Impressions of the division



High quality BSEC armor steel grades, as hot-forming components.


Benteler Defense at a glance

  • Material development
  • Systems engineering
  • Production expertise
  • Innovative shaped armor steel components
  • Steel, aluminum, fibers and ceramic material products

We are proud to serve a wide market range.


For civilian vehicle manufacturer, we develop and deliver complete armor kits, including glass, fibres, special equipment and the adaption of electrical environment and suspension. Also, prototype build, testing and vehicle qualification is covered in our scope of suply. With our production sites in México and Europe we meet also local production requirements of our customers. In military vehicles, we provide co-engineering support and components for improved ballistic, mine and IED performance, from 4x4 up to tracked vehicles.

 

Vehicle kits for civilian vehicles

We successfully launched and produce two different armor vehicle kits, consisting mainly of formed armor components to meet highest standards in our customer vehicles.

Low tolerances of formed armor also support low production effort, high throughput and low capital involved.

 

Military formed components

Military customers have incorporated the advantages of formed armor in different applications, from reinforcement profiles, hull components and wheel wells, up to complete cabin floors.

 

Outer skin formed vehicle armor

Due to the application of our outer skin formed vehicle armor, our customers achieve better protection quality, lower production effort and overall reduced armor cost.

The discrete, de-escalating vehicle appearance opens new market segments for our customer and provides a competitive edge in the market.