Innovation, durability and comfort are the cornerstones of Cestusline, Inc. gloves and, along with user feedback, have led to the development of industry-leading hand protection across a variety of trades. Since hard-working hands don’t stop laboring with cold weather, Cestus® has created the MicroSable™ Liner to extend the life of gloves already in-use to the winter months or cold-weather environments.
Industrial glove manufacturer Southern Glove announced that it has introduced a new line of Kevlar® sleeves for protection in manufacturing environments where cuts and abrasions can occur.
Designed to improve comfort and reduce fatigue for stick welders and pipeline welders, Revco Industries presents the 730 Maximus™ stick welding glove. This glove features a grain pigskin palm for superior dexterity, but with durable split cowhide on the middle and index finger to make those active wear areas last longer.
Ultra strong fiber revolutionized hand protection, other products
July 14, 2014
Stephanie Kwolek, the DuPont chemist best known for inventing Kevlar, died June 18 at the age of 90. Kevlar is considered a “happy accident” within the scientific community. Kwolek and her colleagues at DuPont were attempting to develop a strong synthetic fiber that could be used in tires when she noticed a mixture of a polymer and a solvent that appeared cloudy – quite different from the usual translucent appearance of conventional polymer solutions.
Abrasion resistance ratings are often used to evaluate the durability of a glove — that is, how long a glove will last in the field, when used for a variety of tasks.