
KIM RF3 Silicon Carbide (SiC)
Designed for configurable RF3 platform protection — Silicon Carbide ceramic paired with a UHMWPE composite system.
Elevation 4 You serves as the specialized consulting arm and direct liaison for enterprise and government agencies. When you are seeking high-level defense manufacturing partnerships, we facilitate the relationship, navigate the procurement process, and ensure your operational requirements are seamlessly met by our vetted manufacturing infrastructure.
We exclusively partner with KIM Armor Technologies Inc., a government-ready advanced materials and survivability engineering organization. Together, we deliver solutions that move from powder engineering to validated protection systems — vertically integrated, repeatable, and mission-ready.
Core Capabilities
Advanced Ceramic & Powder Engineering
Composite Manufacturing
Ballistic Validation
Industrial XCT Inspection

Production Campus
107,639 sq ft integrated facility

Clean Room
1,453 sq ft ISO-controlled

Ballistic Validation
Industrial XCT & live-fire testing

Ceramic Powder Engineering
From raw material to validated system
Each material family supports a different balance of system objectives. No single material is the answer to every mission. Material family is evaluated together with geometry, composite integration, weight target, protection pathway, manufacturing strategy and validation requirements.

Material Families
Evaluated by role, objective and system context.
Ceramic & Composite Families
System-Oriented Material Communication
Engineering role, typical system objectives and product positioning are presented with customer-facing system context — so material choice is always tied to mission outcome.
Our portfolio includes advanced ballistic chest plates and side plates — independently tested to RF3 performance requirements.

Designed for configurable RF3 platform protection — Silicon Carbide ceramic paired with a UHMWPE composite system.


Designed to the RF3 protection platform. Alumina ceramic system. Single-curve geometry. Validated engineering.
Engineered for customers balancing ballistic performance, cost, and durability — Alumina ceramic paired with a UHMWPE composite system.
Additional approved sizing configurations — Small through Extra Large — and compatible RF3 Ballistic Side Plates are available for both product lines.
Protection begins with the mission. Body armor performance is shaped by the operating environment, user profile, geometry, mobility and validation pathway. KIM Armor develops protection solutions through a Mission-Oriented Survivability Engineering methodology that connects mission requirements with advanced materials, customer-facing configuration, validation and controlled manufacturing.

Engineering Protocol
From mission requirements to material selection and controlled manufacturing.
Define the operational environment, threat profile, user mobility needs and procurement constraints.
Translate mission risk into precise ballistic performance targets and survivability outcomes.
Balance coverage, weight, thickness and ergonomics to match the end-user's movement profile.
Select advanced ceramic, composite and backing systems based on validated performance trade-offs.
Execute live-fire, industrial XCT and environmental testing to lock the final production configuration.