Armor Panels

Armor Panels / Ballistic Panels / Vehicle Armor Panels /Kevlar Ballistic Panels/ Kevlar Armor Panels/ Dyneema Armor Panels/ Spectra Shield Armor Panels/ Steel Armor Plate/ Fiberglass Armor Panels.

Our Armor Panels are the product you purchase and hope you never need, but hope to have when you need them.

There is more to selling Armor Panels than just throwing up a web site, coming up with a flashy name, setting up a Pay Pal account, and shopping cart and away you go. You wont find us on Ebay selling poor quality products just to make a buck. All of our Bullet Resistant Products are proudly made in the USA. Back in 1998 we were the first company to be a single source supplier for our customer’s ballistic protection needs.

What sets us apart from most other companies is that we know what we sell, what product is the best for our customer’s application. Taking into account the ballistic threat, intended application, weight restrictions and most important cost.  We have the capabilities to do extensive ballistic testing and assessment to fit a customer’s needs.

Unfortunately looking at other company’s websites we have seen numerous false or un educated clams that there products are superior to anything known to man and claim unrealistic ballistic performance, not supported by independent ballistic testing. All of our products are independently tested to both U.L./ Underwriters Laboratory and N.I.J. National Institute of Justus. If a company uses the word “BULLET PROOF" be very suspect of them as that is armature and incorrect terminology nothing is “Bullet Proof” The correct and realistic term is “Bullet Resistant”.

This blog post is focused on our Armor Panels, both for vehicle use, and construction application, such as safe rooms, schools government buildings etc.

Below is a guide to the best armor panel application

Kevlar Armor Panels, KevlarVehicle Armor Panels, Kevlar Ballistic Panels are some of the terms used for Kevlar Armor. Kevlar Armor Panels are only rated for handgun protection U.L. level 1,2,and 3 and NIJ Level I, II, & IIIA. Mainly used for vehicle applications because of its lightweight and flexibility. It does provide protection from DM 51 hand grenades. It has limited uses in architectural applications mainly where a curved form is needed, due to more cost effective products that we till discuss later in this article.

Dyneema and Spectra Shield Armor Panels also know as Polyethylene Armor or Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly-Ethylene (UHMWPE). Are rated for handguns and some assault rifle rounds offers some fragmentation protection. Very lightweight, water proof, mainly used for vehicle, boats, helicopters, applications because of its lightweight, and ease of installation. These Armor Panels are very expensive, and are used where weight is the main concern, over say Steel Armor Plate.

Steel Armor Plate: is the most widely used armor panel. It is available in quite a few variations from standard AR-500, Military grades MIL-A-46100, MILA-1250 class 1 &2 MIL-A-12560, Some are referred to as “High Hard” and “Ultra High Hard” Steel armor plate is mainly used in the manufacturing of armored vehicles, hardened structures. It excels at stopping handgun and assault rifle rounds to .50 cal armor piercing and above; it is very good at blast mitigation and stopping fragmentation. It can be bent shaped and welded into complex forms contouring precisely to the contours of a vehicle. Steel is very cost effective, its only drawback is weight, but properly installed weight issues can be overcome.

Fiberglass Armor Panels: Mainly used in safe room application and structural armoring, have good multi hit capabilities good for handgun and assault rifle protection, easy to cut fabricate and install. Fiberglass when hit with a projectile or fragmentation delaminates and absorbs into the fiberglass layers. Have good soundproofing and insulation values.

These are brief descriptions of these armor systems for more information, design solutions and pricing please feel free to visit our website: www.bulldogdirect.com

Bullet Resistant Armor Panels

Armor Panels / Ballistic Panels / Vehicle Armor Panels /Kevlar Ballistic Panels/ Kevlar Armor Panels/ Dyneema Armor Panels/ Spectra Shield Armor Panels/ Steel Armor Plate/ Fiberglass Armor Panels.

Our Armor Panels are the product you purchase and hope you never need, but hope to have when you need them.

There is more to selling Armor Panels than just throwing up a web site, coming up with a flashy name, setting up a Pay Pal account, and shopping cart and away you go. You wont find us on Ebay selling poor quality products just to make a buck. All of our Bullet Resistant Products are proudly made in the USA. Back in 1998 we were the first company to be a single source supplier for our Customer’s ballistic protection needs.

What sets us apart from most other companies is that we know what we sell, what product is the best for our customer’s application. Taking into account the ballistic threat, intended application, weight restrictions and most important cost.  We have the capabilities to do extensive ballistic testing and assessment to fit a customer’s needs

Unfortunately looking at other company’s websites we have seen numerous false or un educated clams that there products are superior to anything known to man and claim unrealistic ballistic performance, not supported by independent ballistic testing. All of our products are independently tested to both U.L./ Underwriters Laboratory and N.I.J. National Institute of Justus. If a company uses the word “BULLET PROOF be very suspect of them as that is armature and incorrect terminology nothing is “Bullet Proof” The correct and realistic term is “Bullet Resistant”.

This blog post is focused on our Armor Panels, both for vehicle use, and construction application, such as safe rooms, schools government buildings etc.

Below is a guide to the best armor panel application

Kevlar Armor Panels, Kevlar Vehicle Armor Panels, Kevlar Ballistic Panels are some of the terms used for Kevlar Armor. Kevlar Armor Panels are only rated for handgun protection U.L. level 1,2,and 3 and NIJ Level I, II, & IIIA. Mainly used for vehicle applications because of its lightweight and flexibility. It does provide protection from DM 51 hand grenades. It has limited uses in architectural applications mainly where a curved form is needed, due to more cost effective products that we till discuss later in this article.

Dyneema and Spectra Shield Armor Panels also know as Polyethylene Armor or Ultra High Molecular Weight Poly-Ethylene (UHMWPE). Are rated for handguns and some assault rifle rounds offers some fragmentation protection. Very lightweight, water proof, mainly used for vehicle, boats, helicopters, applications because of its lightweight, and ease of installation. These Armor Panels are very expensive, and are used where weight is the main concern, over say Steel Armor Plate.

Steel Armor Plate: is the most widely used armor panel. It is available in quite a few variations from standard AR-500, Military grades MIL-A-46100, MILA-1250 class 1 &2 MIL-A-12560, Some are referred to as “High Hard” and “Ultra High Hard” Steel armor plate is mainly used in the manufacturing of armored vehicles, hardened structures. It excels at stopping Handgun and Assault Rifle rounds to .50 cal armor piercing and above; it is very good at blast mitigation and stopping fragmentation. It can be bent shaped and welded into complex forms contouring precisely to the contours of a vehicle. Steel is very cost effective, its only drawback is weight, but properly installed weight issues can be overcome.

 Fiberglass Armor Panels: Mainly used in safe room application and structural armoring, have good multi hit capabilities good for handgun and assault rifle protection, easy to cut fabricate and install. Fiberglass when hit with a projectile or fragmentation delaminates and absorbs into the fiberglass layers. Have good soundproofing and insulation values.

These are brief descriptions of these armor systems for more information, design solutions and pricing please feel free to visit our website: http://www.bulldogdirect.com

Bulldog Automatic Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems

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Bulldog Automatic Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems

Custom manufactured for vehicle engine compartments: Armored Vehicles, Police, Fire, and Emergency Vehicles. Passenger Cars, 4X4 Off-road, Classic and Custom Automobiles, RV’s and more.

"Automatic" Halon 1211 Fire Suppression Systems for all types of vehicles

"Automatic" means our systems have a heat sensitive "thermal" triggering device similar to that in a commercial office building "automatic" fire suppression system.  When the heat in the area reaches the threshold of the sensor, the fire suppression system is released and you are protected from whatever heat source has caused the problem.  No switches, no deployment procedure, if you have 
heat in the compartment, you have fire protection-- it's just that simple

Halons are electrically non-conducting and are acknowledged, by a considerable margin, to be the most effective universal extinguishing agent for aircraft use. They work mainly by chemically interrupting the reaction described as the Fire Triangle (Fuel-Oxygen-Heat), which must be sustained for a fire to continue. They do not produce residues and therefore do not cause secondary damage like the 
standard powder type fire extinguisher. 


Clean Agent Gas

Bulldog’s Clean Agent Gas is simply put one of the best fire extinguishers known to man.  The term "Clean Agent Gas" refers to Halon 1211 and 1301, HFC227 and FE36 among other gas formulations that are designed to deprive oxygen from a fire situation effectively taking away the ability of a fire to ignite & burn.  This concept of fire suppression has been extremely effective for decades and is still the best way to stop fire in a closed environment and eliminating damage from the fire as well as from fighting the fire. Of all of the clean agent gas listed above, we offer Halon 1211, which is arguably the most potent for of this fire suppressant. 


Here are some facts about Bulldog’s "Clean Agent Gas" formulations: 


Clean Agent Gas has three times the fire fighting effectiveness of CO2 extinguishers.

Clean Agent Gas does not damage the fire area as "Dry Powder" extinguishers do.  The saying goes, "whatever is hit with a dry powder extinguisher, whether it is burned or not will usually need to be replaced due to damage from the caustic, corrosive dry powder itself."  We understand that in the case of fire, the first consideration is and should always be to protect life and to try to put out the fire but you also must consider life after the fire.

Clean Agent Gas is discharged as a liquid immediately converts to a gas with fast breakup into the atmosphere. This makes it easy to direct and it reaches into hard to penetrate places where a fire or its ignition source may be.

Clean Agent Gas is non-conductive of electricity and is effective on all three classes of fires
(A, B & C).


                                                


We are also able to custom design a system for special applications if needed. Please feel free to contact us.

We Have Two Systems

Small Compact: Automatic Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems

Larger Format:

Automatic Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems

Our Small Compact Automatic Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems

SS30-BDSH $185.00 1Lbs. Halon 1211 Straight Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger
Cylinder size: Size-13 x 2.5

SS30-BD90 $185.00 1Lbs. Halon 1211 90 Degree Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size-13 x 2.5

SS30-BDRH $245.00 1Lbs. Halon 1211 Remote Head with 4’ cable
With Straight or 90 Degree Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size- 13 x 2.5 [less cable]

Special “Under the Hood” designs for engine compartments

Brushed aluminum cylinder

Stainless Steel bracket

Pressure gauge

Thermal release guard housing bracket

Nitrogen propellant

One-year manufacturer warranty

Overall measurements:

SS30-BD straight head-- 13 x 2.5

SS30-BD 90 deg. head-- 12 x 2.5

SS30-BDR Remote-- 13 x 2.5" (less hose)

Larger Format Systems

Larger Engine Compartments in Semi trucks, Buss, RV’s and other type vehicles. This auto deploy system is charged with 2 liters of foam and nitrogen as a propellant.  Designed specifically for the larger engine compartment, is also a perfect automatic fire suppression system for other smaller engine compartment vehicles to include generator compartments.  With it's remote from the cylinder head and a 4' Teflon lined braided stainless hose these system are versatile and effective.

BD-SS50-SH $345.00 3 Lbs. Halon 1211 Straight Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger
Cylinder size: Size-18.5” x 3”

BD-SS50-90 $345.00 3 Lbs. Halon 1211 90 Degree Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size-18.5” x 3”

3 lb. Halon 1211 fire extinguishing in rechargeable D.O.T. approved cylinder.

Nitrogen propellant to guard against loosing pressure

Automatic release Standard 286F temperature-trigger.
Optional 165F temperature trigger (if specified.)

Available in straight or 90 deg. head configuration (please specify)

Full 1 year warranty 


BD-SS100-SH $375.00 2 Liter. Halon 1211 Straight Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger
Cylinder size: Size-17” x 4.25”

BD-SS100-90 $375.00 2 Liter. Halon 1211 90 Degree Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size-17” x 4.25”

BD-SS100AF-SH $375.00 2 Liter. AFFF Foam Straight Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger
Cylinder size: Size-17” x 4.25”

BD-SS100AF-90 $375.00 2 Liter. AFFF Foam 90-Degree Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size-17” x 4.25”

BD-SS100AF-RH $415.00 2 Liter. AFFF Foam Remote Head

165F or 286 F temperature trigger

Cylinder size: Size-17” x 4.25” [4’ hose]