Editorial team · Environment, Health, Safety
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Published on 16 May 2011 · 1 min read
Better Grip for Better Hand Protection
InfoWeb Marketplace · Editorial teamPublished on 16 May 2011 · 1 min read
Avoid the accidents that can occur when slippery or oily components slip from workers' hands, or when hands slip on a slippery surface.
When hands or objects are slippery, workers can be seriously injured. Likewise, equipment and goods can be damaged, time can be lost and orders can be delayed. This is a chain of events that can and must be prevented at all costs.
Task-specific work gloves, such as Showa Best gloves, are the first step in preventing hand injuries and product damage.
For several years now, research and development at Showa Best Glove has focused on creating gloves that guarantee quality grip when hands are at risk of slipping.
Today, we offer options that provide hand protection and grip in work environments ranging from automotive manufacturing to petrochemicals.
What is the secret?
These new types of gloves have special coatings, coatings that absorb oil to ensure grip. Sponge nitrile and foam nitrile are two of these amazing new coatings.
All glove liners (from nylon liners to woven DuPont Kevlar liners) are dipped in these new coatings to produce a glove that goes far beyond the standard nitrile glove.
Depending on the application, gloves can be flat dipped for palm grip, three-quarter dipped for extra protection, or fully dipped in a double nitrile technology combining nitrile and a foam nitrile grip finish.
In addition, different thicknesses of sponge nitrile and foam nitrile are now applied so that you can choose the degree of oil absorption for different applications.
Gloves made in this way offer comfort and tactile sensitivity. The nitrile coating protects the hand against a wide range of chemicals and physical hazards.
The gripping foam and sponge surface of the glove ensures excellent grip in oily applications. On many models, elasticated knit wrists hold the glove firmly on the arm so that it stays securely in place.
When hands or objects are slippery, workers can be seriously injured. Likewise, equipment and goods can be damaged, time can be lost and orders can be delayed. This is a chain of events that can and must be prevented at all costs.
Task-specific work gloves, such as Showa Best gloves, are the first step in preventing hand injuries and product damage.
For several years now, research and development at Showa Best Glove has focused on creating gloves that guarantee quality grip when hands are at risk of slipping.
Today, we offer options that provide hand protection and grip in work environments ranging from automotive manufacturing to petrochemicals.
What is the secret?
These new types of gloves have special coatings, coatings that absorb oil to ensure grip. Sponge nitrile and foam nitrile are two of these amazing new coatings.
All glove liners (from nylon liners to woven DuPont Kevlar liners) are dipped in these new coatings to produce a glove that goes far beyond the standard nitrile glove.
Depending on the application, gloves can be flat dipped for palm grip, three-quarter dipped for extra protection, or fully dipped in a double nitrile technology combining nitrile and a foam nitrile grip finish.
In addition, different thicknesses of sponge nitrile and foam nitrile are now applied so that you can choose the degree of oil absorption for different applications.
Gloves made in this way offer comfort and tactile sensitivity. The nitrile coating protects the hand against a wide range of chemicals and physical hazards.
The gripping foam and sponge surface of the glove ensures excellent grip in oily applications. On many models, elasticated knit wrists hold the glove firmly on the arm so that it stays securely in place.
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