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SHOWA Celebrates 70 Years of Innovation in Glove Manufacturing

October 29, 2024

October 28, 2024, marks a significant milestone for SHOWA Group, as the company celebrates 70 years of innovation in hand protection. Since its founding in 1954, SHOWA has been a global leader in glove manufacturing, protecting generations of hands. With a rich history of firsts, SHOWA is credited with inventing the first PVC glove, the…

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Venom Steel Offers Collection of Personal Protection Products

October 16, 2024

Venom Steel offers personal protection equipment (PPE) that ensures the highest workplace safety standards with products designed for head-to-toe protection. Its Rip Resistant Industrial Nitrile Gloves feature a glove construction that is puncture/chemical resistant and micro-textured for supreme grip—its 2-layer makeup signals tears before skin contact. The Workshop Wipes feature tough scrubbing beads on one side to cut through grease,…

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A Comprehensive Hand Protection Program with SHOWA

September 19, 2024

Gil LeVerne, Director of Marketing for SHOWA discusses the tremendous cost savings and five-phase hand safety plan that comes with Sentinel by SHOWA gloves. Learn about the customized glove board and the data measurement phase that helps companies customize hand protection with Sentinel by SHOWA. For more information, go to www.showagroup.com.

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The Evolution of Hand Protection: Advancements, Challenges and Future Directions

August 27, 2024

Hand protection has been transformed, offering better safety plus more comfort, productivity and durability. By: Ben Julian, Contributor Hand protection has seen significant advancements in the past five years, driven by the need to reduce hand injuries and enhance worker safety across various industries. With evolving technologies and materials, the landscape of hand protection has…

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Traffi Promotes Glove Variety

August 27, 2024

Traffi’s innovative products offer best-in-class grip, cut protection, dexterity, and/or breathability – the range’s breadth is due to specific gloves being designed for a variety of applications based on the needs and requests of end users. Traffi have also pioneered a 3-tier colour coding system, making it simple to identify the cut protection offered by…

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Color-Coded Safety Gloves

August 16, 2024

To reduce workplace accidents, it is vital to ensure that everyone is wearing the right PPE. The innovative color-coded TraffiSystem was developed by Traffi as a simple and common-sense approach to raising safety awareness. Traffi’s innovative products offer best-in-class grip, cut protection, dexterity, and/or breathability – the range’s breadth is due to specific gloves being…

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Which Glove Type Do You Need: Cut or Abrasion Resistant?

May 28, 2024

How to choose the appropriate type of hand protection. By: Maureen Paraventi Hands are complex structures. They are strong and supple, flexible and capable of considerable functionality, but they also vulnerable to injury. The same collection of bones and muscles, joints and tendons that allow us to grip and lift heavy objects and perform precise movements…

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PIP Unveils New Cut-Resistant Gloves

May 24, 2024

Protective Industrial Products, Inc. (“PIP®”), a global leader in personal protective equipment (PPE), including hand and arm protection, above-the-neck protection, workwear and footwear, is thrilled to announce the launch of the new ATG® MaxiCut® Ultra™ Gloves, setting a new standard in cut-resistant hand protection. Combining trusted comfort and performance with industry-leading, patented ATG technologies, these…

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Magid Introduces Sustainable Work Glove

April 1, 2024

Magid is switching away from the traditional process of manufacturing micro-foam nitrile coated gloves, which wastes an enormous amount of drinkable water. The GP102 general purpose work glove’s foam nitrile palm coating uses no drinking water at all. Magid is putting this new coating onto a glove shell that’s made with 90 percent recycled GRS-certified yarn…

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The Importance of Glove Coatings

January 30, 2024

Discover the pivotal role of glove coatings in worker hand protection across industries, environments and job requirements. By: Rick Pedley, Contributor Gloves are essential for protecting workers from a myriad of hazards, ranging from sharp objects and toxic substances to extreme temperatures and abrasive materials. However, different work environments require different levels of protection and…

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