SHIELD-TES® Antistatic Knitted Fabrics is perfect for Protective Garments used in hazardous environment with potential risk of explosion, for instance, in oil extraction and refinery, in storing, transport and retail distribution of fuel, in hospitals, in electronic components manufacturing for the protection of products against electrostatic currents, in industries of explosive substances.

The first range of Protective Knitted Fabrics projected by Argar Technology has many utilization purposes, in its full variety of Jersey, Piquet and Sweat items manufactured with Double Knitting Technology.

Traditional Single Knitted Fabrics are composed by Cotton and Conductive Fibers, Polyester Cotton and Conductive Fibers, Polyester and Conductive Fibers.

Fabrics manufactured with Double Knitting technology have external face in Polyester 100% and the internal face in Cotton 100% or Cotton and Conductive Fibers.

In this peculiar interlacing the extraordinary features of durability and endurance of a Polyester fabric are joined to Comfort that only a cotton fabric is able to supply in touch with skin.

They are projected to satisfy the needs of durability in hard wearing and washing conditions which are prohibitive for a garment in pure Cotton, without compromising the comfort of the garment itself, showing a top level performance when garments are washed and processed by Commercial Laundries.

The utilization of this fabrics has an essential aesthetic advantage too, given by the high color fastness of Polyester dyeing process applied on the external visible face of the fabrics.

For instance, the colors of Fuel Pumps Operators’ uniforms maintain their original colors for long time.
The Antistatic function is guaranteed by intrinsic properties of fabrics, assuring, in this way, the best performance and durability.

The features of ShieldTes® Antistatic single and double Knitted Fabrics fully comply with the specifications of EN 1149 and Oeko-Tex ® Standard 100 Class II Certifications rules.
Argar Technology guarantees that ShieldTes® Knitted Fabrics and Accessories are manufactured and finished in Italy.