PPSS fabrics with highest cut resistance

One particular group of men and women at risk are the ones who protect and serve our countries, and this includes especially all homeland security professionals, such as law enforcement and correctional officers.

For many years leather was accepted as a good level of protection against cut related injuries, but a real need for much better protection called for specially engineered fabrics offering the wearer a high level of dexterity.

The objective of UK based PPSS Group was not just to create a fabric which protects a person but also to allows him or her to continue to do the work they are doing with a minimum of discomfort and mobility restriction.

“Following extensive research and testing, Cut-Tex PRO, a tested and certified ISO 13997:1999 blade cut resistance level 5 (the highest possible) and ASTM F-1790 blade cut resistance level 4 fabric was introduced to the public about two years ago”, Robert Kaiser, CEO of PPSS Group states.

“With an incredible blade cut resistance of 27.8 Newton, and a truly exceptionally high level of tear and abrasion resistance, Cut-Tex PRO cut and slash resistant fabric became the new benchmark.”

Offering this cut and slash resistant fabric to textile manufacturers, means enabling them to incorporate this high performance material into tactical clothing and uniforms, especially vulnerable areas that really require such level of protection. This would effectively help protect the wearer from potentially horrendous cut injuries.

Robert Kaiser continues by saying: “In my professional opinion all homeland security professionals, dealing regularly with potentially aggressive, hostile and intoxicated members of the public operate in a reasonably high risk environment. The risk of workplace violence related cut and slash injuries is real!”

He strongly believes that especially the following four areas and arteries require such level of added protection from edged weapon:

- Radial Artery: Located in our wrists
- Carotid Artery: Located in your throat
- Axillary Artery: Located under your arm pits
- Femoral Artery: Located in the thigh and groin (inner leg) area

Effective health and safety training and the highlighting of operational risks and threats to the workforce is of great importance.

The matter of fact is though, that injuries will always occur as long as human being exists.

According to Robert Kaiser, the focus or concentration of any professional can be compromised by a number of variables e.g. personal circumstances, such amount of sleep, health and even how much an individual enjoys their job role.

Cut-Tex PRO can act as a safety net when the concentration of such professional is compromised, or when he is faced by a hostile member of the public.

Cut-Tex PRO is now being manufactured under strict ISO 9001:2008 at a strictly confidential manufacturing facility in the heart of England.

PPSS Group is a UK based company, specialised in the design, development and manufacturing of high performance body armour. PPSS Group is also the company behind Cut-Tex PRO, a ground-breaking and one of the world's strongest cut, tear, abrasion and bite resistant fabrics, now being used to manufacture protective clothing for police, military, emergency services, prisons, mental health care and private security firms all over the world.

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