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News Release from: Best Manufacturing | Subject: N-DEX Free disposable nitrile glove
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 10 April 2002
Disposable nitrile glove is accelerator
free
A leading manufacturer of hand protection for industrial and medical markets, has introduced what is believed to be the world's first accelerator-free disposable nitrile glove.
Best Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of hand protection for industrial and medical markets, has introduced the N-DEX Free, the world's first accelerator free disposable nitrile glove N-DEX Free debuted at the Pittcon Convention held this month in New Orleans
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 18 May 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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They are also linked to persistent workplace maladies such as Type IV dermatitis, a debilitating skin condition that includes chronic rash, bleeding eczema and disfiguring eruptions.
"There are three classes of accelerators: thiurams, carbamates, and mercaptobenzothiazole, and until now they were crucial in the formulation of a non-latex glove," stated George Mack, General Manager of Best Manufacturing.
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"We have patented a new formulation that results in a low modulus nitrile glove, with performance characteristics identical to the original N-DEX glove, but accomplished without the use of accelerators.
"Contact dermatitis is a major problem in workers in many diverse industries.
Skin diseases are the third highest reported cause of occupational disease," stated Don Groce, technical specialist with Best Manufacturing.
"Occupational contact dermatitis is most often seen in occupations such as cleaning and health care, the construction and metal industries and among hairdressers and other service people.
Unfortunately, for many sensitized individuals who wear disposable gloves daily, Type IV reactions can be a career death sentence." "The new N-DEX Free glove is the most non-allergenic glove on the market," Mack continued.
"And the high-visibility green is wonderful for emergency medical personnel where increased visibility and color-coded operations are critical." The N-DEX Free disposable nitrile glove provides laboratory, pharmaceutical and industrial workers an accelerator-free and latex-free option with greater grip, comfort and dexterity.
After four years of research and development, the N-DEX Free glove has passed the ASTM Standard D6319, which is the standard for measuring the physical properties of nitrile gloves.
Although the N-DEX Free glove is a premium glove, it's priced the same as the original N-DEX glove, and is available by contacting Best customer service by phone at (800) 241-0323 or through an authorized distributor of Best Gloves.
Best Manufacturing is a privately held company and one of the world's leading manufacturers of hand protection for industrial and medical markets.
Best sells exclusively through its worldwide distributor network to end users in every industrial and medical category.
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