The primary job of cut-resistant gloves is to protect the wearer against hazards in the workplace. Not just the threat of cuts, tears, lacerations and abrasions, but also chemical, mechanical, product and biological threats.
Cut resistance properties in protective gloves are a prerequisite. Many different materials are used in currently available cut resistance protective gloves, including leather, cotton, aramids and UHMWPE fibers.
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When used in protective gloves, the Dyneema® yarn provides cut resistance levels up to level 3 (EN388) and level 2 (ANSI) without using composite fibers. If the higher level of cut resistance is required, Dyneema® yarns can easily be combined with glass or steel fiber.
Protective gloves are often exposed to sharp objects that can abrade the gloves. And of course, the more a glove is abraded the less protection it offers. Tests have demonstrated that gloves made with Dyneema® have up to 20 times more abrasion resistance than gloves made, for example, with Aramid-based (spun) yarns. This leads to a constant protection while wearing the gloves made with Dyneema®.
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