Hardwire LLC

A leading designer and supplier of advanced composite armor solutions that are used in a variety of applications including military vehicles, helicopters, patrol boats, commercial vehicles, schools, police and tactical, and in protecting key U.S. transportation infrastructure.

1947 Clarke Ave.
Pocomoke City, MD 21851 US

Additional Locations:
1000 Quinn Ave.
Pocomoke City, MD 21851 US
(410) 957-3669

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Product Categories of Hardwire LLC

Materials
  • Matrix materials, other
    • Metallic
  • Fibers, organic
    • Hybrid commingled fibers
    • Polytheylene
    • Ultrahigh-molecular-weight (UHMW) polyethylene
    • Other organic fibers
  • Reinforcements, unimpregnated
    • Aramid/glass hybrid
      • Aramid/glass hybrid, Roving, panel
    • Ceramic
      • Ceramic, Other
    • E-Glass
      • E-Glass, Roving, panel
      • E-Glass, Other
    • Structural high-strength glass (S- and R-type)
      • Structural high-strength glass (S- and R-type), Roving, panel
      • Structural high-strength glass (S- and R-type), Other
  • Fabrics, unimpregnated
    • Ceramic
      • Ceramic, Other
    • E-Glass
      • E-Glass, Other
    • Metallized
      • Metallized, Plain-weave
      • Metallized, Woven roving
  • Prepregs, thermoplastic
    • Other thermoplastic prepregs
  • Core materials and flow media
    • Flow media for resin infusion
  • Fillers
    • Microspheres
Tools/tooling materials
  • Tools
    • Hybrid materials
    • Prototype
  • Tooling equipment, materials and supplies
    • Flexible mold materials
Fabricating services
  • Thermoplastic materials
    • Continuous laminating
    • Cutting, finishing, and machining
    • Prototyping
  • Thermoset materials
    • Prototyping
Composite Structures & Components
  • Armor, ceramic
  • Armor, composite
  • Ceramic matrix composites
  • Infrastructure, composite
  • Laminate sheets, solid
Design, testing, consulting, other services
  • Other services
  • Testing
    • Testing, materials
    • Testing, product
    • Testing, structural