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The saying goes that “you can’t teach and old dog new tricks”, but the team at Shigematsu (STS) have proven that this does not apply to them as they celebrate their 104th birthday in 2021

Shigematsu (STS) is Japan’s leading respiratory manufacturer. They started manufacturing in 1917 and have been going strong for over 100 years.

Along the way they have learnt many lessons and have been particularly good at developing innovative solutions to common problems.

Recently they launched their new and improved full-face respirator, the FS01 that was designed to address three common issues.

Firstly, the issue of clarity of vision: Traditional fullface respirators often have problems with visors that fog up (on the inside) or get scratched (on the outside). To address this Shigematsu (STS) developed a visor for the FS01 that has and anti-fog inner coating and an anti-scratch outer coating for clear vision, no matter the environment.

Secondly, the issue of a lack of vision below the horizontal: Traditional respirators offer good vision when looking straight ahead but when trying to look down, to walk up stairs or work with tools and machinery, the wearer finds their vision blocked and must bend their neck excessively to see. This has been addressed on the new FS01 by extending the visor to the bottom of the mask giving one of the widest fields of vision on the market.

Thirdly, the issue of communication amongst wearers has also been addressed: Traditional fullface respirators cause the wearers voice to be muffled, making it difficult to communicate instructions. This can result in wearers removing their mask to speak in what is often a toxic environment.

Shigematsu (STS) got around this with the development of a speech diaphragm that allows the wearer to communicate easily while still ensuring toxic fumes or particulates cannot enter the mask.

The saying goes that “you can’t teach and old dog new tricks”, but the team at Shigematsu (STS) have proven that this does not apply to them, even though they will celebrate their 104th birthday in 2021.

If you want to see some of these new tricks, then call or email us to book a demonstration.

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