DSM Dyneema has won three ITMA Future Materials awards for its breakthrough Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology platform. Future Materials honoured DSM Dyneema, a leader in life protection materials and high-performance fibres, with awards for Best Innovation – Industrial Textiles; Most Innovative Large Company; and Launch of the Year.

The awards were presented to DSM Dyneema’s Yvonne Engelen, Vice President Marketing and Sales, and Shitij Chabba, Global Segment Director Life Protection, at an awards ceremony in Dresden, Germany, on 26 November.

“It’s a great honour to receive multiple recognitions from our industry peers in the inaugural ITMA Future Materials Awards program,” said Shitij Chabba. “These diverse awards attest to the versatility of our Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology and to the dramatic ways it is revolutionising the performance and technical textile industries.”

Exceptional sucess

These awards collectively recognise the exceptional innovation and success of the Dyneema Force Multiplier platform, which was launched in 2013 as the culmination of an intensive, 30-month research and development initiative.

Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology is enabling development of textiles for game-changing life protection and industrial applications, including soft body armour, hard materials for helmets, vest inserts and vehicle protection, according to the manufacturer.

This platform is said to deliver exceptional ballistic performance and the lightest weight and lowest profile for armour applications.

Radical innovation

According to judges, Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology is a “radical innovation that delivers disruptive, game-changing, breakthrough materials for soft body armour and hard materials for helmets, vest inserts and vehicle armour,” with regards to the Future Materials Award for Best Innovation – Industrial Textiles.

Discussing the award for Most Innovative Large Company, the judges praised the “very impressive achievement by innovative products, especially the lightweight, flexible and durable protective textiles. In addition, the company even creates a platform to link technicians and product designers to shorten the market journey.”

DSM Dyneema won the Launch of the Year award for Dyneema Force Multiplier Technology because, the judges said, “after a 30-month R&D initiative that yielded dramatic, and potentially game-changing materials for armour, DSM Dyneema devised and implemented a successful four-part launch strategy, that addresses significant market need.”

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