Workwear Solutions

Workwear has moved on from the days of the humble overall.
Today’s modern workwear is a combination of function and fashion.

Workwear has moved on from the days of the humble overall. Today’s modern work wear is a combination of function and fashion. It is expected to be comfortable and attractive, hard-wearing and present a uniform corporate image. “Corporate fashion” is an important growth market for the textile industry. The overall high fastness level depends on the workwear segment. The right substrate, high-quality dyes and suitable auxiliaries for functional finishing effects are the key to meeting these wide-ranging demands.

• Classical Workwear e.g. for industry workers and leasing
• Health sector e.g. hospital
• Public sector e.g. uniforms for police and military
• Protective wear and High visibility e.g. Fire fighters
• Corporate wear e.g. for restaurants; hotel

DyStar’s top Dyes for Workwear

Color is an important element in modern workwear. Whether the garments are yarn-dyed or piece dyed, they have to look fresh and attractive even after heavy wear and repeated laundering. Most workwear is leased. Leasing contracts generally include washing in industrial laundries. Laundry methods vary according to how dirty the clothing is and tend to be far more aggressive than in normal domestic washing machines. High-quality dyes and production processes are therefore extremely important.

Dyes suitable for workwear have to meet high fastness requirements such as:

DyStar’s top Dyes for Cotton Workwear

Vat dyes for particularly high fastness properties Indanthren Colloisol

Indanthren® dyes from DyStar have successfully been used for decades for premium workwear. They are characterized by excellent quality and highest fastness performance besides ecological benefits (econfidence® from DyStar). Indanthren dyes for workwear are subdivided into three groups depending on their fastness properties. The dyes in group A and B are first choice for premium workwear.

DyStar’s top Dyes for Polyester Workwear

Dianix® XF/SF are the main ranges for high end leasing workwear. These dyes provide top fastness results in the most important tests used for workwear. Dianix S dyes are mainly used for standard workwear articles. Dianix Luminous dyes are designed to meet special requirements of high visibility workwear according to EN 471.

DyStar’s top Chemicals for Workwear

An important requirement to Workwear items is that they offer protection agains natural elements and pollution. Rain, sun, water and other liquids, soiling materials, heat sources and odors can be a nuisance or create a safety problem.