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Tambest

Tambest Oy

Forssa, Finland

Armour & ProtectionDual-use
Founded 1984Component Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Defense Industry
Profile last updated: June 23, 2026

About

Founded in 1984, Tambest is a defense component supplier based in Forssa, Finland working in armour & protection.

Tambest Oy is a Finnish glass processing company based in Forssa, founded in 1984. It produces tempered, laminated, bent, insulating and heated glass for facade, interior, furniture, marine and defence applications. Its laminating uses SentryGlas, PVB, EVA and PU interlayers, and it is a certified SentryGlas laminated glass manufacturer. The company has a defence business line that includes ballistic and blast-resistant glass, RF-shielded glass and heated glass for military vehicles. It has obtained an NCAGE code and is pursuing NATO-market opportunities. Tambest also takes part in defence industry events such as SSD Expo 2026 and has been visited by U.S. and Canadian embassy representatives. The company holds ISO 9001-aligned quality practices and states it sources electricity from carbon-free sources.

Location

Forssa, Finland

Founded

1984

Company type

Limited company

Legal name

Tambest Oy

Focus areas

glass processinglaminated glasstempered glassbent glassballistic glassblast-resistant glassSentryGlasmarine glassfacade glassinterior glassfurniture glassNCAGENATO marketSSD ExpoForssa

Languages

FIEN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Armour & Protection

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Ballistic glass (BR 4 and BR 6 levels)

Ballistic protection glass

Transparent bulletproof laminated glass tested to BR 4 and BR 6 levels, developed for vehicles, ships and temporary structures.

Blast-resistant and pressure wave glass

Blast protection glass

Laminated glass developed for blast, explosion pressure and pressure wave protection, under an EU co-funded development programme.

RF-shielded glass

Electromagnetic shielding glass

Laminated glass with thin metal mesh or conductive coating providing radio-frequency shielding, with integrated electronics and modular mounting for customer components.

Hybrid heated laminated glass

Heated glass for military vehicles

Laminated glass combining pyrolytic coating or laminated resistive layer heating, suitable for use in military vehicles.

End users

Defense Industry

People

Management & team (2)

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