2nd Armor Tech Day

TurtleSkin Educational Seminar: Stab Armor for Corrections Officers

On April 15, Warwick Mills makers of TurtleSkin Body Armor will be hosting the 2nd Annual Armor Technology Day, located at our facility in New Ipswich, NH.  This event will focus on Stab Armor and the Corrections industry.

During the workshop officers will learn about National Institute of Justice armor standards, armor grant opportunities, different types of armor, manufacturing processes, and lots more. There is no charge for admittance to the workshop.

This is a great opportunity to learn about corrections armor and to network with other corrections professionals from the region. A similar event was hosted last year for patrol officers and focused on ballistic resistant armor. Here’s what a few of them said when asked if this was a valuable experience:

“Absolutely. This is very valuable for someone who has never seen a live fire demonstration of body armor. I think we were educated about what protection is available and how unprotected we are currently.”
-Chief Garret Chamberlain, New Ipswich Police Dept.

“After nearly 20 years in law enforcement, I now understand the NIJ standards and how they apply. Any agency who supplies vests for their employees should attend this workshop.”
-Sgt. Patrick Caggiano, Plaistow Police Dept.

“It was fascinating.  I had never seen the production side of the one piece of gear we as police officers often take for granted.”
-Sgt. Cori Casey, Training and Services Division, Concord Police Department

Here’s a brief description of what will be covered – full agenda is attached:

Classroom (10:00am)

• Review of armor standards, weapons, vest materials, and federal grant opportunities

How It’s Made (11:00am)

• Tour of body armor manufacturing line to see step-by-step how body armor is made

Lunch provided by Warwick Mills (12:00pm)

• Sandwiches, pasta salad, etc…

Body Armor Stab Testing (1:00pm)

• See how body armor testing is conducted in a laboratory environment with NIJ threat implements and inmate fashioned weapons.
• Feel free to bring one of your vests to see if it meets your expectations

Attendance is for  corrections, military, law enforcement and security professionals only. This event is not open to the general public. If you are interested in attending our next Armor Tech Day or have a group that would be interested in a presentation, please contact us for more information.

Stab Armor Workshop

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