INSTITUTE OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES

„MORATEX”

ABOUT US… Institute of Security Technologies MORATEX is research institute supervised by Minster of Interior of Republic Poland.

Activity: realization of the scientific studies and developmental works for the elaboration of new technological solutions in range of the individual protections as well as protection equipment.

ITB „MORATEX” is also Notified Body No. 1475 for the individual protections.

Two accredited research laboratories (by Polish Center of Accreditation and Minster of Defense), four Research Departments. The thrid Laboratory is under construction now.

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Research activity:

4 Research Departments + 3

Research Laboratories

ITB „MORATEX” Notified Body

Product supervising

Ballistic Laboratory

Metrological Laboratory

Chemical Laboratory

Ballistic Protections

Semi-technical

production

Textile architecture

Composite Materials

Ball-Strag Center of

Research & Industry

Project Office

Metrology Laboratory

The laboratory is accredited by Polish Center of Accreditation within the range of

testing the physical & mechanical and usage properties of textile goods.

Accreditation No. AB 154 Notification No. 1475 directive 89/686/EEC – Personal

Protection Equipment as well as accreditation by Minister of Defense.

The laboratory provides testing services to satisfy the needs related with scientific

and research activity of MORATEX Institute, for products certification and for

customers. The services are concerning:

• flat textile products (fabrics, knits, non-wovens)

• products coated with rubber or plastics

• rope goods

• fibrous composites

• plastics for personal protection goods making-up

• technical making-up

• personal protection means

The laboratory uses about 100 research methods.

Most of them are standardized by European and ISO standards.

Ballistic Laboratory

Laboratory accredited by Polish Center of Accreditation within the scope of

ballistic and impact resistance. Accreditation No. AB 155 by PCA and Minster of

Defense.

The testing scope covered by the PCA accreditation has been divided into

2 groups:

• ballistic tests;

• impact resistance tests.

For both groups, the testing objects are i.a.: bullet-, knife- and needle-proof vests,

helmets, ballistic packets flat samples, impact resistant body protectors.

It is the one and only lab in Poland with the workplace ready for determining

shock absorbing capabilities of body protectors.

The laboratory also has at its disposal the equipment that allows for execution of

the tests of fast-changing physical magnitudes.

The laboratory periodically extends the scope of accreditation according to the

customers' demand.

Laboratory Of Chemical Testing

The aim of the laboratory is to provide testing to satisfy the needs related with scientific and research

activity of MORATEX Institute, for products certification and customers as well. The test methods include:

fabrics (woven, knitted and nonwoven fabrics),

rubber or plastics-coated fabrics,

composites,

plastics (polymeric materials) for protective clothing and equipment,

protective clothing and equipment,

according to PN, PN-EN, PN-EN ISO standards and own research procedures.

Basic studies and analyses concluded at the Laboratory:

chemical tests, in particular: determination of pH level of water extracts, contents of formaldehyde,

determination of the contents of textile products,

determination of surface color and calculation of color differences,

determination of spectral characteristics (remissions),

structural analysis using FTIR spectroscopy.

Laboratory of Chemical Testing has been cooperating with other laboratories in Poland and abroad in

organization and implementation of interlaboratory comparisons.

Products Certification Department – Notified Body

The Products Certification Department of the „MORATEX” Institute

works since 2000, on a basis of the Law of Conformity Assessment. The scope of Department activity used to cover a freewill certification

of textile goods in common usage and work clothing, protective

clothing and protective equipment.

The Department has initiated and maintains the quality system compliant to the requirements of PN-EN 45011 Standard „General

requirements for the product certifying bodies”, which ensures

professionalism at certification processes.

For now, the priority for the Department is conformity assessment of products dedicated for state security among the organizational units

being subordinated to or supervised by the Minister of Interior, ie. Police

Headquarters, Border Guards and the Government Protection Bureau.

The Department applies for the accreditation of Defense and Security

from the Minister of Defense.

3 utility designs applications;

6 patents applications.

Composites made of UHMWPE

Aramid composites

Hybrid composites

BALLISTIC HELMETS BALLISTIC SHIELDS BALLISTC VESTS INSERTS

COMPOSITION MATERIALS TO SECURE PERMANENT

FACILITIES

MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS FOR ARMOURING OF TRANSPORTS MEANS

BALLISTIC

INSERTS FOR

BALLISTIC VESTS

BALLISTIC VESTS

METHOD OF MODIFYING THE

PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITE

BALLISTIC PLATES

Subject of the invention is the method of modifying the properties of composite ballistic plates executed in polyolefins or polyolefins combined with para-aramides (hybrid composites), consisting in enhancing their resistance and rigidity by way of exposure to radiation.

The essence of the invention is exposure of finished composite ballistic plates executed in pressed homogenous polyolefin or hybrid of polyolefin and para-aramide to radiation with accelerated electrons in the dose of 2kGy to 120 kGy. Radiation causes cross-linking of polyolefins, and thus improving the resistance and rigidity, which translates into improved ballistic resistance, a parameter which is critical to assessment of ballistic plates, and which significantly improves the safety of persons using ballistic protections.

„Demining tool-BOX for humanitarian clearing of large

scale area from anti-personal

landmines and cluster munitions

in FP7 Topic SEC-2011-1.3-3 “COMPREHENSIVE TOOLBOX FOR

HUMANITARIAN CLEARING OF

LARGE CIVIL AREAS FROM ANTI-

PERSONAL LANDMINES AND CLUSTER MUNITIONS”

http://www.d-boxproject.eu/cms,article,56,Šibenik-croatia-international-symposium-for-humanitarian-de....html

WE ARE OPEN FOR COOPERATION

INSTITUTE OF SECURITY TECHNOLOGIES

„MORATEX”

ul. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie 3

90-505 Łódź, POLAND tel. (PBX): +48 42 637-37-10