Technology brief · BallistiSHOCK

Energy doesn't stop.
It gets redirected.

BallistiSHOCK is the reactive layer inside BallistiMAX. When a rifle round breaches the glazing face, the layer redirects the remaining energy toward the source. For a 5.56 round at approximately 3,200 ft/s, shrapnel returns at roughly 1,700 ft/s. A 12-gauge slug returns a matched shotgun response. The threat level that comes in is the threat level that goes back out.

Third-party field test · recorded at 60,000 frames per second · 9mm, .223 at 3,200 ft/s, then 12-gauge slug versus BallistiMAX.

How it works

The layer, in sequence.

BallistiMAX is a laminate. The outer strike face is layered glass. The inner face is a polycarbonate backing tuned to the threat. The BallistiSHOCK layer sits between them.

  1. 01

    Strike

    A round contacts the outer glass face. For small-arms threats, the face breaks up the round and traps the fragments at the strike surface.

  2. 02

    Threshold

    At rifle-round energies, the round reaches the polycarbonate layer. This is where BallistiSHOCK engages.

  3. 03

    Return

    The reactive layer converts absorbed energy into directional shrapnel. The resulting stream travels back toward the source at roughly 1,700 ft/s for a 5.56 round. Independent high-speed footage records the geyser as a jet, not an arc.

  4. 04

    Stoppage

    The inner face holds. The building's occupants stay inside. The shooter faces a response calibrated to their own weapon.

Recorded behavior, by round.

9mm pistol
Stopped at the strike face. No BallistiSHOCK engagement. Normal laminate behavior.
.223 · 5.56 NATO
Breach of the polycarbonate threshold. Shrapnel return measured at approximately 1,700 ft/s.
12-gauge slug
Matched shotgun return. Inner face held.
Rating
UL 752 Level 7 for BallistiMAX laminate.
Weight
Approximately 15 lbs per square foot.

Why it matters

Shorter events. Fewer casualties.

The longer an event lasts, the worse it gets. BallistiMAX with BallistiSHOCK shortens events by making the building dangerous to attack. A shooter who expects a soft building and meets a directed response is a shooter who breaks off sooner, or never commits. The building's occupants stay inside. Our associates will walk you through the specifics for your facility.

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