Fabric Materials Used For Work Uniforms

By Tanya Hanes


The usage of work uniforms are applied in a number of companies to ensure that a kind of team strength is always in the heart of its workers. Uniforms remind professionals of the tasks at hand and in a few ways, motivate them to do their finest every workshift hour of their lives. Well, at some level, it does help and such is the power of work uniforms in enforcing a diligent work attitude in employees.

The kinds of uniforms worn by employees vary depending on the industry and style. Interestingly, the cut of uniforms are not just characteristic of the industry it is used in. What sets one type of uniform from another is the distinctive technology used on the textile material.

Various trends in customized apparel are available in different industries to improve the daily office wear experience of employees. For example, fabrics used in the medical field make use of a patented technology courtesy of the University of California that prevents scrubs and medical wear from gathering bacteria. A one-of-its-kind patented technology, this technology makes use of tiny particles called halamines, which contain chlorine. The chlorine content keeps medical uniforms clean and bacteria-free even for weeks.

In the field of science and engineering, fabrics used in lab gowns and factory jumpsuits are often made from workwear, twill, or tarpaulin textile. While versatile and comfortable, such fabrics are very resilient to changing weather circumstances although they are expected to give in to extreme heat. These textiles, however, are also known to be very resistant to color fastness and abrasion. Another type of specialized fabric used in the factory setting is that which is anti-static. This kind of fabric is appropriate for clean rooms and quarantined environments that have to be inspected. This fabric essentially displaces the electrostatic charge of the body and at some level, prevents electricity voltage as long as it falls underneath 20 volts. It is also very hardy to dust and airborne particles.

Another fast-rising development in the work uniform industry is the use of recycled PET textile. Made from the strand of PET bottles, recycled cloth is used in work jackets, shirts and tote bags.




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