On the international market with several lines of work and safety footwear, Alba&n has taken part in the Safety Expo in Bergamo, in order to display its latest innovations to the domestic and international audience. A particular focus today is on comfort, an essential feature of any type of footwear, both for leisure and for work. The feet have to absorb a significant amount of stress every day from external, mechanical or climatic factors.
Sweaty feet, or on the contrary freezed feet, heavy legs or, even worse, calluses, blisters and sore feet can affect the posture of workers, arising further physical problems that compromise well-being and health. Hence the inventiveness of Alba&n, whose expert craftsmen, technicians and designers have found a way to combine safety requirements with the need for comfort for better foot well-being and, in general, for greater safety. The comfort of a shoe derives first of all from the lightness which, however, in this sector, cannot ignore strength and resistance.
The first step to make the perfect shoe combining safety and comfort was to look for new sneaker models, inspired by the fashion trends of the moment; afterwards, the Alba&n team tried to make them light, daily using its resources to search for the right materials, blends and combinations to make the shoes light. Finally, the real challenge: to make shoes safe, from the sole to the lace, thus making use of anti-abrasion, breathable, but water-repellent technical fabrics, always with a low specific weight. However, lightness is also felt as a sensation that derives from the ergonomics and flexibility of the components, essential prerogatives for an optimal adherence of the foot to the shoe as if the latter were an extension of the same, and therefore integral part of our lower limbs.
However, softness and flexibility of the materials are not always enough to ensure a perfect fit. It is often necessary to resort to technologies borrowed from other sectors such as in the case of DLS (Dial Lacing System), initially widespread only in the world of cycling. A shoe equipped with a rotor for adjusting the laces to the millimeter is also the right solution in the workplace: in addiction to uniformly bandaging of the foot, wrapping it without pressure points, it also prevents falls and dangers to get caught in the gears thanks to the absence of loose laces.
Finally, the new insoles that the Alba&n technicians have designed to stabilize the foot and absorb its impacts with the ground also deserve a mention. Worthy of note is the latest generation “Elisa Memory” insole which consists of a breathable textile or leather covering, in contact with the foot, a layer of memory foam, comfortable and pleasant, and finally an ergonomic polyurethane base, cushioned on the heel, which excellently supports the arch of the foot.
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P1566CK S3 ESD ANTI ELECTRIC SHOCKS – Modern look and unique protection
ESD safety shoes are antistatic and electrically dissipative, constantly discharging the accumulated static electricity to the ground. With an anti-abrasion technical fabric, water-resistant and breathable this safety trainer is ideal for laboratories, production of microchips and electrical parts, automotive sector (painting) and in work environments at risk of explosion.
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