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Cifra launches Warp-Mask to protect against COVID-19

01 May '20

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Lombardy-based Warp Knit Seamless (WKS) specialist, Cifra, backed by its long-term know-how, has engineered and produced an innovative and hi-tech range of protective masks called Warp-Mask. The mask will be used to help in Italy’s fight against COVID-19. Cifra has developed and introduced the new product onto the market in just a few days.

Engineered by Cifra WKS system, Warp-Mask is a high-tech double-layer, run-proof and water repellent mask, which thanks to its Perfect Skin technology, perfectly adheres to the nose and to the mouth. Each mask is in fact made with polyamide (80 per cent) and Lycra (20 per cent) multifilament yarn, where the high percentage of Lycra and Perfect Skin technology guarantee perfect face adherence, to ensure the covering of both nose and mouth, according to Cifra.

The fabric is doubled for a more compact and ultra-run-resistant structure and uses HeiQ Eco-Dry technology, which offers fluorocarbon-free durable water repellence (DWR). This high-performance sustainable water-repellent treatment offers exceptional efficiency and durability to washing and dry cleaning. The applied HeiQ Eco-Dry treatment makes the masks 40° machine washable and thus reusable.

“I thought about how I could make myself with my company available to cope with this terrible pandemic. And we came up with the design of a hi-tech mask that is guaranteed to be Oeko Tex standard 100 certified, warp-knitted, double-layered, water-repellent, knitted in one without seams for optimal comfort, sterilised, washable up to ten washes, and all designed and made in Italy,” Cifra CEO Cesare Citterio said.

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