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Personal protective equipment (PPE), devices
News Release from: DSM Dyneema | Subject: Dyneema branding programme
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 02 January 2006
Dyneema brand to be applied to
industrial gloves
DSM Dyneema is announcing a new branding programme to help ensure the quality of industrial gloves made with Dyneema, which the company describes as the world's strongest fibre.
DSM Dyneema is announcing a new branding programme to help ensure the quality of industrial gloves made with Dyneema, which the company describes as the world's strongest fibre The programme recruits top glove makers known for their consistently high-quality production, then independently tests the abrasion and cut resistance of their Dyneema-based gloves
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 16 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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A label tells end-users that the gloves on their hands conform to the programme's standards.
The programme is expected to be in place by the end of 2005.
"We set the stage for high quality through our initial, strict selectiveness about which glove manufacturers we ask to join," says Marcel Willems, business manager, cut resistance for DSM.
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"Our ongoing cut and abrasion testing will support our objective to make quality visible and let end users know that gloves with the Dyneema label will meet their expectations".
Karl Hoelscher, general manager and co-owner, Wilhelm Fitzner Arbeitsschutz (Preussisch-Oldendorf, Germany), says: "Customers have been interested in the safety and security benefits of Dyneema fibre for years.
"We are enthusiastic about DSM Dyneema's new programme because it tells customers first, that the gloves actually contain Dyneema fibre, and second, that they have passed an independent quality assurance audit.
"In other words, they can trust the glove's effectiveness in protecting the hand".
The manager of the gloves business unit for one of the world's leading companies in personal protective equipment (PPE) says, "DSM Dyneema's programme is a good idea because it is a natural extension of the rapidly-growing end-user acceptance of Dyneema fibre.
"We look forward to using the programme's marketing materials and working collaboratively with DSM Dyneema.
"Selective access of prime manufacturers helps to focus the effort, and we feel the program will allow us to develop new gloves with new levels of cut resistance".
Ongoing sampling will also include gloves from those not participating in the programme, though the company does not expect to publish results.
In part, such broadened testing will help DSM Dyneema identify future candidates for the program.
In addition, as part of the program, DSM Dyneema is allocating resources dedicated to communicating with both glove makers and end users.
In this way, DSM Dyneema can keep tabs on market trends and work proactively with programme participants to offer Dyneema fibre-based protective gloves for new or changing applications.
* About DSM Dyneema.
DSM Dyneema is the inventor and manufacturer of Dyneema, which the company claims is the world's strongest fibre.
Dyneema is a superstrong polyethylene fibre that offers maximum strength combined with minimum weight.
It is up to 15 times stronger than quality steel and up to 40 per cent stronger than aramid fibres, both on a weight-for-weight basis.
Dyneema floats on water and is extremely durable and resistant to moisture, UV light and chemicals.
The applications are therefore very broad.
Dyneema is an important component in ropes, cables and nets in the fishing, shipping and offshore industries.
Dyneema is also used in safety gloves for the metalworking industry and in fine yarns for applications in sporting goods and the medical sector.
In addition, Dyneema is also used in bullet-resistant armour and clothing for police and military personnel.
Dyneema is produced in Heerlen (The Netherlands) and in Greenville, North Carolina (USA).
DSM Dyneema is also a partner in a joint venture with Toyobo, which produces Dyneema in Osaka (Japan).
* About DSM.
DSM is active worldwide in life science products, performance materials and industrial chemicals.
The group develops, produces and markets innovative products and services that are designed to raise the quality of life.
DSM's products are used in a wide range of end-use markets and applications, including human and animal nutrition and health, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, the automotive industry, coatings, the construction industry and the electrics and electronics market.
The group has annual sales of around EUR8billion ($US10billion) and employs about 23,000 people worldwide.
DSM is a leading world player in many of the markets in which it operates and has plants and facilities on every continent.
The company's head office is in the Netherlands.
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