The Role of Textured Surfaces in Glove Grip Performance

A properly fitted glove is incredibly important in the workplace. There are many hazards associated with wearing gloves that are not suited for one’s size. It can lead to a loss of dexterity during workplace tasks, which may result in unfortunate workplace injuries. The ASK GIA blog has previously talked about how a properly fit glove should look and feel. A properly fit and size glove should feel comfortably snug around one’s hands and with ample dexterity.

The disposable glove should not feel like it’s restricting movement of the hand. One should be able to move their fingers around and flex their hand without noticeable stretching of the material. The most consistent method is to find the right size for the width of your palm as well as the length of your fingers. A disposable glove that is too large will have noticeable wrinkles around the palm. The fingertips will not reach the ends of the glove tips, leaving a sizable amount of material between the end of the glove to the wearer’s actual finger. There would usually be excess material bunched up at the wrist as well. When a glove is too small, there is usually some restriction of movement, and the glove material will have noticeable stretch. The glove material may even become slightly transparent near the areas of stretch. Another important feature that can help with dexterity, on top of a properly fitted glove, is a textured surface.

Textured surfaces greatly increase the dexterity and precision of the wearer. Usually, a glove will be textured on the outer surface or on the fingertips. This allows for higher precision, especially with tasks that require fine motor skills. Improved tactile sensitivity leads to less errors and accidents in the workplace. Additionally, a textured surface allows for better grip in wet environments, preventing slippage. The raised texture allows for excess liquid to roll off of the glove while the user can maintain their grip easily and provides extra surface area coverage on the contacting surfaces by the gloved hands than of the no textured glove surface. Using textured gloves decreases the amount of fatigue from long hours of manual labor in the workplace, due to extra effort of gripping. The textured surface reduces the need to exhibit excess force when performing workplace tasks.

At SW, our brand has innovative products to help our customers perform with confidence in their workplace. We offer fully textured gloves as well as finger textured gloves.

 

Our Research & Development have helped us create patented TracTek technology. SW’s TracTek Technology features an embossed pyramid geometrical tread pattern on the glove surface palm and fingers that maximizes liquid dispersal and surface friction for superior wet or oily grip performance, with extra surface are on contacting. It’s featured in SW’s PF-95OR glove, which is a part of SW’s PowerForm series of gloves. PF-95OR is textured on the palm and fingers to allow for easy gripping and provides support in circumstances that require more grip force , in different surface conditions dry, wet or oliy.

 

SW’s CoreSafe F22B glove is similarly textured on the palm’s surface but with a fish scale-like pattern, providing better-wet condition grip performance.

 

SW’s NewTrile NU11 glove offers the same strengths but with a diamond-textured grip surface, more surface contact area in oily environments.

In the PowerForm series as well, SW’s PF-95GY, PF-95TL, PF-95BK, PF-95GW and MM-11BK gloves has a fully irregular pattern (Roughen) textured surface, which helps prevent any slippage in wet or oily environments providing the more dexterous required activities .

 

SW also offers disposable gloves with textured fingers. Finger textured gloves are more suited for delicate, high precision environments. Especially when fingers need to expertly pinch and manipulate small tools. Our brand’s TF-95RB glove comes with a top-finger area irregular pattern textured surface.

SW offers a wide selection of gloves so our customers can perform their best with full confidence. All of these gloves can be found on our website with specific details on their product pages. SW understands that different customers have different needs, and we are always thinking of ways to offer more specifications. Customers can trust our products to be the highest quality in hand safety and in prioritizing comfortability.

About SW Sustainability Solutions

At SW, we are committed to leading the glove industry in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices. Our innovative EcoTek® technology exemplifies our dedication to sustainable solutions, while our expertise in sweat management ensures comfort and performance. We also offer specialized chemical compatibility support, assisting customers in selecting gloves tailored to their unique needs. Our mission is to provide products that prioritize safety, health, and environmental responsibility for our customers and the planet.