Lombardy- Warp Knit Seamless (WKS) specialist Cifra SpA has produced an innovative and hi-tech range of protective masks called Warp-Mask, which will be used to help in the country’s fight against COVID-19 (coronavirus).

Cifra says it developed and introduced this product onto the market in just few days. “I thought about how I could make myself with my company available to cope with this terrible pandemic,” Cifra CEO Cesare Citterio said. “And we came up with the design of a hi-tech mask that is guaranteed to be OekoTex Standard 100 certified, warp-knitted, double-layered, water-repellent, knitted in one without seams for optimal comfort, sterilized, washable up to ten washes and all designed and made in Italy.”

Engineered by Cifra WKS system, Warp-Mask is a high-tech double-layer, run-proof and water repellent mask, which “Perfect Skin technology, perfectly adheres to the nose and to the mouth”.

Each mask is made with polyamide (80%) and Lycra (20%) multifilament yarn - where the high percentage of Lycra and PerfectSkin technology guarantee perfect face adherence, to ensure the covering of both nose and mouth.

The fabric is doubled for a more compact and ultra-run-resistant structure and uses HeiQ Eco-Dry technology, which offers fluorocarbon-free durable water repellence (DWR).

This high-performance sustainable water-repellent treatment offers exceptional efficiency and durability to washing and dry cleaning. The applied Heiq Eco-Dry treatment makes the masks 40° machine washable and therefore reusable.

Warp-Mask is also resistant to bacterial agents thanks to Fresh-tech treatment by Heiq and is described as “100% Made in Italy quality.”