Application engineering

Start with the environment, not the material.

The correct isolator glove is determined by the process media, sterilization method, barrier requirement, temperature and mechanical duty.

Application environments

Protection matched to the process.

Material selection begins with the actual exposure, sterilization route and barrier target.

Pharmaceutical scientist preparing a sterile vial

Pharmaceutical

Aseptic filling, sterile transfer, API containment, RABS and isolator systems.

Chemist handling reagents in a controlled laboratory

Chemical

Handling corrosive, oxidizing and solvent-based media in controlled enclosures.

Modern nuclear power station

Nuclear

Gloveboxes requiring gas, vapor and radioactive iodine barrier performance.

Semiconductor technician inspecting a silicon wafer

Advanced manufacturing

Battery, semiconductor and controlled-atmosphere research or production.

Five selection inputs

A concise brief leads to a better recommendation.

  • Process media and concentrations
  • Sterilization method and cycle frequency
  • Operating and excursion temperatures
  • Port size, length, thickness and hand configuration
  • Required standards and validation protocol

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