For safety and security applications, material failure can be much more than just an inconvenience. Thermoset Bulk Molding Compound (BMC) and Sheet Molding Compound (SMC) from IDI can provide beneficial material characteristics for these applications that can't be easily obtained with metals or thermoplastics.

Helmets for construction workers, firemen, and mine workers not only have to provide resistance to the elements and protection from falling debris, they must also stand up to high temperatures and even flames without emitting toxic smoke or fumes. In addition to this, helmet mounted lighting and communications equipment used by firemen and miners can often mean the difference between life and death for themselves or those in need of rescue. Thermosets provide structural rigidity, high impact strength, UV and corrosion resistance, heat and flame resistance, low smoke and toxicity emissions, and molded-in details for mounting equipment.

Thermoset BMC and SMC are also a popular material for various types of safety and security instrument housings that must stand up to years of harsh weather, comply with OSHA color codes, and either resist radio broadcast interference, or allow it to pass through. Thermosets provide corrosion and UV resistance, molded-in color, and built in RFI/EMI/ESD resistance or radio transmission transparency.