{"id":5477,"date":"2022-06-29T14:55:07","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T06:55:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sqgsafety.com\/?p=5477"},"modified":"2022-07-01T18:55:42","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T10:55:42","slug":"tekarmor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sqgsafety.com\/ar\/tekarmor\/","title":{"rendered":"EXTRAORDINARY Cut-Resistant Work Glove: TekArmor\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are various kinds of personal protection equipment (PPE) textiles. The development of textiles is gradually approaching the high technology industry. Because hand injury incidents happen frequently, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OHSA) has concerned about this issue. Therefore, the increasing awareness<\/em> of safety protection and the increasing demand<\/em> for protective textiles also make the development and research of PPE textiles inevitable<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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<\/p>OSHA General Industry Standard 1910.138(a) Employers shall select and require employees to use appropriate hand protection when employees’ hands are exposed to hazards such as those from skin absorption of harmful substances; severe cuts or lacerations; severe abrasions; punctures; chemical burns; thermal burns; and harmful temperature extremes<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

There are three different common hand injuries that happen every day at every place, they are cut, puncture, and abrasion. Among them, the cut injury is the most painful and may affect our daily life if the injury is very serious.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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ANSI 105 Standard and EN 388 for Cut-Resistant Glove<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2016, the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) released an UPDATED ANSI\/ISEA 105 standard, in which the measurement of the standards from a 5-level scale was up to a 9-level scale. At the same time, the European Commission released two different cut-resistant tests in EN388 standards, which are the updated Coup Test and the new TDM-100 Test (ISO 13997).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Coup Test for EN388 uses a rotating circular blade with the same pressure\/weight (500 grams), which is totally different from ANSI\/ISEA105 and ISO13997. The more the rotation cycles before the material are cut, the higher the value of the cut-resistant level. However, the Coup Test is inaccurate when tested the glove consists of steel or fiberglass because they can cause the blade to dull, therefore, ISO 13997 is mandatory for the glove consisting of steel or fiberglass<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below table shows the level of performance for Coup Test EN388:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Levels<\/th>Minimum Cut Index<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
1<\/td>1.2<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>2.5<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>5<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>10<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>20<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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The cut-resistant test for ANSI\/ISEA 105 and ISO 13997 are similar but with different requirements. Both tests are using a straight blade and weights on Tocodynamometer (TDM-100) machine. The higher the weight that applied the blade slice through the material, the greater the cut-resistant level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The below table shows the level performance for ANSI\/ISEA105 and ISO13997:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ANSI\/ISEA105<\/th>EN388 TDM-100 Test (ISO13997)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
A1: 200 \u2013 499 grams<\/td>A: 2 \u2013 4.9 newtons (204 \u2013 508 grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A2: 500 \u2013 999 grams<\/td>B: 5 -9.9 newtons (509 \u2013 1019 grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A3: 1000 \u2013 1499 grams<\/td>C: 10 \u2013 14.9 newtons (1020 \u2013 1529 grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A4: 1500 \u2013 2199 grams<\/td>D: 15 \u2013 21.9 newtons (1530 \u2013 2242 grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A5: 2200 \u2013 2999 grams<\/td>E: 22 \u2013 29.9 newtons (2243 \u2013 3058 grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A6: 3000 \u2013 3999 grams<\/td>F: 30+ newtons (3059+ grams)<\/td><\/tr>
A7: 4000 \u2013 4999 grams<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
A8: 5000 \u2013 5999 grams<\/td> <\/td><\/tr>
A9: 6000+ grams<\/td> <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>
PS: EN388 and ANSI\/ISEA105 cut levels are not interchangeable, please clarify which standard is used before choosing the PPE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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After a long time of research and development in SIQI, we successfully invented the TekArmor\u00ae in 2017 which creates a higher value of cut-resistant to help our users from protecting hands in different workplaces. Patents Number: ZL.2017<\/strong><\/em>10696062.4<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is TekArmor\u00ae?<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are lots of cut-resistant gloves that developed to defend against the cut injuries, and Current cut resistance gloves contain PE, steel, basalt, glass, Kevlar, etc., and these fibers have affected a series of negative impacts after several investigations. The negative impact includes easily breaking even cause allergic and the cut performance will reduce after washing, moreover, some fibers are thick and uncomfortable in using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TekArmor\u00ae is a synthetic core fiber twisted with nylon and spandex. It was typically designed for lightweight cut resistance for extreme cut-resistant protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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P.S.: Most of the TekArmor\u2122 glove contain HPPE to gain a better hand feelings. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n