Anti-static addition

Gore has extended its product
portfolio for Gore-Tex Heat & Flame
Garments with Gore Antistatic
Technology. Available as a
two-layer and three-layer
laminate, the product
comprises
flameretardant outer
shell fabric (a blend
based on
modacrylic/cotton)
laminated to an
antistatic Gore-Tex
membrane based on
expanded
polytetrafluoroethylene.

The outer shell fabric is
designed to protect against the
thermal hazards of an electric arc
Class II (7 kA) in garment assembly.

The three-layer product is made
with an aramid backer so garments
do not require additional lining.

Laminates offer protection against
electrostatic charging due to the
carbon particles engineered
into the membrane structure.

Any charges that build
are discharged in all
directions, avoiding
concentrated
conductive
pathways.

The
centrepiece of
these
garments is a Gore-Tex
membrane that is waterproof,
windproof,
breathable, flex resistant,
temperature stable and resistant to
chemicals.

Gore-Seam Tape is used for fabric
overlaps and seams.