We get it—when you hear about a glove box for the first time and have never seen one before, it can seem pretty abstract.
When people think of a glove box, many immediately picture the ones found in cars. But no! While it may look like a box, it’s actually a bit more complex than that.
In reality, almost everyone has seen a laboratory glove box, like the ones we design and manufacture at Jacomex.
Does the American TV show The Simpsons ring a bell? Homer uses one to handle radioactive materials inside.
Next time you watch a sci-fi movie, keep an eye out… you might spot a glove box in a lab scene, for example.
To put it simply, glove boxes are containment enclosures that allow manipulations in a controlled atmosphere. These machines protect the user, the product being handled, or even both at the same time.
