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Sports Gloves Innovation: The Making of the GaGa Glove

The founders of Talon Athletics were working at a local day camp when the idea of protecting players\’ hands for the game of GaGa stung them like a bee. Young players were getting hand injuries — the thin baseball batting and other fingerless gloves being worn in the GaGa pit were not protective enough. A […]

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Glove Company Q & A: How To Optimize Glove Fit

A recent conversation with a glove buyer reminded us that sometimes, the easiest question can be the hardest to answer. At the start of a new glove project, she asked for the overall measurements for 3 different types of gloves, to begin her initial design work. Easy, right? Even if the requirements of a glove

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Glove Manufacturer Toolkit: Designing Winter Gloves for All Budgets

The only thing worse than cold hands, is cold and wet hands. In a recent post, we covered warmth and insulation solutions. But client specs usually call for designing gloves that keep hands both warm AND dry. Today, we’ll talk about windproof and waterproof barriers, and other materials we can use to protect hands from

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Glove Manufacturing: Strategic Sourcing To Reduce Hidden Risks

What steps are you taking to anticipate and mitigate supply chain risks?  Is your glove line made in a single country or factory?  What about your raw materials … Events like floods and natural disasters, political overseas — even the occasional port slow down — are inevitable.  How would disruption to your manufacturing supply chain

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Glove Company Challenge: Making Warmer Gloves

Until about 40 years ago, hands were protected with shell materials like heavy weight deerskin or bison and lined with fur or hand knit wool. Now we have a wide variety of technologies that make the outdoors a better experience in all weather conditions. Great materials exist. The glove designer\’s real challenge is to develop

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Improving Glove Quality: 3 Ways to Reduce Consumer Returns (Case Study)

We wanted to share case study regarding a manufacturing problem we had to trouble shoot. For a powersports brand, consumer complaints were an unacceptable 1% of sales on a best-selling fingerless glove style. The challenge was to figure out why, and remedy the situation.  By making three simple manufacturing technique improvements, the return rate was reduced

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Diversifying Glove Manufacturers: 6 Factors to Consider

Is working with just one supplier is the best way to control glove cost?  How many suppliers should you have, and how should you choose? At first, this seems like a simple question. There\’s no denying the appeal of lower cost. The growth of manufacturing in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, and others are all testament

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Glove Company: 5-Steps to A Short and Long Term Product Plan

Is your glove line in need of a refresh?  What about new products … is there a need for improvements to a current line … or for a new line entirely?  Sales and customer feedback is the best barometer of where you are versus where you need to be.  And here\’s a 5-step process you

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Leather Glove Manufacturers: Inspiration from the 2014 APLF

This year\’s  Asia Pacific Leather Fair (APLF) wrapped up earlier this week.  With over 1,200 exhibitors and 20,000 visitors, it\’s a huge showcase for the leather industry, where you see everything  from classic leather selections to emerging trends on display.  The show is a great place to exchange ideas and information with colleagues in the

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Strategic Sourcing: Keeping Glove Prices in Line When Costs Rise

The past few weeks have seen some dramatic trends for importers and sourcing professionals. The Chinese currency (RMB) has fallen steadily over the past year, reaching a 12-month low against the dollar in March. On the other hand, leather prices — a main material in many of our products — have been rising steadily. In

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