CoorsTek provides some of the lightest armor components by developing specialty materials and processes for superior ballistic performance with minimal weight. Our lightweight technical ceramic tiles employ tight-tolerance manufacturing standards, high-purity formulations, and controlled microstructures to ensure durable performance, and consistently reliable defense to unexpected threats.
Performance & Assembly Advantages
CoorsTek CeraShield™ ceramics offer many advantages over conventional materials. Our specially formulated ceramic armor materials provide:
Low weight
High hardness
Controlled, uniform microstructures
Compatibility for use in finished armor systems with proven ballistic performance for national and international design standards
CoorsTek offers advanced ceramic tiles of a large range of shapes and sizes in addition to customized assemblies. Our engineers utilize modular assemblies to maximize protection while allowing for quick replacement and minimal weight.
CoorsTek supplies custom ceramic armor components for use in vehicle protection systems. Our lightweight materials help to increase efficiency while meeting or exceeding the performance of traditional steel-based systems.
Advanced Ceramic Vehicle Tiles
Exceptionally well-suited for vehicular applications, CoorsTek produces lightweight technical ceramic tiles using tight-tolerance standards, high-purity formulations, and controlled microstructures to ensure a consistently reliable defense to unexpected threats.
CERASHIELD™ CERAMIC ARMOR GROUND VEHICLE COMPONENTS
CoorsTek supplies custom ceramic armor components for use in vehicle protection systems. Our lightweight materials help to increase efficiency while meeting or exceeding the performance of traditional steel-based systems.
CoorsTek provides armor components to armor integrators building:
Military Vehicles
Armored Vehicles
Police & SWAT
Personal & VIP vehicles
Performance Advantages
CoorsTek CeraShield™ ceramics offer many advantages over conventional materials. Our specially formulated ceramic armor materials provide:
Low weight
High hardness
Controlled, uniform microstructures
Compatibility for use in finished armor systems with proven performance for national and international ballistic standards
Superior Lightweight Protection Using Next-Generation Ceramic Materials
CoorsTek offers lightweight, superior-quality vehicle armor panels in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, thicknesses, and materials including:
CeraShield™ High-Density Aluminum Oxides
Traditional monolithic tile material
CeraShield™ Silicon Carbides
Superior hardness for advanced threats
Lower weight with higher performance benefits
CeraShield™ Boron Carbides
Exceedingly hard for extreme energy dissipation
Lowest density for ultra-lightweight designs
CoorsTek has the capacity to produce vehicle panels at extremely high-volume production while maintaining excellent quality standards through utilizing multiple secure facilities.
NEXT-GENERATION CERAMIC TORSO PLATES
For over three decades, CoorsTek has worked with top armor integrators to develop the next-generation of advanced ceramic body armor components.
Superior Protection Using Next-Generation Ceramic Torso Plates
CoorsTek offers lightweight, superior-quality torso plates in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, thicknesses, and materials including:
CeraShield™ High-Density Aluminum Oxides
Traditional monolithic plate material
Standard sizes and shapes including all SAPI sizes.
Custom thicknesses available from 1 mm and up
CeraShield™ Silicon Carbides
Superior hardness for advanced threats
Lower weight with higher performance benefits
CeraShield™ Boron Carbides
Exceedingly hard for extreme energy dissipation
Lowest density for ultra-lightweight designs
We operate multiple high-capacity, secure facilities with the ability to produce a high-volume of components while maintaining excellent quality standards.
Representative examples of our standard plates are illustrated above. Most sizes and shapes use our CeraShield™ materials. Custom shapes, sizes, and thicknesses are readily manufactured to customer specification.
BORON CARBIDE ARMOR
CoorsTek offers lightweight, superior-quality torso plates in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and thicknesses. Our CeraShield™ reaction-bonded boron carbide has low density for ultra-lightweight designs. Representative examples include SAPI shape, double-curve, triple-curve, multi-curve, and side plates. Standard shapes and sizes are readily offered. Custom shapes, sizes, and thicknesses are readily manufactured to customer specification.