Kraig Biocraft Laboratories Inc (KBLB)

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It is nice to see KBLB's Big Red mentioned in the same article as DuPont and Honeywell:

Spider silk, for example, is one fiber that continues to be reviewed, as it is an extremely strong material that would no doubt result in lighter weight materials. But how to extract the protein I spider silk in a commercial and cost-effective process has been difficult. (For new information on this technology, see “New ‘Big Red’ spider silks offer superior strength” on this site.)



Also enjoyed seeing this about Warwick. Looking forward to being part of the “mosaic”.
Charles Howland, Warwick’s president, says, “We focus on multi-threat armor: knife spike, pistol and fragments. This approach gives the user comprehensive protection. The multithreat offering has been popular in Europe for years; it is now being adopted in the U.S. We are now supplying the U.S. Army with multithreat for MPs.”

It is a “mosaic” approach, he says, using a variety of materials, including the tightly woven paraaramid, as well as special flexible metal inserts. Holland points out that their largest customer is Howland’s police force where the product is used extensively. Other customers use the material for gloves, for example.