2oTrimestre16 | PROTECCIÓN LABORAL 87 Updated products Lenard: protective fabrics with the most demanding certifications If there is anything outstanding in the textiles of Lenard, company established in Vic (Barcelona – Spain) it’s the assortment’s amplitude and its protective efficacy. Its catalogue of references includes a great variety of safety proposals: ·Multi-protection fabrics The company has developed a wide range of multi-protection fabrics in yellow and orange Hi-Vis (keeping unaltered its properties after 50 domestic washes as per EN 20471), as well as some samples in red Hi-Vis. Ongoing investigation of Lenard produces lots of regular new developments designed to satisfy the innovative market’s request and the safety at work requirements. ·Fabrics certified as per UNE EN and ASTM Xispal-RS, Valen-T, Orange, Tecvin, Antistatic are the ranges that Lenard has developed to address the requirements of sector as oil & gas, foundries, electricity, chemical industry, among many others, and that are certified according the highest UNE-EN and ASTM standards, besides offering an incredible comfort. All the ranges are inherent Flame Retardant (FR) and have no special washing instruction, and have an easy maintenance at 75o C. Moreover, all these fabrics have been certified with Öeko-Tex Class I, so that all kind of skin irritations are avoided using them. “We can offer solutions for any kind of risk and have solutions not only for aluminum and steel but we have the best solution for zinc as well. “Even the welding UV-rays that use to discolor the garments will not be a problem with Lenard’s fabrics anymore”, a spokesman of the company states. These quality fabrics had their origin through the close collaboration between Lenard’s R + D, the commercial departments and the permanent contact with end-users. “Those synergies have allowed us the accurate evaluation of all their needs and expectations, and so that to be able to guarantee it, we capture all their demands in our technical fabrics”, the spokesman says. ·440 Siloxane fabric This solution optimizes the durability of personal protection garments (PPE), preserving them in the areas with great exposure to degradation caused by molten metal splashes and sparks. With this new development, Lenard comes to fulfil the requirements of users who ask for protective garments which are versatile and long-life usable (more information at Sicur’s coverage). Safety and quality as attributes Lenard BCN was founded in 1996 by professionals with over 40 years experience in the textile industry with the aim of investigating new technical fields of applications for fibers, fabrics and finishes in accordance with the requirements of the new industrial developments, which demanded greater innovation in textile products. Today, Lenard BCN is one of the leading technical textile producers in the world offering modern and quality solutions for different sectors as oil & gas, foundries, electricity, chemical, etc. with its high performance multi-risk fabrics. The company, whose motto is “we manufacture technical textiles to care about people”, has got a team of specialized technicians in different areas as textile engineers, health & safety specialists, as well as chemists and international sales specialists that cover the whole world. Lenard is backed by a fully equipped laboratory where its technicians test fibres, yarns, the raw and the finished fabrics for each produced lot. They also back on a high technological oven to melt any kind of metal and so that being able to improve their developments in a more effective and faster way. ·Quality Department It relies on a laboratory equipped with all the instruments needed to assess and monitor the main characteristics of the fabrics manufactured. The control includes the whole production process from the evaluation of raw materials, through all the intermediate spinning and weaving processes up to the final finishing. 69