MCR Safety 92752S CutPro A5 Cut-Resistant Gloves — Small

The MCR Safety 92752S CutPro A5 Cut-Resistant Gloves in Small offer ANSI/ISEA 105 A5 cut protection in an uncoated 13-gauge HyperMax HPPE shell designed for applications where breathability, maximum dexterity, and a clean contact surface are more important than a coating-enhanced grip. The uncoated 92752 shell is preferred in electronics assembly, food processing (where coating residue is a concern), optical manufacturing, and precision inspection tasks where the knit surface contact with parts is acceptable and workers need the highest possible tactile sensitivity combined with genuine cut protection. The Small sizing ensures proper fit for smaller-handed workers across these industries, where a correctly fitted glove is as important as the cut level for both safety and productivity.

Key Features

• ANSI/ISEA 105 A5 Cut Resistance: HyperMax HPPE shell achieves the A5 cut level for robust protection in light-to-medium fabrication, parts handling, and precision manufacturing environments.
• Uncoated Shell: No palm coating means maximum breathability, maximum dexterity, and no coating residue transfer to parts, surfaces, or food products in sensitive applications.
• 13-Gauge HyperMax HPPE Knit: Fine gauge construction delivers the highest tactile sensitivity available in an A5 glove, essential for precision assembly, inspection, and sorting tasks.
• Small Fit (Size 7): Precision sizing for workers with approximately 7-inch hand circumference, maintaining full dexterity for fine assembly and inspection work without excess material.
• Seamless Construction: No interior seams for full-shift comfort during repetitive-motion assembly, sorting, and inspection tasks.
• Lightweight Design: The uncoated shell is among the lightest A5 glove options available, minimizing hand fatigue during sustained fine-motor tasks.
• Full-Hand Coverage: Knit wrist construction provides wrist coverage while maintaining the flexibility needed for rapid, precise hand movements in assembly operations.

Detailed Description

The MCR Safety 92752 represents the uncoated variant of MCR Safety's A5 CutPro line, a choice that is deliberate and application-specific. Where the 92752PU adds a polyurethane coating for grip enhancement on smooth surfaces, the 92752 leaves the HyperMax HPPE shell uncoated to maximize breathability and eliminate any concern about coating residue contact with parts, products, or food.

In electronics manufacturing, the touch-test for component seating, connector engagement, and assembly quality is a fundamental part of many assembly processes. Workers need to feel the subtle tactile cues — a connector clicking into position, a fastener thread catching, a PCB edge aligning with a chassis slot — that confirm correct assembly without a visual check. Coatings, even thin PU coatings, dampen these signals by adding a barrier layer between the fingertip and the part surface. The uncoated 92752 removes this barrier, providing the closest to bare-hand sensitivity achievable in an A5 cut-resistant glove.

For food processing environments that require cut-resistant gloves — vegetable processing lines, bakery operations, packaging operations involving sharp closures — the uncoated 92752 eliminates the concern about coating particulates contaminating the product stream. This concern is legitimate: cut-resistant gloves with crinkle latex or PU coatings have the potential to shed micro-particles of coating material in high-abrasion environments, which creates food safety issues that an uncoated knit glove does not. Always verify compliance with your specific food safety standard (HACCP, USDA, FDA) when specifying gloves for direct food contact, as certification requirements vary.

The 13-gauge knit of the 92752S provides an appropriately fine surface for handling sensitive parts. Compared to 10-gauge or 7-gauge cut-resistant knits, the 13-gauge construction has a tighter weave that presents a smoother surface to handled parts, reducing the risk of scratching or marking on finished metal surfaces, painted assemblies, or polished optical components. This characteristic is directly relevant in precision manufacturing, optical component assembly, and quality inspection of finished goods.

Applications and Use Cases

• Electronics Assembly and Testing: PCB handling, component installation, connector assembly, and circuit board testing where A5 cut protection is needed and maximum tactile sensitivity is required.
• Food Processing and Packaging: Fruit and vegetable processing, bakery operations, and packaging lines where cut resistance is needed and coating residue contact with product is unacceptable.
• Optical and Precision Manufacturing: Handling lenses, optical components, and precision machined parts where surface scratching from glove materials and coating residue are quality defect concerns.
• Quality Inspection: Running hands along machined, formed, or assembled components to detect surface defects, dimensional anomalies, or assembly errors where tactile feedback is the primary inspection method.
• Light Metal Parts Handling: Sorting, presenting, and placing machined or stamped parts on assembly lines where cut hazards are present but surfaces must not be contaminated by coating transfer.
• Medical Device Assembly: Light assembly of precision components where both hand protection and contamination control are required, in appropriate cleanroom or controlled environment protocols.
• Pharmaceutical Packaging: Handling blister packs, vials, and sharp-edged packaging components on pharmaceutical lines where contamination control and cut protection are both needed.

Specifications

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