Product category:
Knobs, Handles and Enclosure Hardware
News Release from: Elesa (UK) | Subject: Soft-touch technology handknobs
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 28 November 2001
Improved grip and comfort on handknobs
and handles
Elesa-Clayton has introduced a range of technically advanced, specialist handknobs and handles with an elastomer finish for improved grip and comfort
Elesa-Clayton has again been successful with another introduction into the engineering industry, this time with a range of technically advanced, specialist handknobs and handles with an elastomer finish for improved grip and comfort Commonly known as soft-touch technology, these elements have been developed for machinery or equipment that requires frequent tightening, or for handles that are subject to severe stresses
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Feb 2000 at 8.00am (UK)
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The fundamental characteristic of these "soft" products is their ability to ensure a safer and more stable ergonomic grip, and to improve the comfort of the operator's hand, increasing adherence to the element and absorbing vibrations.
The inherent properties of "soft" materials actually increase the grip on the component, even in unfavourable environmental conditions such as humidity, dryness, heat, cold or grease.
This means greater safety and less stress on the operator's hand.
Precisely because of their particular characteristics, "soft-touch" elements can be employed in the manufacture of medical instruments and instruments used in operations that require extreme precision.
In such situations, given the small size of the components concerned, tightening often requires increased sensitivity from the fingers.
They can be employed in fitness equipment, where the athlete's sweat reduces gripping ability, or in machinery and tools used for gardening and the transport of merchandise, where climatic conditions are not always optimal because of high humidity/heat conditions.
The "soft" shatterproof handknobs and handles come in both male and female fixing types and for suitable quantities can be manufactured in special colours to order.
Further information regarding Elesa-Clayton products may be found at www.elesa-clayton.co.uk. Request a free brochure from Elesa (UK) ...
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