Cut and Heat Resistant Fabric
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Applications • Industrial Health & Safety

Sheet Metal Fabrication & Processing

Handling sheet and strip metal can be a dangerous activity. As many as a third of all injuries in the engineering industry involve cuts and lacerations caused by sharp metal. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) made from Kozane® fabrics offers superior protection against such hazards while ensuring sheet metal workers remain cool and comfortable throughout the day.

Sheet Metal Worker Clothing

Outstanding sheet metal worker clothing & garments

Kozane® High-Performance Fabrics are based on a unique 3D knitting technology which makes them ideally suited to preventing cuts and lacerations caused by razor-sharp metal while offering comfort and breathability. Our fabrics are proven to offer unparalleled protection in the workplace, even in the harshest of working conditions.

Whether your employees are moving and cutting sheet metal in a factory environment or altering parts on-site, choosing Kozane® for your sheet metal worker clothing could see workplace injuries become a thing of the past.

Offering outstanding cut, tear and puncture protection according to the EN388:2016 standard, personal protective equipment made from Kozane® Extreme can effectively prevent serious cuts and lacerations:

  • EN388:2016 Abrasion – Level 3
  • EN388:2016 Tear – Level 4
  • EN388:2016  Puncture – Level 4
  • EN388:2016 Cut (EN ISO 13997:1999) – Level F
  • ANSI ASTM F2992-15 – Cut A8 (Cut Score: 5,215 grams)
Sheet metal processing

Kozane® Supreme for the highest cut resistance

We know that no two companies are the same and that hazards vary from role to role. That’s why we offer a range of products so that you can choose the exact level of cut resistance you require. For those performing the most dangerous of tasks, we developed the only knitted fabric in the world to reach the highest possible cut resistance level according to the American standard ANSI ASTM F2992-15, an unprecedented ANSI A9, previously only achieved by chain mail – Kozane® Supreme.

  • EN388:2016 Abrasion – Level 4
  • EN388:2016  Tear – Level 4
  • EN388:2016  Puncture – Level 4
  • EN388:2016 Cut (EN ISO 13997:1999) – Level F
  • ANSI ASTM F2992-15 – Cut A9 (Cut Score: 7,005 grams)

Also offering the highest levels of puncture, abrasion and tear resistance, Kozane® Supreme can be used to manufacture:

  • upper arm and shoulder protection
  • gloves
  • gauntlets and cuffs
  • aprons
  • overalls
  • chaps
  • trousers

What’s more, Kozane® Supreme‘s flexibility and breathability make it extremely comfortable to wear – vital for repetitive, manual tasks.

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