| Kevlar Gloves are a must today. In fact, | | | | the y provide a high level of dexterity and |
| gloves as everybody knows and understands are | | | | sensitivity at the same time. |
| pieces of garments which help protect the | | | | |
| hands and keep them warm during the cold | | | | People working in construction industry need |
| winter months. Gloves are being used for a | | | | to have their hands well protected against |
| number of purposes like in factories and | | | | abrasive surfaces, splinters from wood and |
| manufacturing plants where people have to | | | | metal and from other injuries. All these |
| deal with dangerous components or heavy | | | | people need gloves which are not only |
| machinery. | | | | ergonomically designed but also which provide |
| | | | support for the different parts of the hands |
| Gloves have become such an integral part of | | | | like the wrist and fingers and also should be |
| life that they are being used right from | | | | able to give a cushioning effect to the |
| doing household chores like dish washing, | | | | hands. |
| cleaning, gardening, in hospitals by surgeons | | | | |
| and doctors and healthcare professional, by | | | | To make these types of gloves advances in |
| policemen and by criminals, workers in | | | | technology in making high fiber and yarns |
| factories, in laboratories, in different | | | | have made it possible to produce gloves which |
| types of sports like football, baseball, | | | | address the needs of these hazardous |
| billiards, while snowboarding, ice skating, | | | | professions. |
| skiing, riding motorcycles, driving cars and | | | | |
| least of all to keep the hands warm during | | | | Kevlar is a high performance Para aramid |
| the cold winter months. | | | | synthetic fiber which was originally |
| | | | developed by DuPont in 1965 by Stephanie |
| In the earlier years people working in | | | | Kwolek and Herbert Blades and it began to be |
| factories and manufacturing companies used to | | | | commercially used by the early 70's. |
| wear gloves which were heavy and thick so as | | | | |
| to protect their hands from cuts and | | | | This para-aramid fabric is a very exceptional |
| abrasions which could occur while they are | | | | fiber which provides strength to the Kevlar |
| handling hazardous materials or even heavy | | | | gloves and help to protect the hands even in |
| tools and machinery. | | | | extreme temperature. These Kevlar gloves |
| | | | offer maximum dexterity of the fingers and |
| The gloves that these workers wear should be | | | | comfort and are highly resistant to cuts and |
| ideal for material handling, protect them | | | | abrasions and heat. |
| against cuts, punctures and abrasions while | | | | |