These formers later
pass into a vulcanization oven. The heat removes moisture
and the latex gel hardens to form into latex gloves.
The formers then pass through a post-vulcanization leaching
tank, which is the MOST important step, but unfortunately
not utilized by all manufacturers, to further remove
latex protein and chemical residue from the gloves.
The gloves then pass through another drying oven before
being stripped from the formers either by hand, or by
an air-ejection machine. The gloves are last placed
into tumble dryers for final vulcanization process. |