POWER SAW PROTECTION FABRICS
TEXTILE EXCELLENCE
CUTTING EDGE CHAINSAW PROTECTION FOR INJURY CUTTING EDGE PREVENTION
PROTECTION AGAINST BREAK-IN ATTEMPTS
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.
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WATER VAPOUR RESISTANCE
LAYER TECHNOLOGY
HIGH BREATHABILLITY
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.