CHAINSAW PROTECTION FABRICS
TEXTILE EXCELLENCE
CUTTING EDGE CHAINSAW PROTECTION FOR INJURY PREVENTION We’ve been working with chainsaw protection fabrics here at Engtex since the 1970s. Today we are the world’s leading developer in the field. All of this knowledge and experience is brought together in Avertic – a series of warpknitted chainsaw protection fabrics with variants specially developed to meet EN381 and ASTM 1897 standards. Avertic is a high-performance chainsaw protection fabric that stops chainsaws quickly and effectively. Years of research, tough testing and constant efforts to make fresh technical advances are the secret behind the material. The idea underlying Avertic PPE chainsaw protection fabrics is the use of materials that do not affect garment comfort but which provide rapid, reliable protection in the event of an accident. They allow moisture transport are light to wear and enjoy breathabillity. The fabrics are also voluminous, which helps put distance between the outside layer and the body – an extra margin of safety since the material has very limited time in which to stop a chainsaw. All of the materials in the Avertic series are based on the same principal. If a chainsaw contacts the trousers the outer layer is immediately cut through but a safety layer of high-performance filament yarn inside the garment is drawn out, wraps around the drive sprocket locking it solid and stopping the chain. This all takes place within a few milliseconds – before any injury can occur.
LIGHT WEIGHT
WATER VAPOUR RESISTANCE
LAYER TECHNOLOGY
HIGH BREATHABILLITY
Our combination of materials knowhow, experience and research allow us to offer a broad range of chainsaw protection fabrics with different characteristics. It’s not a matter of what we are able to produce, but what you want us to produce. Why not put us to the test?
TEXTILE EXCELLENCE
Engtex AB Falköpingsvägen 36 Box 83, SE-565 22 Mullsjö, SWEDEN Tel: +46 392 377 70 Fax: +46 392 377 95 info@engtex.se www.engtex.se
Engtex was founded in 1939 and is now one of the world’s leading manufacturers of technical textiles – a position we achieved through constant focus on research and development and unabashed quality consciousness. We provide solutions in many different fields from personal safety equipment to military applications and synthetic roofing membranes. Engtex is certified according to ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.