Durable gloves
The Aria glove, from the Globus Skytec range, is reported to have achieved top marks for EU standard EN 388:2003, providing added reassurance to customers of their protection from mechanical risk. The glove, which has a NFT nitrile foam palm, recently achieved 25,000 cycles in the EN 388 abrasion resistance test.
This result confirmed Aria as level 4 for abrasion resistance – the maximum that can be achieved in accordance with EN 388:2003. However, unlike standard EN 388 testing, the company continued with the abrasion test to see just how long the glove would last. After 25,000 cycles the machine was shut down, though the glove was still up to the challenge.
To put this test result into context, the minimum number of cycles needed to achieve the highest level (4) abrasion resistance is only 8,000.
