Technical Vault: Ansell ActivArmr® 80-100 Cut Resistant Industrial Gloves

The Ansell ActivArmr® 80-100, formerly known as Powerflex® 80-100, is a durable multi-purpose industrial glove engineered for workers who need wet/dry grip, abrasion resistance, cut resistance, puncture resistance, and flexible mechanical protection in handling and carrying applications. It combines a natural rubber latex palm coating, crinkle finish grip texture, and 10-gauge cotton/polyester knitted liner for rugged handling performance.

This Technical Vault summarizes the verified construction, performance standards, material profile, grip characteristics, application guidance, inspection points, storage notes, and use limitations for the ActivArmr® 80-100.

Vault summary: Durable palm-coated natural rubber latex glove with crinkle-finish wet/dry grip, 10-gauge cotton/polyester liner, ANSI A2 cut resistance, ANSI level 4 abrasion resistance, ANSI level 3 puncture resistance, EN 388 rating 2142B, and knitwrist cuff for heavy-duty handling applications.

EN 388 rating note: The EN 388 code 2142B indicates tested mechanical performance across abrasion, blade cut, tear, puncture, and ISO cut resistance categories. This rating should be evaluated together with grip needs, coating material, contact conditions, and the actual handling hazard.

• Heavy-duty general handling
• Construction, transport, shipping, and receiving
• Loading and unloading rough parts or boxes
• Loading raw material
• Unloading worked parts
• Picking parts and accessories
• Final assembly
• Seizing rough blocks and cylinders
• Seizing and finishing structural parts
• Machinery and equipment handling
• Warehousing and carrying applications requiring wet/dry grip

• Users with known or suspected natural rubber latex allergy
• Chemical immersion or validated chemical breakthrough protection
• Oil or grease handling where an oil-resistant nitrile glove is required
• High cut-force applications requiring higher ANSI cut levels
• Moving blade hazards or powered cutting tools
• Needle, hypodermic, or high-puncture hazards
• Open flame, molten metal splash, or high-heat work
• Electrical protection
• Sterile cleanroom processing unless separately validated for the controlled environment

Select the ActivArmr 80-100 when the job requires a glove that prioritizes wet/dry grip, abrasion resistance, puncture resistance, light-to-moderate cut protection, and rugged handling durability. It is best matched to general handling and carrying applications where rough materials, boxes, parts, and equipment surfaces are the main hazards.

The ActivArmr 80-100 uses a natural rubber latex coating. Natural rubber latex can cause allergic reactions in sensitized individuals. Do not use this glove for workers with known latex allergy or in facilities where latex-containing PPE is restricted unless reviewed and approved by the appropriate safety, medical, or industrial hygiene authority.

• Inspect the latex coating for cracks, tears, cuts, peeling, worn-through areas, or loss of grip texture.
• Check the fingertips, thumb crotch, and palm contact zones for abrasion damage.
• Confirm the knit liner is not torn, stretched out, contaminated, or degraded.
• Do not use gloves contaminated with unknown chemicals, oils, greases, or incompatible substances.
• Replace gloves when coating integrity, grip performance, or protective function is visibly compromised.

• Store gloves in a clean, dry location away from excessive heat, direct sunlight, ozone, and sharp objects.
• Keep gloves away from oils, greases, solvents, and incompatible chemicals unless the glove has been separately evaluated for that exposure.
• Avoid crushing, folding, or contaminating the crinkle-finish coating surface during storage.
• Use clean, dry hands when donning gloves to maintain liner comfort and reduce contamination transfer.
• Follow site PPE procedures for reuse, inspection, laundering, and disposal.

The ActivArmr 80-100 is an industrial safety glove, not a sterile cleanroom glove. For controlled environments, evaluate the glove against the site’s particulate, extractable, latex, contamination, packaging, laundering, and gowning requirements before approval. Use cleanroom-qualified gloves when the process requires validated low-particle, sterile, latex-free, or cleanroom-specific hand protection.

Is the ActivArmr 80-100 latex free?
No. The glove uses a natural rubber latex coating and should not be used by workers with latex sensitivity or latex allergy unless approved by the site’s safety or medical program.

Is the glove fully coated?
No. The ActivArmr 80-100 is palm coated, placing the natural rubber latex coating on the main grip/contact area while maintaining flexibility through the back of the hand.

What is the cut level?
The glove is rated ANSI Cut Level A2, which is suitable for light-to-moderate cut-risk handling tasks but not heavy sharp-edge or moving blade hazards.

What makes the grip strong?
The glove uses a crinkle-finish natural rubber latex coating, which improves contact and handling control in dry and wet conditions.

Is this glove good for oil or grease?
It is not recommended as a primary oil or grease handling glove. For oily environments, select an oil-repellent or oil-resistant glove designed for that exposure.

What is the main advantage of this glove?
The main advantage is the combination of wet/dry grip, abrasion durability, puncture resistance, light-to-moderate cut protection, and rugged handling comfort for general industrial work.

The ActivArmr 80-100 is designed for general mechanical hand protection in handling and carrying applications. It is not intended for chemical immersion, electrical protection, oil or grease protection as a primary exposure glove, open flame exposure, molten metal splash, moving blade hazards, high cut-force hazards, or needle puncture protection. Final glove selection should be based on a documented hazard assessment, including material roughness, edge sharpness, contact force, wet/dry surface condition, puncture exposure, latex restrictions, grip requirements, and replacement frequency.

Technical insight: For heavy-duty handling gloves, the best match is determined by grip finish, coating material, abrasion rating, cut rating, puncture rating, liner comfort, latex restrictions, and the condition of the materials being handled.

Product page updated: Mar. 2026 (SOS Technical Staff)

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