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Controlled grip and oil repellence
October 1st 2007 Ansell Healthcare has launched
the new HyFlex 11-920 glove,
designed for people handling
slightly oily metal components who
need a secure grip for safety and
performance. Microscopic channels
in the glove coating guide away the
oil and moisture resulting in a
secure glove-to-surface contact.
This technology was first integrated
in the AlphaTec, a chemicalresistant
glove offering a better
wet/oily grip.Ansell has now
successfully added this technology
to a knitted liner resulting in the
HyFlex 11-920.
Centexbel tested the palm area
of the glove as per the EN374-3
norm and compared the new
HyFlex to four other gloves
available on the market today.The
HyFlex 11-920 proved to be
resistant to n-hexane, with an
Available from Bennett
Safetywear, the Protex Ultra-Lite is
a Level 5 cut-resistant glove that is
suitable for use within the food,
glass handling and medical
industries.The company says the
glove does not lint, is lightweight
and that it achieves the highest
blade-cut resistance rating afforded
by the EN388 standard. Breathable
and comfortable to wear, it can be
laundered to 80°C.
Latest versions include a glove
with a blue,water-resistant leather
palm that provides good grip, and
an ambidextrous sleeve, 33cm in
length, with thumb-hole.
average breakthrough time of 150
minutes, compared to less than five
minutes for the other four gloves.
For sulphuric acid (95%), the HyFlex
11-920 breakthrough time was 135
minutes, whereas the same
substance broke through
immediately with all the other
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