Company
About Amidon
Amidon engineers and manufactures protective concrete materials and wall systems for ballistic, blast, forced-entry and high-mass construction.
Our history
Amidon was founded in 2009 and has been part of TriHelix Investments since 2019. The legal entity is 360 Ballistics, LLC, doing business as Amidon.
The materials began in live-fire training construction, where walls are shot every day. Across that portfolio, Amidon materials have captured more than 150 million rounds and contained more than 120,000 detonations in service.
Round and detonation figures reflect Amidon’s broader historical portfolio.
Amidon Shield carries that work into facilities protection: the same discipline of testing, proof-firing and documentation, applied to buildings that have to protect the people inside.
What Amidon Shield is built to do
Amidon Shield is a high-performance shock absorbing concrete, delivered as an admixture that can be introduced to a base mix design at any production location. It is used for:
- Ballistic and blast protection for walls, rooms and enclosures.
- Hostile vehicle and perimeter elements as part of a designed assembly.
- Structural applications that also carry building loads.
- Custom shapes and configurations cast to the project.
Amidon Shield is specified at 4,500 psi compressive strength at 28 days (ASTM C39) and recorded 1,270 psi flexural strength at 28 days (ASTM C78) in independent testing. An eight-inch Amidon Shield block was independently tested against the UL 752 Level 10 threat (.50 caliber, 710-grain M2 Ball at 2,967 ft/s), with no penetration. See the test data.
Who we are
- Manufacturer. Production and testing are based at our facility in Wendell, North Carolina.
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. Amidon is a certified SDVOSB. CAGE 8GQA2, UEI CDGMNAGNM668.
- One accountable source. Material, wall assembly, installation guidance and field support come from the same company.
Who it protects
- 01 / HomeFamiliesSafe rooms and protected spaces in private residences.
- 02 / EducationSchoolsProtected classrooms, entries and shelter-in-place rooms.
- 03 / WorkWorkplacesProtecting employees and operations until help arrives.
- 04 / Public sectorGovernmentFacilities for the people who protect our way of life, at home and abroad.
Securing a Facility, a Safe Room, or a Perimeter?
Tell us what you’re protecting and we’ll tell you which material fits, what it costs, and how it installs.
Talk to Amidon