A UK manufacturer of bespoke knife, bite and slash resistant garments, has developed a cut-resistant fabric, no thicker than that of a normal T-Shirt.
Cut-Tex Pro is a combination of polyethylene fibres with several other “technical fibres” – weaved by high-density knitting machines. It has been developed by body armour manufacturers PPSS. The Ripon, North Yorkshire company says its Cut-Tex Pro has passed the British Standard 388 6.2 Level 5 – the highest level possible for textiles. PPSS managing director Robert Kaiser said: “The potential applications for our world-beating knife, slash and bite resistant material is endless. Already there has been a huge amount of interest in Cut-Tex Pro locally, nationally and internationally. PPSS specialises in developing unique, bespoke garments for local government, law enforcement, emergency services, prison service, hospital staff, schools and private security companies around the world. With Cut-Tex Pro, we now have a material that is incredibly lightweight and breathable, and we have been able to develop the following items of protective clothing, all using this new material: sweatshirts, sleeves, boiler suits for secure mental health hospitals; and work trousers for refuse collectors. Level 5 is the highest level you can go for testing knife, bite and slash-proof material. Cut-Tex Pro passed with flying colours. We believe it is only a matter of time before our Cut-Tex Pro clothing saves a life. ‘Prevention is better than cure’ and ‘better safe than sorry’ are two sayings which make more sense within personal safety than anywhere else. Issuing knife, slash and bite resistant clothing can mean preventing potentially fatal injuries.”
A video showing the full potential of Cut-Tex Pro can be found on the PPSS website at http://www.ppss-group.com/cut_tex_pro_video_demonstration.html
