Updated Products PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 55 | 2oTrimestre08 HexArmor, an armour against cuts, lacerations and punctures HexArmor products use SuperFabric® Tech- nology, consisting of hi-performance fabrics reinforced with a shield or armor of tiny plates, adhered to the fabric. This results in unaparalled protection against sharp objects like knives, blades or glass. The architecture of this barrier also offers supe- rior protection against punctures (needle- sticks, in the health-care sector, for instance). Because the gap between the guard plates is so small, and there are vari- ous layers. So as a sharp hazard enters the fabric, it is arrested by one or more layers of fabric as it strikes the guard plates. The highest level of protection is achieved with the three-layer SuperFabric® technology. HexArmor manufactures its range of PPE with SuperFabric® technology. These are conventional fabrics, modified to offer advanced protection against cut, abrasion and puncture while remaining flexible and resistant to flames, but with great dexterity and grip properties. Items are 100% wash- able and will never lose their protective properties, while remaining always flexible. The profitable protection of an armor HexArmor represents a revolution in PPE, with the introduction of Personal Protec- tive Armor® technology, which works as an extremely light armor. Developed by Higher Dimensional Medical (HDM) Inc., and highly resistant to cuts, punctures and abrasion, SuperFabric offers innovative technology, with multi- ple applications in the military and aero- space industry sectors. The super-qualities of this fabric include higher resistance against cut than most of the products cur- rently available (significantly superior to Kevlar®), and higher resistance against punctures and abrasion as well, when compared to other products. Additionally, SuperFabric is 100% wash- able and it will always remain highly pro- tective and flexible. The company states that by using their PPE, “the level of safety is higher while global costs are reduced, for many of our products are even ten times more durable than those by our competitors”. Uncountable applications HexArmor protection is suitable for many industry sectors: recycling, waste manage- ment, food processing, food service, glass and window manufacturing, hospital waste, hotels and hospitality, lab animals and veterinarian, law enforcement, lum- ber and forestry, manufacturing, metal fabrication, oil and gas, paper and corru- gated, petrochemical plastic, wiring, steel, waste water management, recycling, wire and cables. -Recycling Each year, and all around the world, mil- lions of syringe users will administer injec- tions (billions of them) outside traditional health care facilities. Imagine the amount of needles and syringes that are intro- duced to the normal waste collection process. Workers in recycling companies are threatened daily by exposure to improperly disposed needles. HexArmor has worked with customers to develop cus- tom arm protection and hand protection to help prevent and reduce this deadly risk. The design objective was to provide both cut protection, (against glass, metal scraps, and other materials), and puncture pro- tection (against needles and metal and glass shards). Through testing and evalua- tions, HexArmor was able to engineer products to meet the comfort, dexterity, and risk profile demands of each opera- tion while taking careful consideration for the customer’s economic concerns. PARA MÁS INFORMACIÓN, CONTACTE CON: comercial@prensa-tecnica.com