DRYE routes. Cotton soaks.
One knit, one direction — moisture moves off the skin instead of sitting in it. Worn under the protective gloves your crew already wears.
The spend that never fixes it
New brand
Same hand, different glove.
Purchasing
Creams
Applied after the damage.
Skin-care budget
Sick leave
Days away, case opened.
HR
Production stops
The line waits, every shift.
Operations
Four budget lines, one unmanaged layer — the one between the glove and the skin.
What you might not know
Hydrated human skin showed higher penetration for certain fat-soluble model compounds in vitro. Hikima & Maibach, Biol Pharm Bull.
Skin barrier softens and macerates
Sweat builds up inside
Wet skin can allow up to 3.6× higher penetration
The cost of not acting
Trapped moisture doesn’t just hit the skin. It hits production, warmth, grip and retention.
Head
Body
Hands
Feet
Field case studies
Six documented pilot installations — setup, measurement, results.
Automotive manufacturing
Tesla Norway: from airing-out breaks to uninterrupted assembly pace.
Shop floor, 12 technicians, 6 weeks. Production stoppages from sweaty hands eliminated.
Mining
LKAB: “I’ve got my own hands as proof.”
Miner since 2016. Chronic skin cracking under the nitrile glove — gone after 4 weeks.
Road & infrastructure
SCANIA CV AB: fingertip feel kept, need to air hands gone.
PPE coordinator documented increased comfort and preserved dexterity across an 8-week evaluation.
Hockey / performance
Frölunda HC: cracks, redness, eczema — gone.
SDHL Champion 2019 followed a team across a full season. Drier hands, better grip, skin held up.
Motorsport
Team Sondics: the pilots bought the test gloves themselves.
Site EHS Specialist reported positive feedback and check-outs on used units.
Automotive repair
Independet field study: the nitrile stopped tearing, the oil wiped off.
Mechanic in the US — gloves slid on and off dry skin, oil on the liner wiped clean.
Absorption works in open air. It fails when evaporation disappears.
The mechanism
Nothing sits between "sealed protection" and the skin today. That’s where the moisture gets stuck — and where DRYE lives.
Moisture routing in sealed environments
Low-regain PP on the skin side, lyocell on the outer side — one unitary plated knit, no bonded layers.
Directional moisture routing
In numbers
Moisture regain (%) · lower is drier
Regain: Kadolph 2014 · ASTM D2654
Wetted area (mm²) at 120 s
Liquid applied on skin side · WickView · 120 s · Swedish School of Textiles, 2025
Why now
PPE market by 2033
$160B
More sealed equipment means more trapped moisture — the problem scales with the market.
EVs sold in 2024
17M
Class 0 insulating gloves — a sealed-glove workforce that didn’t exist 30 years ago.
Active military, globally
24M
~58M with reserves — most operating in boots, gloves and base layers where trapped sweat becomes a readiness problem.
Grand View Research · IEA Global EV Outlook 2025 · Annals of Medicine 2023
In service with
Tesla Norway
on the purchasing catalog
STS Trailer
invoiced
Min Bil
Invoiced
Pilots and customers
Resellers
What you already pay for
Cotton liners
Soaks it up, holds it against the skin.
DRYE routes it out.
Hand cream
Treats the skin after the shift.
Manages the water during it.
Air-out breaks
Stops the line to dry one hand.
The glove stays on.
More glove changes
Dry for twenty minutes, then wet again.
One liner pair, washed and rotated.
Thicker gloves
More heat, more sweat, new risk assessment.
0.4 mm. Outer glove unchanged.
01 · Textile
Trikåby
Knits the fabric.
70+ circular machines02 · Finishing
7H Färgeri
Dyes and finishes it.
Yarn & piece dyeing03 · Glove production
Granqvists
Builds the glove.
~320 employees04 · Inventory
DRYE
Stages stock beside the line.
Staged near productionDesigned to address the first questions every HSE manager asks before approving a glove liner.
PPE system
compatibility
Does it affect fit, grip or dexterity?
Chemical &
liquid contact
What happens if the outer glove fails?
Hygiene &
contamination control
Can it be used without adding contamination risk?
Heat, flame &
melt behaviour
Does the material introduce a thermal hazard?
ESD / electrostatic
behaviour
Will it interfere in ESD-sensitive environments?
Risk assurance
Documentation
Data sheet, declarations and test reports available on request as testing completes.
Request documentation →Trust & credentials
Engineered in Sweden
7 years of textile R&D
Sweden's National Innovation Award 2020
In memory of Alfred Nobel
0.4 mm base layer
Patent pending
Machine washable
No membranes or coatings
OEKO-TEX Standard 100
ISO 9001 / 14001 certified
Pilot feedback
Verbatim from documented correspondence. Hover to pause.
“There isn’t a mechanic who doesn’t complain about their gloves because of sweat.” — leads to production stoppages.
“Your liners actually make a difference — I’ve got my own hands as proof.”
“Increased comfort. Reduced the need to air the hand. Fingertip sensitivity preserved.”
“Cracks, redness, eczema — gone. Hands stay drier, grip is better, skin holds up.”
“Feedback was positive. Happy to purchase the test gloves that were used.”
“Nitrile stops tearing. Gloves slide on and off dry skin. Oil hits the liner — wipes off.”
How it runs in operations
Machine wash. Two pairs per person in rotation.
Sizing kit included in the trial
Available via Elektroskandia. DDP delivery.
The offer
All three start with the same protocol: sizing kit, documented measurement, written debrief. The difference is scale and commitment.
Step 1
Testkit
2000 USD · no PO required
For a first read on what you already run today.
Step 2
Pilot
From 3900 USD · 4–6 weeks
Right for EHS/procurement that wants documented grounding before a framework agreement.
Step 3
Rollout & framework
Request quote · 500+ pairs/year
For procurement scaling across multiple units or sites.
Book a meeting
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Booking runs via Cal.com — calendar invite lands in your inbox.
Team & execution network
Core operating team
Wilhelm Bäckström
CEO — B2B Sales
18 yrs B2B sales across enterprise, public sector and startups. From HP, Dell EMC and early-stage commercial advisory.
Andrew Brathwaite
COO — Product & deep-tech
7 yrs at Tesla Northern EMEA. Ex-Global Technical Service Manager at CAKE. Now Head of Electrical Safety, Komatsu Forest.
Adam Engström
Commercial lead
Serial entrepreneur across commerce and brand-building. Co-founded a Nordic consumer brand acquired by Kavli.
Investors
Viktor Sylvan
Kim Westin
Per Järnebrink
Fredrik Posse
Magnus Grufberg
FAQ
Contact
We respond within 24 hours on business days. The more you tell us, the more useful the first reply is.
Measure your hand first. If you wear nitrile gloves, your DRYE size is often similar — but not always the same.
Around the hand, just below the knuckles
Which gloves do you wear?
Between sizes? The liner is thin and stretchable. Hand circumference is typically the best guide for a comfortable fit — size up if unsure.
