Our skin is our greatest sensory organ. Attuned to mechanical, thermal and chemical stimuli, the skin gives us a variety of vital information about our immediate environment. To make your skin feel comfortable: protect it, clean it and care for it. In order to provide the right support in every situation, our assortment includes everything from basic to specialised products.
Different activities involve different risks for your hands. That is why all gloves are assigned to a risk category, which is defined by the PPE Regulation 2016/425 as follows:
The coating:
The material and type of coating have a significant influence on the properties of gloves in terms of mechanical properties (abrasion, puncture, etc.), grip, sensitivity, breathability and chemical resistance. The following four coatings are characterized by different properties.
2. Cut-resistant gloves
Cut-resistant gloves are primarily designed to protect against injuries caused by cuts. In addition to high cut resistance, other properties such as a high level of grip, abrasion resistance or heat resistance play an important role, depending on the area of application. Our range includes many different cut-resistant gloves so that you have the ideal hand protection for your tasks.
To ensure that you have the ideal hand protection for your activities, our product selection includes many different cut protection gloves. The characteristics of each model and the differences between them can be found on the e-Shop product pages.
3. Chemical and disposable gloves
Protection against chemicals
Chemical and disposable gloves are designed to protect against chemical risks. An important distinguishing criterion for these gloves is their permeation performance. Permeation is the process by which a chemical penetrates the protective glove material at a molecular level. The time from the first contact of the chemical with the glove to the penetration of the material is the breakthrough time and is specified in a performance level.
4. Heat protection gloves
The requirements for heat protection gloves are very diverse. Depending on the area of application and environmental conditions, a wide variety of factors must be taken into account in order to ensure effective protection for the user. Protection against thermal risks for protective gloves is regulated by EN 407-2004. This involves an assessment of the following test criteria. The possible assessments range from zero to four. The higher the performance level, the higher the protection factor.
- •Burning behaviour
- •Contact heat
- •Convective heat
- •Radiant heat
- •Exposure to small splashes of molten metal
- •Exposure to large amounts of liquid metal