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Breakthrough Uvex(R) Dura-streme(TM) Coating Technology Now Available in Safety Eyewear and Goggles.


Brand Offers First Dual Application of Anti-fog and Anti-Scratch Coatings on One Lens for Industrial Eye Protection

Anti-fog Lenses Can Last up to Three Times(a) Longer

SMITHFIELD, R.I. -- Sperian Eye and Face Protection, the world leader in safety eyewear, today announced the launch of its revolutionary lens coating A thin transparent coating applied to a surface of a lens element.  technology, Uvex Dura-streme. The new groundbreaking technology brings together the benefits of the industry's leading anti-fog and anti-scratch coatings onto a single lens. With this development, Uvex becomes the first safety eyewear and goggle gog·gle  
v. gog·gled, gog·gling, gog·gles

v.intr.
1. To stare with wide and bulging eyes.

2. To roll or bulge. Used of the eyes.

v.tr.
To roll or bulge (the eyes).
 brand with dual-coating technology for the American industrial safety market.

Dura-streme technology delivers the industry's two best coatings on one lens. Proprietary Uvex Ultra-dura([R])anti-scratch coating protects the outside of the lens, providing premium scratch and chemical resistance, while on the interior of the lens, the robust performance of Uvextreme([R]) anti-fog coating keeps vision clear in environments where humidity and physical exertion exertion,
n vigorous action, a great effort, a strong influence.
 are typical. Both coatings are permanently bonded to the lens for performance that lasts even after repeated routine cleanings.

"Before Dura-streme technology, customers were limited to one coating per lens - either anti-fog or anti-scratch," said Phil Johnson, director of optical sciences, Sperian Eye and Face Protection. "With Dura-streme technology, customers receive the benefit of anti-fog lenses that can last up three times(a) longer. This specialized application of lens coatings provides optimal performance in environments where heavy physical exertion is typical and where heat, mist, sand, dust and chemicals are common factors."

Dura-streme technology is available in select models of the Uvex Genesis([R]) Family of safety eyewear and Uvex Stealth([TM]) goggles goggles,
n the protective eyewear worn by dental personnel and patients during dental procedures.


goggles

see periocular leukotrichia.
.

Photos are available to the media upon request. For product details please visit www.uvex.us/dura-streme or call Sperian Customer Care directly at 1-800-682-0839.

(a) Comparative lens life test performed using a Bayer Abrasion abrasion /abra·sion/ (ah-bra´zhun)
1. a rubbing or scraping off through unusual or abnormal action; see also planing.

2. a rubbed or scraped area on skin or mucous membrane.
 Test method and may vary between environment and application.

About Uvex by Sperian

Uvex by Sperian is the leading U.S. brand of premium quality, state-of-the-art, feature-rich safety eyewear, goggles and face shields that offer comfort and innovation without compromise. The world's top-selling protective eyewear protective eyewear,
n See eyewear, protective.
 brand, Uvex, has been an acknowledged leader in safety eyewear innovation for more than 50 years and is the pioneer of many groundbreaking innovations such as a cost-effective silicone goggle body and MMT MMT Million Metric Tons
MMT Médecins Maîtres-Toile
MMT Methadone Maintenance Treatment
MMT Multiple Mirror Telescope
MMT Mission Management Team (International Space Station)
MMT Military Training Technology
 -- Multi-Material Technology([R]). Sperian Protection offers Uvex branded safety eyewear and face protection products exclusively in the Americas. For more information, please visit www.uvex.us.

About Sperian Protection

With nearly 6,000 employees worldwide, Sperian Protection serves the global personal protective equipment (PPE PPE (Brit) n abbr (Univ) (= philosophy, politics, and economics) → Studiengang bestehend aus Philosophie, Politologie und Volkswirtschaft

PPE n abbr (BRIT ) (SCOL
) industry, providing hearing, eye, respiratory, fall, body and hand protection. As a world leader in multiple PPE categories, Sperian is committed to offering innovative products adapted to high-risk environments so that all workers in the manufacturing and services industries can work with confidence. For more information, please visit www.sperianprotection.com.

Sperian Protection is listed on Euronext's Eurolist and on the SBF SBF Studium Biblicum Franciscanum (Franciscan School of Biblical Investigations; Jerusalem, Israel)
SBF Small Block Ford (automotive engine)
SBF Single Black Female
SBF Société des Bourses Francaises
120. It is eligible for the SRD SRD Suriname Dollar (ISO currency code)
SRD Sustainable Resource Development (Alberta, Canada)
SRD Short Range Devices (wireless networking)
SRD System Reference Document
 deferred settlement system.

For additional Uvex product information contact:

Sperian Customer Care

900 Douglas Pike

Smithfield, R.I. 02917

Tel: 800-682-0839

Fax: 800-322-1330

http://www.uvex.us
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