Work Gloves - Outstanding Article
Today, in everyday life and in various jobs, people actively use a variety of gloves. Previously, gloves were not widespread and were used only in everyday life, and mittens were used in production processes. With the advent of glove machines and the automation of the glove manufacturing process, work gloves began to actively replace gloves. There is a division into household gloves that are mainly used to protect hands from the cold and work gloves.
If we look at the section of work gloves on the example of a catalog, it will become clear that there are hundreds of work gloves, the purpose of which is to protect human hands from various types of influences.
In the catalog of the aforementioned company, for the convenience of searching, all work gloves are divided into nine categories:
-working gloves for general protection;
According to company managers, this category is most in demand among customers. The main reason is that in this category there are the most unified gloves that are used in most of all kinds of work. Also, such serious labor protection requirements as oil and gasoline resistant or chemically resistant and protection against cuts are not presented to the group of gloves of workers for general protection. Most work gloves in this category consist of knitted gloves. The advantage of knitwear is that the work knit gloves are well extensible on the arm and this in turn adds comfort compared to fabric. Although in this group there are fabric gloves. Knitwear, in turn, can have a different composition: cotton, cotton-polyester, polyester. The cheapest gloves are made of their cotton in China.
Why in Ukraine do not produce cheap cotton gloves?
There are several reasons: the first reason is that the production of gloves is 80% automated and only raw materials affect the price of the finished product.
the second reason is that Ukraine imports raw materials, since our country does not grow cotton, but China grows.
What are the benefits of cotton gloves:
- moisture is well absorbed.
- good air exchange, allows you to work at higher temperatures than synthetic.
- withstand temperatures up to +130 C.
- cotton gloves are easily dyed in production.
- Cotton work gloves are anti static.
- Cotton gloves do not cause allergies.
- at high temperatures they do not melt.
- dry quickly.
What are the disadvantages of cotton gloves:
- low wear resistance.
- poor tolerance of ultraviolet.
- unstable price.
The managers of the company identified two types as the most bought cotton work gloves: gloves, working headlights and gloves, working orange.
Characteristics of the working gloves of the HEADLIGHTS: circular knitted gloves, of the seventh class of knitting, knitted from two threads, composition - 100 cotton. The color of the gloves is milky (unbleached). Pack weight (dozen) six hundred grams. On the fingers and palm is applied PVC (polyvinyl chloride dot) in blue in a checkerboard pattern, in the center of the palm is the word “FAR”. These work gloves are delivered from China to Ukraine in pressed polypropylene bags in an amount of six hundred pairs per bag. The weight of the bag is thirty kilograms. The price of these gloves varies depending on the exchange rate of the hryvnia to the dollar.
What are the benefits of polyester (synthetic work gloves):
- synthetics have a slight creasing;
- very good resistance to light and atmospheric manifestations;
- significant strength;
- resistant to abrasion;
- resistant to organic solvents.
What are the disadvantages of synthetics (working polyester gloves):
- synthetic fiber is very difficult to stain;
- Synthetic work gloves accumulate static voltage and, accordingly, are highly electrified;
- if not eliminated by a chemical process then very tough.
The management consultants of the company consider the combination of synthetics and cotton gloves to be the best working gloves. These gloves are called mixed gloves. To the question: why do you recommend mixed gloves to your customers? The answer was based on a number of criteria:
- in a blended work glove, the cotton thread is pulled out, which gives better comfort to the hand than in a fully synthetic glove;
- in a mixed work glove, the synthetic thread is brought out, which gives better wear resistance compared to cotton gloves;
- the price of these work gloves is average compared to competitors, and the service life is much longer when compared by the criterion: price / wear period.
- gloves working oil and gasoline resistant;
With various types of work and construction, MBS work gloves cannot be dispensed with. The most common MBS gloves are red (PVC) gloves.
What is PVC?
Polyvinyl Chloride (abbr. PVC)
By chemical definition, polyvinyl chloride is a compound of hydrogen carbon and chlorine. The composition of chlorine includes ethylene and bound chlorine. Already during the extrusion of the profile, various stabilizers and dyes begin to add to its composition, it all depends on what the product should be like at the exit.
Different types of additives can affect the final characteristics of the product. For example, indicators such as strength or color, as well as additives can affect the resistance of PVC to ultraviolet rays and how they tolerate various temperature anomalies.
PVC (polyvinyl chloride) has found its application in many different areas of our lives, this material is universal. Products made from this material have high wear resistance and technology excellence. Also, products from PVC profiles do not react with chemicals. These properties and helped polyvinyl chloride to gain popularity.
When constructing buildings and structures, PVC profiles are very widely used, because here it is simply irreplaceable. Polyvinyl chloride is used in the assembly and installation of a variety of panels and “plastic lining”. A variety of decor items are made from PVC. All this makes it possible to make the interior decoration of the room much faster and more beautiful, and most importantly, without spending large sums of money.
Mostly plastic panels and “plastic lining” are used as finishing material in shopping malls or in storerooms. Homes most often finish with these materials bathrooms and non-residential premises.
PVC products do not allow moisture to pass, and care for the products is negligible, you can simply wipe them with a rag. These products do not lose their color, even if they are washed with detergents. The advantages of PVC are considered to be the ease and simplicity of designs. Also, this material does not have the ability to fade and will last you a long time. The choice of color depends on the personal opinion of the customer, as the color scheme is very diverse. At the request of the customer, colors can be combined. This allows you to resort to unexpected design solutions for interior decoration.
- gloves for protection against cuts;
This group is dominated by leather and split gloves, but there are durable glass gloves from vulcanized latex.
What is split leather and leather?
In the manufacture of leather at processing plants, it is disintegrated on special leather equipment. In the process of splitting, three layers appear.
Of the three layers, the upper one is called natural facial skin.
A split is obtained from the second or third layer. And accordingly, the second layer of the name is the middle split, and the third layer of the skin is called the bakhtormy split.
Let's find out about the similarities and differences between the properties of genuine leather and medium split leather, it will be offered to you as an economy version of the skin.
First you need to know that genuine leather has a "natural face", it does not have artificial coating, only painting. Such skin “breathes”, that is, it passes air, absorbs and gives off moisture. Painted and varnished genuine leather may not allow air to pass through at all. And this is very important: for all types of finishes, genuine leather of the upper layer “A” always remains genuine leather. Its elasticity, resilience, strength and durability rightly put this wonderful product in the first place. It is in the upper layer of the dermis that the "power" collagen fibers are concentrated, giving the skin elasticity and return.
Work gloves made of medium split leather on both sides look like suede, but it's not suede. The split is friable, heavy, and since the power fibers remained in the upper natural layer of the skin, the split does not stretch well, and if it is stretched, it does not restore shape. All over the world they make cheap ammunition from it, which, incidentally, is not cheap with us. Type the phrase “leather from split leather” on the Internet, and you will see a lot of suggestions for the correct use of split leather: split work gloves, gaiters for the welder, suit for the welder, lining for shoes, for shoe elements. Like genuine leather, unprocessed split leather lets air in, absorbs and gives off water vapor. It is in this unprocessed form that it is used for the manufacture of shoe lining and work clothes.
- gloves for protection against low temperatures.
This category is indispensable for all kinds of work in the winter, as well as in refrigerators. The most popular gloves in this category are the cheapest gloves for the price in this category. These are double black cotton gloves without PVC coating. In these gloves, the composition of the fibers is important; for quality winter gloves, it should be 100% cotton. Although many manufacturers allow up to 50 percent of synthetics, violating these indicators of heat resistance.
The rest of the work gloves designed to protect against low temperatures are split leather or leather work gloves insulated with artificial fur.
- gloves for special purposes. Such workers are added to this category who do not have a common broad specificity of premium and are used in narrow areas of work. The leader in this group are sewn white work gloves. The purpose of these gloves is surprisingly varied: for the military for the parade, for waiters, for jewelers, etc. These gloves consist of a thin knitted fabric. Thanks to knitwear, they are easily stretched and fit different sizes of hands. Due to the cotton composition, these gloves gained an advantage - good ventilation of the hands and a disadvantage - they stretch after washing. Also in this category are thin synthetic white work gloves. Branches of application: packaging, cleaning, work with confectionery products, work with meat products and food. Among the advantages that these work gloves provide, I would like to note a very high wear resistance, the possibility of reusable washing and bleaching, good elasticity (extensibility), and good ventilation for synthetic gloves.
- mittens workers.
This category includes work gloves of various types. The most sold and popular are the combined gloves with a brezetovym handheld. According to company managers, mittens are an endangered form of personal protective equipment. With the advent of the automation of glove production, gloves have been actively replaced by work gloves. Although the fabrics from which work gloves are made have been developed and improved for more than one year, but they also have a number of negative factors that affect their sales.
What are the main differences between working gloves and gloves:
Gloves are made on machines and only a rubber band on a cuff is sewn by a person. In mittens, the cutting and stitching process is not automated.
Mittens are made from various fabrics. The main ones are: tarpaulin diagonal, two-thread, jeans. All fabrics in their technological process do not stretch like knitted gloves. Thanks to the knitted method, all gloves fit the hand well and are more comfortable. Mittens workers can be either one or two or three-fingered, and five-fingered gloves, which in turn gives greater freedom of action. Despite the fact that the gloves have been almost completely replaced by working gloves in recent years, there are industries where it is not possible to replace them.