Glove impact resistance testing

An apparatus for performing an impact resistance test method on a glove, the apparatus comprising:

• a frame;
• an impactor configured for vertical movement to impact the glove;
• an impactor guide configured to hold the impactor at a first position, release the impactor, and guide the impactor during vertical movement;
• a support surface configured to support the glove, wherein the support surface is substantially flat;
• a load cell operably connected to the support surface, the load cell configured to measure a transferred impact force transferred through the glove;
• and
• a control system operably and communicably connected to the load cell, the control system configured to receive the measured transferred impact force from the load cell and determine an impact resistance of the glove based on the measured transferred impact force and a baseline impact transferred force.