Materials
BASTION
For its commercial partners, Adept develops and manufactures high-end ceramic parts, with a particular focus on complex geometries and on ceramic tiles that have been extensively post-processed following sintering. Options include:
• Complex curvatures and edge geometries.
• Laser-etching ceramic surfaces.
• Chemical treatment of ceramic surfaces for adhesion promotion.
• Coating with diamondlike-carbon or titanium nitride.
• Toughening and encapsulation of ceramic tiles.
• Novel boride ceramics.

These ceramic parts can be utilized in a variety of new applications.
Helmet appliques
Ceramic helmet appliques from Adept enable standard Level IIIa or ACH-type combat helmets to defeat full-power rifle rounds — including those with steel cores or penetrators such as the M855/SS109. The Bastion, the first helmet to defeat M855 and M855A1, is just the beginning of what can be accomplished with ceramic-augmented combat helmets.

Modular strike-faces
Toughened and encapsulated ceramic tiles can easily serve as up-armor plates for Level III body armor systems, enabling them to defeat steel-cored and AP threats. The use of removable and modular strike-faces is associated with a number of key advantages, notably a lengthened service life, and reduced inspection requirements, for the base Level III armor plate — for, ultimately, a more adaptable and sustainable body armor system.

Vehicular armor panels
Toughened and shock-resistant ceramic armor panels can be used in vehicular up-armor systems, and Adept has extensive institutional knowledge of the performance characteristics of ceramic-metal armor systems — which may facilite prototyping and system development.

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