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News Release from: Mapa Spontex UK | Subject: TopChem 345 gloves
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 19 March 2007
Glove resists 12 types of chemicals
Made of a water soluble polymer, a glove is claimed to be the only one available that is capable of resisting 12 chemicals in the EN-374-3 annex and the three gases listed in the EN 943-2.
Mapa Spontex UK is launching TopChem 345 - the only glove on the market that provides chemical resistance to the 12 chemicals in the EN-374-3 annex and the three gases listed in the EN 943-2 standards What makes TopChem 345 truly unique is that, unlike any other glove, it is made of a water soluble polymer, which means it is not degraded through contact with aqueous solutions
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 20 Apr 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Mapa is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of industrial and critical environment gloves with a fifty-year history of innovation in quality hand protection, and its TopChem 345 glove is its latest technologically advanced safety glove.
TopChem 345 is a liquidproof glove made of black PVA (polyvinylalcohol) over neoprene (polychloroprene) rubber with an internal cotton liner and natural latex rubber layer between the liner and the neoprene layer.
Its specific advantages are superior chemical resistance against most of the solvents such as petroleum, aromatic and chlorinated solvents, ketones, esters, ethers and mixtures of solvents.
TopChem 345's high-quality cotton lining together with curved fingers, contoured palm and smooth external surface also provide good dexterity and excellent comfort for long duration jobs, while the gloves also benefit from a high mechanical resistance and longer working life thanks to the textile liner.
The gloves' unique qualities make it ideal for handling and transporting chemicals as well as dealing with hazardous chemical emergencies and site decontamination.
Other main fields of use include the printing industry, metal degreasing and stripping, manufacturing paints and varnishes, metal surface preparation (solvents), and resin and adhesive manufacturing.
As well as offering protection against chemicals, TopChem 345 also guards against micro-organisms, mechanical risks and heat.
"The TopChem 345 gloves were developed by our technical experts in direct response to a demand from the chemical industry for a glove that would give all round protection", explained sales director, Chris Gordon.
"It reduces complications and improves safety, as workers do not have to stop to think which glove to wear to handle which chemical. Request a free brochure from Mapa Spontex UK ...
They know that with TopChem 345 they are always in safe hands.".
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