Our multi-layer 3D WEAVING expertise
Patented 3D fabric against impacts
As experts in 3D weaving, we have developed and patented a unique 3D Interlock weave structure. This technology provides our textiles with exceptional properties: flexibility, formability, and high impact resistance. Our technical 3D fabrics are developed from aramid fibers, UHMWPE, and natural fibers.
Stab
Protection
The binding yarns of our multi-layer 3D fabrics generate high mechanical friction, offering reinforced protection against blade perforation.
Ballistic
protection
The multi-layer 3D structure of our textiles optimizes fiber stress upon impact, ensuring efficient energy dispersion that significantly reduces trauma.
Fragmentation
protection
The volumetric structure of our 3D fabrics guarantees increased capture and maximum retention of fragments generated during an explosion (shells, drones, warheads).
PATENTED 3D WEAVING: A Disruptive Innovation
Properties & Performance Previously Incompatible
Extreme Impact Resistance
Up to 93% Energy Absorbed
Whatever the origin of the impact, our patented 3D fabrics deliver superior energy absorption capacity. Through an optimized three-dimensional structure and density, our weaving technology engages a greater number of yarns upon impact. Energy dispersion is significantly more effective than with conventional 2D fabric or unidirectional (UD) material, drastically reducing the risk of trauma.
Woven from high-strength fibers—including aramid (Kevlar®, Twaron®), UHMWPE, basalt, and soon ceramic—our protective textiles combine lightness, formability, and extreme strength.
Our multi-layer fabrics meet the demands of the most exacting sectors: Defense & Security (personal protective equipment, ballistic protection), Aerospace, Extreme Sports & Protective Equipment
Bi-directional flexibility
Unique flexibility
Our multi-layer 3D weaving technology gives our fabrics outstanding bi-directional flexibility (simultaneously along the X and Y axes). Unlike traditional 2D fabrics or unidirectional (UD) materials that adapt to only one curvature at a time, our 3D fabrics deform across multiple planes without forming wrinkles.
This mechanical property delivers excellent conformability, ideal for integrating textile reinforcements on complex shapes:
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Perfect fit to the human body: follows the body’s complex curves for optimal freedom of movement.
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Increased comfort and agility: reduces the overall stiffness of protective equipment without compromising safety.
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Easier implementation: ideal for designing complex composite parts or ergonomic equipment.
FORMABLE WITHOUT PERFORMANCE LOSS
Perfect Formability Without Performance Loss
Our flexible and formable multi-layer 3D fabrics can be adjusted by folding, forming, or draping to perfectly conform to all material or morphological shapes, from the simplest to the most complex.
Even on sharp curves, its technical performance, particularly regarding impact, remains intact, ensuring optimal protection.
Designed from high-performance fibers such as Kevlar®, Twaron®, these ballistic and impact protection fabrics combine exceptional lightness, strength, and flexibility.
100% textile, 0% resin
100% recyclable & defibrillable
Our 3D weaving and its formability require no additives or heat. Our multi-layer 3D fabrics are therefore 100% fiber-composed, without any resin, making them entirely recyclable.
As a French manufacturer of 3D fabrics for impact and ballistic protection, we offer flexible and formable solutions combining performance, durability, and environmental responsibility. Thanks to this design, our 3D fabrics can be reused or transformed for new applications, contributing to a more responsible textile industry.
Extreme cold, intense heat
Extreme thermal stability
Unlike unidirectional (UD) materials, our 3D fabric is designed with absolutely no resin. This purely textile design gives it outstanding thermal stability: no loss of mechanical performance between -40°C and +80°C (for the aramid version)
The benefits of our resin-free structure:
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Unchanging properties: full retention of impact absorption and protection capabilities, even in extreme climatic conditions (polar cold or intense heat).
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No degradation: no risk of softening at high temperatures or embrittlement from freezing.
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Enhanced reliability: predictable, consistent mechanical behavior for strategic equipment exposed to harsh environments.
Ideal for composite reinforcement
5× Reduced Delamination
Our high-performance 3D textiles are used as reinforcements in composite materials for aeronautics, automotive, and construction. These innovative fabrics with a three-dimensional structure offer excellent mechanical strength while contributing to part weight reduction. Thanks to their unique architecture, they also serve as spacers and technical connectors, while maintaining their shape and volume. As true cutting-edge solutions, our flexible and formable fabrics provide resistance, lightness, and durability for the most demanding applications.
BALLISTIC
PROTECTION
Bulletproof Vests | Vehicle Armor | PartitionsSPORTS
PROTECTION
fencing plastron | sport protective mask / riding jacketPROFESSIONAL
PROTECTION
cut-resistant glove | splash guard / shin guardAERONAUTICAL
PROTECTION
Composite Reinforcement | Protective FabricSoft ballistic pack
Resistance, Flexibility, Formability, Composite, Recyclability...
More than a fabric, the end of a technological compromise
At Tibeka Protections, we don't just offer fabrics, we offer the end of a textile compromise; no more need to choose between resistance and perfect flexibility (formability).
Discover a range of 3D or multi-layer fabrics capable of meeting your requirements, striking the right balance between performance, flexibility, and cost. Based on our patented 3D weaving architecture, you will find various versions of our 3D fabrics: aramid fibers, areal density, density, weave architecture...).
