More wear, less tear
February 1st 2009 At cement and aggregate producer
Holcim's AG Lägerdorf site in
Germany, employees working in
cement production have switched
from wearing disposable garments
made of SMS material to wearing
limited use type 5/6 chemical
protective garments made of
DuPont Tyvek Classic.
The kiln technology adopted in
modern cement plants increasingly
supports the use of substitute fuels
such as tyre chips and plastic waste.
Fuels are fed into the rotary kilns
as finely dispersed powders, flakes
and/or fluff. These substances are
highly prone to creating dust.
Protective garments are required
to protect employees carrying out
daily inspection and maintenance
work.
The Dupont Tyvek Classic
garments were chosen because these
employees were dissatisfied at the
frequent low tear resistance of their
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