Materials and packaging for data-collection gloves
A data glove has to protect its sensors, survive real tasks and still feel like a glove. We bring glove-coating materials experience to the layers and packaging around your sensors.
Current stageCo-developmentConcept
Data-glove materials & packaging
Protective layers, liners, mechanical sensor packaging.
The render shows the idea, not a product drawing. The structural drawing below separates what NEWMAT supplies (cyan) from the customer’s structure (grey).
How it fits
1Fingertip & palm protection layer
Outer layer that meets objects: grip, wear and coverage over the sensing area are discussed per task.
2Inner liner & cuff
Wearer-side layer: comfort, fit and donning, and how the liner works with the sensing layer.
3Sensor mechanical packaging
Pockets, encapsulation and strain relief that hold the customer’s sensors and wiring in place. Sensor electronics stay with the customer.
- NEWMAT materials & parts
- Customer structure (sensors, electronics, frame)
1Problems this addresses
- Sensors or wiring are damaged during real tasks
- Protective layers reduce dexterity or sensing quality
- Gloves are uncomfortable for long data-collection sessions
- Gloves are hard to clean or maintain between users
2What we deliver
- Protective layers
- Outer materials for fingertips and palm where gloves meet objects.
- Liners
- Wearer-side materials for comfort, fit and donning.
- Mechanical sensor packaging
- Pockets, encapsulation and strain relief for your sensors and wiring.
Each project agrees the specifications, test reports and integration information that come with the deliverables.
3What we need from you
- Sensor types, sizes and placement on the hand
- Tasks performed while wearing the glove
- Session length, users and cleaning routine
- Current glove build and where it fails
For a first conversation a written description is enough. No CAD or confidential files needed.
4How we validate
Test items we can discuss. Conditions, methods and pass criteria are set with you for each project; we do not quote general performance figures.
- Wear and puncture in the areas that see contact
- Flex durability around sensors and wiring
- Comfort and fit trials with your users
- Influence of layers on your sensor readings
- Cleaning and handling between sessions
5Current stage
Current stageCo-developmentThis area is run as co-development: scope, materials and packaging are defined together with your glove and sensor team.
Where it starts: human data-collection interfaces
Data-collection gloves are worn by people while robots learn from them, so the glove is both a sensor carrier and a garment. Typical topics we work on together: fixing structures for sensors, fit while worn, breathable liners and replaceable outer layers.
Discuss your application
Describe the task and the problem you are seeing. If confidential technical material needs to be exchanged, we can agree on an NDA first.