Penetrator Accessories

Items related to penetration testing standards.

Rotary Angular System : A system that allows the positioning of the head form between 0° and 90° vertically and a rotation of 360°.

The EN 960 full Urethane head forms (covered with conductor tape) are used for penetration tests.

penetrator accessories

If during an impact test the penetration tip damages the head form, it should be repaired immediately.

Conducting a test with a damaged head form can produce inaccurate results.

To repair the head form:

Cut the conductor tape around the hole.

Fill the hole with "aluminum poté".

Re-cover with a conductor tape.

It is important to use a Urethane head form for penetration test because magnesium or steel head forms can damage the penetration tip.

1 - Flying arm penetrator used with the Twin Wire system

Is dropped onto the helmet

2 - Basic Penetrator used with rail system (Uniaxial or Triaxial Machines)

Can either be attached to the drop carriage to fall on the helmet or be attached to the base to have the helmet fall on it.


	The control box has a wire that connects to the impactor, and another one is connected to the bottom of the head form covered in conductor tape. If the helmet fails completely and there is direct contact between the impactor and the head form, the complete circuit will send a signal back to the control box. The head form will need to be verified for damage and repaired if needed.

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