Armor Guys, Bringing Protection to New Heights

Armor Guys has long been an industry leader in the design, development and manufacturing of high-performance hand and arm protection. Our parent company began operations in 1993 and over the last 30 years has developed some of the most technologically advanced gloves and sleeves for general purpose, cut resistant, and chemical resistant applications. Operating in factories that are ISO 9001:2000 certified for quality management, ISO 14000 certified for environmental management and deriving 85% of our energy from solar power, Armor Guys plays an important role as an environmentally responsible glove manufacturer. Being vertically integrated; we source the raw materials, upwind our proprietary yarns, knit the liners, apply the coating, wash the gloves prior to packaging and do a final inspection to ensure quality of the products. Because of this, Armor Guys is able to provide products that meet and exceed the most stringent quality standards, while doing so at the most competitive prices in the market.

In 2017, Armor Guys launched the 1st range of graphene gloves and sleeves. Kyorene®, as this range of products is known, is offered in general purpose and cut resistant gloves and sleeves ranging from ANSI A1 to ANSI A6 cut resistance. Kyorene® is available in a variety of coating options giving the user an array of glove choices that best suits their needs. Following the successful launch of Kyorene®, Kyorene® Pro was launched in 2019. Building on the successful attributes that made Kyorene® successful – anti-bacterial, thermal regulating, odor neutralizing and UV resistance, Kyorene® Pro is free of stainless steel and fiberglass, resulting in gloves that are more comfortable, thinner, lighter weight and more dexterous. Kyorene® Pro is offered in a variety of coating options and is available in ANSI A3 to ANSI A9 cut resistance.

So what is graphene? Graphene is an allotrope of carbon which is a two-dimensional structure in a honeycomb lattice construction that is one-atom thick. When one million layers of graphene are stacked on top of each other they form graphite, a mineral consisting of carbon which is the most abundant material on earth.

What are its properties? Graphene is 1 million times thinner than a piece of paper, 200 times stronger than steel, harder than diamond, flexible, transparent & conductive and inherently bacteriostatic, thermal regulating and odor neutralizing.

How do we use graphene in our gloves? We take raw graphite and separate it down to the appropriate layers to which it becomes graphene. Next, we liquefy the graphene turning it into Graphene Oxide (GO). From there, we covalently bond the Graphene Oxide (GO) to host yarns. As a result of the covalent bonding, the graphene cannot flake, shed, or come off the host yarn. By bonding the graphene to the yarn that makes our gloves, our gloves take on the incredible properties that graphene possesses.

What does it mean to be a Verified Graphene Producer®? The Graphene Council administers the Verified Graphene Producer® program; the only credential that includes independent 3rd party inspections of graphene production facilities, verification of production methods, and volumes and quality control processes. On 10/10/2022 QS Safety (and its subsidiary Armor Guys) became 1 of only 6 companies in the world, and the only glove company, to earn the coveted Verified Graphene Producer® certification. This verification assures our partners and customers that we deliver authentic, high-quality graphene-based products.

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