Extra protection at Outlast
US-based Outlast is now offering flame retardant underwear with active temperature regulation for the personal protective equipment (PPE) segment using its PCM technology.
The new underwear is certified according to the European standard EN 15025, which tests for limited flame spread, and reaches an afterglow time of 0 seconds, for surface ignition as well as for edge ignition.
“We are happy that we are now able to offer another smart development for the workwear area“, says Martin Bentz, managing director of Outlast Europe GmbH.
According to the company, the underwear is also extremely comfortable. It claims a climate chamber test was conducted in April, with a short sleeved t-shirt made from 85% FR modacrylic and 15% lyocell testing alongside an Outlast t-shirt made from 70% FR modacrylic and 30% Outlast viscose. It says the test results clearly demonstrated that the Outlast tshirt performed better in terms of temperature regulation and moisture management. In a warm environment simulation, over a test period of 55 minutes, the Outlast t-shirt kept the skin temperature cooler and produced 25% less sweat.
“When the wearer of personal protective clothing is more comfortable, it has a positive effect on their performance,” explains Mr Bentz. “It is good when innovative technologies can be a part of that and when we can further transfer the dynamic climate control effectiveness to the work wear domain.”
Outlast will present this range and other innovations at A+A from November 3-6 in
