Covestro launches ultra-strong impact-resistant polycarbonate material

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Eye injuries occurring in the workplace are serious occupational hazards with potentially serious consequences for employees and businesses. In the U.S. alone, more than 2,000 people seek medical attention each day for work-related eye injuries. A third of them required emergency treatment in a hospital, and more than 100 lost a day or more from work as a result. According to the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimates, the annual loss (construction delay, medical expenses, workers’ compensation) caused by eye injury exceeds 300 million US dollars.

Covestro has developed a super impact-resistant polycarbonate material to protect workers’ eyes. The lens made of Makrolon® 3207 is not only lightweight, but also as transparent as glass, which can meet the strict requirements of MCR Safety, a US supplier of personal protective equipment. The Crews? protective glasses, US Safety? series of protective glasses and protective masks produced by the company with this material have all passed the certification of the American National Standards Institute Z871.1 standard.

Industrial Bulletproof Lenses

Lenses made of Covestro plastic products are industrially ballistic resistant and have passed ballistic tests (a 45 gram solid steel bullet fired at the lens at a speed of 150-400 feet per second). Testing under such extreme conditions is necessary to help protect the operator’s eyes from daily-work situations (falling objects or flying objects, sparks, metal chips, wood chips, nails or exposure to harmful substances, etc. ) hazards.

MCR Safety has developed a new US Defense? series of protective glasses in Asia to meet the more stringent product safety laws in the region. “MCR Safety has been leading the development of the personal protective equipment industry for more than 40 years, this time we wanted to create a world-class product and sought a partner who could help us achieve this desire,” David Smith, Product Manager, MCR Safety Said, “These durable safety glasses not only have good optical performance, high impact resistance, but also have excellent UV resistance.”

Lin Zhongqing, Key Account Manager of Covestro Polycarbonate Taiwan, added: “The high degree of design freedom is another advantage of Makrolon? 3207. It can be used to produce thinner lenses, which improves customer comfort while reducing The production cost of the enterprise.”