
    provided in sheet or diecut form with or without PSA. This material is
    designed/tested to work well with our ARMA-Guard TPU SPALL covering system
  • Volara ® – cross linked polyethylene foam (6lb density – Type A) available in various thicknesses and provided in roll, sheet or diecut shape with or without PSA.
  • Brock ® – 5.1lb density EPP foam available in various thicknesses and provided in roll, sheet or diecut shape with or without PSA.
  • Poron ® – Cellular Urethane foam available in various thicknesses and density/hardness options and provided in roll, sheet or diecut shape with or without PSA.
Labeling
Permanent durable labels are available in (3) formats.
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ARMA-ID PSA is a peel and stick hi bond adhesive applied to a matte white polyester (PET) film printable with (ARMA-Ribbon) black thermal transfer ink ribbon. The PSA is a unique UV cured acrylic that does not outgas and provides superior bond strength to many substrates. Labels are provided kisscut to size in roll form on 3" cores.

ARMA-ID TPA is a thermal bonding adhesive coated to a white polyester (PET) film that is printable with (ARMA-Ribbon) black thermal transfer ink ribbon that works in your Zebra® or CAB® printer. Labels are provided in roll form on 3" cores and kisscut to standard or custom label sizes.

ARMA-ID TPU is a black TPU film Label provided kisscut to size in roll form on 3" cores. TPU labels are printed with a white thermal transfer ink ribbon (ARMA-Ribbon). Note: The black label background requires less heat and runs at faster speeds to transfer ink from ribbon to label since ink coverage is minimal compared to a white labels that requires 90% ink coverage to make the background black. TPU labels are attached via heat and pressure to obtain a "mold-in" label to the SPALL Cover. TPU labels applied to ARMA-Guard TPU SPALL cover become one with the Spall cover and are virtually impossible to separate when properly bonded.

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Print Ribbons
ARMA-Ribbons are thermal transfer printing ribbons in both black ink and white ink that are designed and tested to provide excellent print contrast, chemical/abrasion resistance and opacity on both the white PET labels and black TPU labels.