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Heavy-Duty Workwear and Glove Branding for Industrial Wash

Workwear is where decoration goes to die unless it is specified correctly: 60 to 90 degrees Celsius industrial laundry, tool abrasion, and hi-vis compliance kept intact over months of use. A standard fashion-grade transfer will not survive week one. Glove decoration is one of our deep specialties, with thousands of programs across PPE, motorsport and industrial supply.

  • 5M+/day peak production capacity
  • 3,000+ apparel brands served
  • OEKO-TEX ยท ISO 9001 audited certifications
  • 28 yrs in printing export

Most-requested workwear scenarios

Industrial uniform shirt with heat-set DTF brand mark

Industrial-laundry uniforms: 60 to 90 degree wash

Challenge

Uniforms get washed at industrial temperatures with strong detergents that lift consumer-grade transfers within a season. The brand mark, name patch, and department code all have to survive 100+ cycles.

Approach

Industrial-grade DTF adhesive cured at 130 to 180 degrees Celsius with extended dwell of 5 to 10 seconds. Our self-developed white-base glue lays down evenly on dark, technical and FR-treated fabrics. The top film is engineered for hot-water and high-pH detergent resistance.

Result

Passes 50 to 100+ industrial wash cycles per EN ISO 15797 in our in-house QC, with 200+ cycles achievable on request for high-end PPE programs. No significant edge lift. Used by European hi-vis uniform suppliers and industrial uniform rental services.

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Work glove with silicone brand mark on the back of the hand

Glove and PPE branding

Challenge

Gloves and PPE present curved, often coated surfaces where most adhesives fail. The brand mark also has to survive abrasion against tools, oil, and chemical exposure.

Approach

Solvent-resistant silicone applied via a custom-shaped platen for curved glove surfaces. Pressed at 150 to 180 degrees Celsius for 4 to 10 seconds at 0.2 to 0.6 kg per cm2. Our brake-oil-resistant adhesives are tuned specifically for mechanic and motorsport gloves; gloves are one of our deep specialties with thousands of programs in production.

Result

Brand mark intact after brake-oil, chemical and abrasion testing in our in-house QC. In service with PPE distributors, industrial supply brands and motorsport glove programs.

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Corporate polo shirt with flock transfer chest logo

Corporate polo shirts as embroidery alternative

Challenge

Embroidery is expensive at scale, slow to set up, and limits color and detail. Companies running large corporate uniform rollouts want a polished branded look at lower cost and faster turnaround.

Approach

Flock transfer delivers a premium embroidered look at a fraction of embroidery cost and lead time. Multi-color logos are pressed in one cycle at 130 to 180 degrees Celsius for 5 to 10 seconds.

Result

Substantially shorter lead time than embroidery for the same multi-color logo. Passes 50+ industrial wash cycles per EN ISO 15797 in our in-house QC without significant flock loss. Used by hospitality, financial services and retail uniform chains.

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How a workwear project runs with us

  1. Inquiry and quote

    Send your spec sheet (artwork, size, quantity, target unit price). We reply within 24 hours with a written quote and a yes or no on technical fit.

  2. Sampling

    We print on your actual fabric so you can wash-test and hand-feel test before approving. Sample usually ships in 4 to 6 working days; revisions during the same project are free.

  3. Production and QC

    Bulk production typically takes 7 to 10 working days (rush available on request). 100 percent visual inspection plus random batch wash tests against the approved sample.

  4. Shipping

    Air, sea or express, your call. Commercial invoice and packing list provided ahead of shipment so customs can pre-clear.

Fabric and garment considerations

  • Cotton drill and canvas workwear

    The classic workwear base. All four pillar techniques bond cleanly. Industrial silicone and industrial DTF are the two most common picks for company branding.

  • Polyester-cotton uniform blends: 65/35 to 80/20 poly

    The dominant base for hi-vis vests and modern uniform programs. Industrial DTF and reflective are both qualified. Silicone bonds well but on smooth-finish polyester we may need a primer coat (handled at our end).

  • Work gloves: nylon, HPPE, leather palm

    Industrial silicone only. We have specific bonding programs for cut-resistant HPPE knits and for synthetic leather palms. Send a glove sample at quote stage so we can test bond on your specific substrate.

  • Fire-retardant garments: Nomex, FR cotton, Kevlar blends

    We use an FR-compatible silicone with a low-VOC adhesive that does not compromise the garment's FR rating. The decoration is itself char-resistant. We supply the FR compatibility certification with the order.

  • Coated workwear: PU and PVC raincoats, oilskins

    Reflective bonds to PU coatings if surface-prepared. PVC coatings are not heat-press compatible (the substrate softens). For PVC outerwear we recommend high-frequency welded reflective panels rather than transfers (separate process, request quote).

  • Hi-vis fluorescent yellow and orange

    The base fabric is heat-sensitive (fluorescent dyes can shift under prolonged high temperature). We use a lower temperature, longer dwell time press cycle for all hi-vis applications, and pre-test color shift on every new lot.

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