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Body Armor Lead Times Explained

Here at Bulletproof Zone, trust us when we say, "We understand you." That's why in this article, we'll give you a full, transparent look at how body armor lead times work and a complete rundown of what happens between the time you placed the order and the time it arrives at your doorstep.To get more news about bulletproof zone customer service, you can visit bulletproofboxs.com official website.

But alas, a demand surge and a pandemic combined with an intricate production process have produced a perfect storm causing longer lead times. It affected body armor vendors everywhere.

The demand for body armor has surged in the past few years. In some cases, it's due to active shooter cases and mass casualty events that have taken place at schools, churches, and other public places.

In others, it could be attributed to the fact that starting in 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic, the BLM riots and protests, and the U.S elections were all over the news, ordinary citizens began to take their safety more seriously.

You'd think with this, manufacturers would start securing even bigger supplies of raw materials in order to create more body armor to meet the demands, right?The short and not-so-sweet answer? No. Even the world's greatest body armor manufacturers produce a limited quantity of vests and plates to be sold to their clients and distributors each month, and for good reason.

Just like any other material with a chemical compound, the ones used to build it will eventually degrade. Add to this other factors like frequency of usage and exposure to UV rays or moisture, body armor has about 5 to 10 years of shelf life from the time it was made (20 years for steel plates).

Body armor is not cheap, so wouldn't you want to receive an armor that's freshly manufactured and that you can make the most use of?Another factor is the supply chain. The massive lockdowns brought about by the pandemic have severely impacted the global manufacturing operations.

Logistics, temporary business closures, and employees undergoing days and weeks of quarantine have extended lead times beyond what any company anticipated.Because of the life-saving purpose of these products, we and our partner suppliers refuse to compromise quality in the name of saving cost and cutting corners.

Once you place an order with us, you can rest assured that is processed immediately and entered into the production line.

The good news is we're optimistic we're almost at the tail end of this crisis, and manufacturing time has already shortened by a mile compared to how it was 2 years ago.