Cut resistant gloves, your specification
Made to your tech pack, fabric and colours by a factory matched to the order.
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Your main label, care label, hangtag and polybag. Nominated trims accepted.
Cut resistant gloves guard against sheet metal, glass, blades and sharp packaging in car parts plants, metal pressing, glazing, recycling and food preparation. Industrial safety distributors and large sites buy them against a written risk assessment that names a cut level. A cut resistant glove manufacturer in Bangladesh knits a seamless liner, dips it in a coating and then has to prove the level on the glove that will actually be shipped.
No glove unit sits in Garments Hub BD's vetted list yet. For a cut resistant enquiry the desk looks for units holding a current test report for the exact model, or able to commission one, visits the knitting and dipping lines, and replies in 5 working days with a real quote or a straight no.
Kinds of cut resistant glove
HPPE liner with PU palm
A 13 or 18 gauge high performance polyethylene blend liner with a thin polyurethane palm. Lower to middle cut levels with good touch, for handling clean, dry parts in assembly and packing.
Glass or steel blend with nitrile foam
Glass fibre or stainless steel filament twisted into the yarn raises the cut result at a given gauge, and a softer yarn plated inside keeps it off the skin. Foam nitrile grips oily metal in pressing work.
Para-aramid liners
Para-aramid yarn resists heat as well as cut, so it suits glass handling and warm parts. It is weaker on abrasion and yellow by nature, which limits colour coding.
Impact back cut gloves
A cut liner with moulded rubber pads over the back of the hand and fingers, for heavy handling and oil and gas work. The impact mark is a separate test, so it needs its own result.
Cut sleeves and long cuffs
A knitted sleeve, or an extended cuff with a thumb loop, guarding the forearm in glass and sheet work. Usually ordered with matching gloves at the same cut letter.
How to specify a cut resistant glove
- Target cut letter
- Name the EN 388 straight blade letter, A to F, from the site's risk assessment. A higher letter than the job needs costs dexterity and money.
- Yarn blend and gauge
- State the fibre blend and the gauge, typically 13 to 18 for dexterity. A finer gauge at the same letter usually needs a stronger blend.
- Coating and coverage
- Foam nitrile for oily grip, smooth nitrile for liquids, PU for clean dry work, on the palm or three quarter. The coating is part of the tested glove.
- Colour by level
- Many sites colour code by cut letter. HPPE is hard to dye, so colours often come from a covering yarn or the coating; give both per level.
- Laundering
- If gloves are washed and reused, say so and give the wash method. The lab can test after a stated number of washes, since the result can shift.
- Cuff and forearm
- Knit wrist, extended cuff or a separate sleeve. Forearm cuts are a frequent gap in glass and sheet handling, so decide this with the risk assessment.
How a cut resistant glove manufacturer in Bangladesh proves the level
- EN 388, straight blade letter
- A letter from A to F from a straight blade test on the palm of the finished glove. It is the result to rely on when a yarn blunts the rotating blade, as glass and steel blends do.
- EN 388, numbered results
- Abrasion, rotating blade cut, tear and puncture, each on a number scale. An X means that test was not performed; ask why.
- EN ISO 21420
- The general requirements every protective glove must also meet: harmless materials, dexterity, sizing, marking and user information. A cut letter alone does not make the glove saleable.
What moves the price of a cut resistant glove
- The cut letter: each step up needs more, or stronger, high performance yarn per glove.
- Blend: glass or steel filament adds yarn cost but lets a finer gauge reach a higher letter.
- Testing: a full EN 388 report on a new model is paid once and carried by the first order.
- Gauge: an 18 gauge liner knits more slowly than a 13 gauge and costs more per pair.
- Length: extended cuffs and sleeves use far more yarn per unit than a wrist glove.
Lead time for cut resistant gloves
Sampling typically takes 10 to 18 days when the unit already knits the yarn blend; a new blend needs yarn first and adds days. If the model needs a fresh test report, the accredited lab runs it on the approved sample before any glove is marked, which adds time ahead of bulk. Bulk knitting, dipping and packing usually take 40 to 65 days after sign off. The quote sets out both, with the test plan.
What we check on cut resistant gloves before shipment
- Report matches the cartonThe report's model, liner, coating and cut letter are compared with gloves taken from the cartons, not with a reference sample.
- Coating edge and fingertipsThe coating line is checked for even height and no bare patches at the fingertips, where many cuts happen.
- Liner holesLiners are held to the light for holes and dropped stitches, since a gap in the knit is a gap in the protection.
- Marking and leafletEach glove is checked for the EN 388 pictogram, levels, size and model, and each pack for the user information.
Questions buyers ask about cut resistant gloves
Can the factory tell me the cut level from the yarn?
Not reliably. The level belongs to the finished glove, because gauge, knit density and coating all change the result. A yarn maker's figure is only a starting point. Sell the glove at a cut letter only once an accredited lab has tested that exact model and it has been certified; a factory's own figure is self-certification.
What is the difference between the cut number and the cut letter?
The number, 1 to 5, comes from a rotating blade test that goes blunt on hard fibres such as glass and steel. The letter, A to F, comes from a straight blade test and gives a steadier figure for modern blends, so many industrial buyers now specify the letter.
Can I put my logo on cut resistant gloves?
Usually yes, printed on the back or cuff, or as a woven cuff label. Keep the print clear of the test marking. A logo on the palm changes the coating and the grip, so put it on the back of the hand.
Do cut resistant gloves protect against stabs and needles?
No. The EN 388 cut tests use a sliding blade, not a point, and the puncture result uses a blunt probe that says nothing about needles or knife points. If the job carries those risks, the buyer must be told so the glove is not oversold.
Get a quote for cut resistant gloves
Tech pack or sketch with quantities per colour. A vetted unit and a real quote, or a straight no, within 5 working days.
