ASTM D6319 · CE · ISO 9001:2015 · AQL 1.5

Powder Free Industrial Nitrile Gloves

Heavier gauge. Longer wear time. The same AQL 1.5 inspection standard as our medical line — built for industrial safety, chemical handling, and MRO distribution.

Available in 6-mil and 8-mil specifications, manufactured on our 8 automated dipping lines in Weifang. Every lot ships with full certification documentation for North American and European markets.

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MOQ 1 Container AQL 1.5 Every Lot ISO 9001:2015
Powder free industrial nitrile gloves — 6-mil and 8-mil heavy gauge, factory direct from Weifang
Product Intelligence

What Makes This SKU Different from Examination-Weight Nitrile

Powder free industrial nitrile gloves occupy a specific position in the nitrile glove range — heavier than examination-weight, engineered for tasks where a 0.08mm palm thickness for the 6-mil spec and 0.15–0.20mm for the 8-mil spec — held to ±0.02mm tolerance per lot.

Controlled Thickness at Industrial Gauge

Our industrial grade runs at 0.10–0.15mm palm thickness for the 6-mil spec and 0.15–0.20mm for the 8-mil spec. That's the controlled output of our automated dipping lines, held to ±0.02mm tolerance per lot — not a range published to sound flexible.

Puncture Resistance & Extended Wear Time

The thicker compound provides measurably better puncture resistance and extends single-use wear time for tasks that would burn through an examination glove in minutes. For automotive, chemical processing, or heavy manufacturing buyers, that means fewer glove changes per shift and a lower cost-per-task calculation that justifies the price premium over examination weight.

True Powder-Free: Chlorinated Inner Surface

The powder-free construction uses a chlorinated inner surface — no cornstarch, no latex powder, no residue on parts or surfaces. For precision assembly, electronics handling, and food processing, that's a specification requirement, not a preference. Chlorination quality varies more than most buyers realize; we've had buyers switch specifically because their previous supplier's "powder-free" gloves were leaving residue on machined components.

Industrial gauge nitrile glove thickness comparison — 6-mil vs 8-mil vs examination weight

Why Thickness Differentiation Matters Commercially

  • Industrial safety buyers, MRO distributors, and food processing accounts specify thickness as a primary requirement
  • A supplier who can't clearly differentiate their industrial SKU from their examination SKU doesn't understand the application
  • Lower cost-per-task calculation justifies the price premium — fewer glove changes per shift in demanding environments
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Production-Standard Values

Technical Specifications

Specifications shown are production-standard values for this SKU. Contact us for the exact data sheet for your specific order.

6-Mil Specification

Standard
Material 100% nitrile rubber (acrylonitrile-butadiene)
Palm thickness 0.10–0.15mm
Finger thickness 0.13–0.18mm
Cuff thickness 0.08–0.12mm
Length 240mm (standard)
Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL
Surface finish Textured fingertip (standard); smooth available
Inner surface Chlorinated, powder-free
Color Black (standard); blue, white available
Tensile strength (pre-aging) ≥14 MPa
Elongation at break (pre-aging) ≥500%
Pinhole detection Online electrical leak test, 100%
AQL standard 1.5
Packing 100 pcs/box, 10 boxes/carton
Heavy Duty

8-Mil Specification

Max Gauge
Material 100% nitrile rubber
Palm thickness 0.15–0.20mm
Finger thickness 0.18–0.24mm
Cuff thickness 0.10–0.14mm
Length 240mm (standard)
Sizes XS, S, M, L, XL
Surface finish Textured fingertip (standard)
Inner surface Chlorinated, powder-free
Color Black (standard)
Tensile strength (pre-aging) ≥16 MPa
Elongation at break (pre-aging) ≥450%
Pinhole detection Online electrical leak test, 100%
AQL standard 1.5
Packing 100 pcs/box, 10 boxes/carton

Specifications shown are production-standard values for this SKU. Contact us for the exact data sheet for your specific order.

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Volume Segments

Market Segments Where This SKU Generates Repeatable Volume

Industrial nitrile gloves aren't a single market — the procurement logic differs significantly by segment, and understanding that helps you position the SKU correctly for your distribution channel.

Industrial safety and MRO distribution warehouse with workers handling nitrile glove inventory

Industrial Safety & MRO Distribution

This is the core volume segment for this product. Safety distributors supplying manufacturing plants, automotive facilities, and general industry typically run annual contracts with quarterly replenishment orders.

6-mil spec covers the majority of general industrial applications. 8-mil is specified for chemical handling, petrochemical, and heavy manufacturing where puncture resistance is a documented safety requirement.

Black is the dominant color in this channel — it signals industrial-grade positioning to the end user and hides grease and lubricants that would make a blue glove look worn after one use. If you're building an industrial safety SKU mix, black 6-mil is the volume mover.

Laboratory technician handling chemicals with industrial nitrile gloves

Chemical Handling & Laboratory Supply

This segment requires documentation beyond the glove itself. Buyers need EN 374 permeation data or ASTM D6978 chemical resistance data for the specific chemicals their end users handle.

We can provide chemical resistance reference data for common industrial chemicals — solvents, acids, bases, oils — and we're transparent about the limitations.

Nitrile provides good resistance to petroleum-based chemicals and many acids, but it's not a universal barrier. Buyers who need extended permeation protection for aggressive solvents should be specifying laminated or thicker-gauge gloves. We'd rather tell you that upfront than have your customer discover it in the field.

Food processing facility workers wearing powder-free nitrile gloves

Food Processing & Food Service

A growing segment for industrial-weight nitrile. Food processing facilities — meat packing, seafood processing, produce handling — require gloves that survive extended wet-work shifts without tearing, and the powder-free requirement is non-negotiable for food contact.

Blue colorway White colorway FDA 21 CFR compliant

Blue or white colorways are standard for contamination visibility in food processing environments. FDA 21 CFR food-contact compliance documentation is available for this SKU on request.

Automotive assembly line worker with textured fingertip nitrile gloves handling components

Automotive & Electronics Assembly

This segment specifies textured fingertip as a baseline requirement — grip on oily or wet parts, tactile feedback for small component handling.

Our standard industrial SKU ships with textured fingertip.

For electronics assembly where ESD protection is also required, we can discuss anti-static compound options through our OEM program.

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Quality Control

How We Control Thickness at Industrial Gauge

Thickness consistency is harder to achieve at industrial gauge than at examination weight — the compound is more viscous, the dipping dynamics change, and the tolerance window is tighter in absolute terms because the downstream application is less forgiving.

The critical difference: A 0.08mm examination glove with 10% thickness variation is still functional. A 0.15mm industrial glove with the same percentage variation has a weak point that fails under mechanical stress.

Production Line Control

We run industrial-gauge production on the same 8 automated dipping lines as our examination-weight SKUs, but with adjusted bath temperature profiles and dipping speed parameters specific to the heavier compound.

Bath Temperature

±1°C

Held tolerance

Dipping Speed

Conveyor-controlled

Not operator-dependent

Our in-house compounding lab mixes the nitrile compound to a tighter viscosity specification for industrial-grade batches, because viscosity drift at heavier gauge shows up faster in dimensional measurements.

QC Protocol

QC pulls dimensional checks every two hours per line during industrial-grade production runs. The tolerance is ±0.02mm on palm thickness.

Any line that drifts outside that window stops — we don't run out-of-spec product and sort it at the end. The result is that the glove you approved in the sample stage is the glove that ships in container 6, not just container 1.

Common supplier failure mode: The first order was fine, then thickness started drifting. Usually it's compound viscosity control, or lack of it. This is the failure mode we hear about most from buyers switching suppliers.

Quality control technician measuring nitrile glove thickness with precision instruments

Lot Documentation

Every production lot ships with an internal test report covering:

  • Dimensional measurements
  • Tensile strength
  • Elongation at break
  • AQL results for that specific lot

If your procurement process requires third-party verification, we coordinate pre-shipment inspection with SGS or Bureau Veritas.

Certifications for Industrial and Chemical-Handling Applications

All certifications are current. Test reports for specific production lots — AQL data, dimensional measurements, tensile results — are available for the lot you're ordering, not just a generic certificate on file. If your buyer requires EN 374 chemical resistance data for a specific chemical class, request it at the time of inquiry and we'll pull the relevant permeation data.

Certification Relevance to This SKU
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management system — required by most institutional and industrial procurement programs
CE marking European market entry for industrial PPE
ASTM D6319 Nitrile examination gloves standard — North American industrial and safety distribution
EN 374 (chemical resistance) Available on request for chemical handling applications
FDA 21 CFR Food-contact compliance for food processing channel
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OEM and Custom Specifications for Industrial Nitrile

Standard SKU private-label (your artwork, our formulation): one 40HQ container MOQ, approximately 1,600–1,800 cartons depending on thickness spec. Industrial-gauge gloves pack at slightly lower density than examination weight — a 40HQ carries roughly 160,000–180,000 pieces at 6-mil spec.

Custom specifications we handle from the same facility, without subcontracting. Branded packaging — box artwork, carton labeling, barcode to your distributor's requirements — is included in OEM project setup. We don't charge a separate tooling fee for packaging artwork.

Color

Black is standard. Blue, white available at standard MOQ. Custom Pantone-matched colors through the OEM program at one-container MOQ.

Thickness

We can adjust the dipping profile within the 0.10–0.20mm range to hit a specific mil target for your market's specification requirements.

Surface Texture

Textured fingertip is standard for industrial grade. Full-texture (diamond pattern) available for applications requiring maximum grip on wet or oily surfaces.

Length

240mm is standard. Extended cuff (300mm) available for chemical splash protection applications — ask about MOQ for this variant.

Accelerator-Free Compound

Available for industrial SKUs targeting sensitization-sensitive markets. Same sulfur-donor cure system as our medical-grade accelerator-free line.

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One 40HQ container MOQ. No tooling fee for packaging artwork. All custom work handled in-facility without subcontracting.

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Container Loading and Landed Cost for Industrial Grade

Industrial-gauge gloves pack at lower density than examination weight. Planning numbers for your landed cost calculation:

Spec Pcs/box Boxes/carton Cartons/40HQ (approx.) Pcs/40HQ (approx.)
6-mil (0.10–0.15mm) 100 10 1,600–1,800 16–18 million
8-mil (0.15–0.20mm) 100 10 1,400–1,600 14–16 million

Mixed-SKU Loading

Carton dimensions are standardized, so mixed-SKU loads — 6-mil and 8-mil in one container, or industrial mixed with examination-weight — don't create dead space.

Pre-Order Loading Plan

We provide a loading plan with exact carton counts per SKU before you confirm the order — useful if you're consolidating multiple grades into a single shipment.

Lead Time & Scheduling

Lead time for standard industrial SKUs: 25–35 days from order confirmation. For repeat orders on established SKUs, we maintain a rolling production schedule and can confirm ship dates at order time.

Inspection, Documentation & Fulfillment

Pre-shipment inspection with SGS or Bureau Veritas

Country-of-origin documentation included as standard

Carton labeling to your DC or Amazon FBA requirements

Blind drop-shipping and white-label packaging via OEM program

Sourcing FAQs: Powder Free Industrial Nitrile Gloves

Direct answers to the questions industrial buyers ask before placing a container order.

What's the right mil spec for my industrial buyers — 6-mil or 8-mil?

6-mil (0.10–0.15mm palm) covers the majority of general industrial applications: assembly, MRO, light chemical handling, food processing. It's the volume SKU for most industrial safety distributors. 8-mil (0.15–0.20mm) is specified for heavier chemical exposure, petrochemical environments, and applications where puncture resistance is a documented safety requirement. If you're building an industrial safety line and don't know your end-market yet, start with 6-mil — it's the broader-application SKU and the easier sell into general industrial accounts.

Do powder free industrial nitrile gloves provide chemical resistance, and what documentation do I need?

Nitrile provides good resistance to petroleum-based chemicals, many acids, bases, and oils — better than latex or vinyl at equivalent thickness. For chemical handling applications, buyers typically need EN 374 permeation data or ASTM D6978 test results for the specific chemicals their end users handle. We can provide chemical resistance reference data for common industrial chemicals.

Important caveat: Nitrile is not a universal chemical barrier. For aggressive solvents (ketones, some chlorinated solvents), permeation breakthrough times are short even at 8-mil. We'll tell you that upfront — ask us for the specific chemical you're concerned about and we'll give you the actual permeation data.

Why does my current supplier's "powder-free" industrial glove leave residue on parts?

Powder-free means the inner surface is treated to prevent sticking — the standard method is chlorination. The quality of chlorination varies significantly between factories. Under-chlorinated gloves release residue (from the nitrile compound itself or from incomplete chlorination byproducts) that contaminates precision parts, food contact surfaces, or electronic components. We control chlorination in-house as part of the dipping process — it's not an afterthought. If you're seeing residue issues with your current supplier, request a sample of our industrial SKU and test it against your application.

What is the MOQ for powder free industrial nitrile gloves?

One 40HQ container for standard SKUs — approximately 1,600–1,800 cartons (160,000–180,000 pieces) at 6-mil spec. This is the MOQ for standard black or blue industrial nitrile in our existing formulations.

Sample orders ship within 5–7 business days with full certification documentation and production lot test report

Can I source industrial and examination-weight nitrile gloves from the same container?

Yes. We regularly load mixed-SKU containers for distributors who carry both grades. Carton dimensions are standardized across the product line, so mixed loads don't create loading inefficiencies. We provide a loading plan with exact carton counts per SKU before you confirm — so your landed cost calculation is accurate before the order is placed, not after.

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Factory-Direct Pricing

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If you know your spec — mil weight, color, certification requirements, volume — send us the details and we'll turn around a quote with lead time and container loading data within one business day.

Not sure which spec fits your market? Send us your target application or the industries your buyers operate in. We'll recommend the configuration based on what's moving for our existing industrial safety and MRO distributors in your region.

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What to Include in Your Quote Request

  • Mil Weight

    6-mil standard industrial or 8-mil heavy-duty

  • Color

    Black, blue, or custom color requirements

  • Certification Requirements

    ASTM D6319, EN 374, or market-specific standards

  • Volume

    Container quantity and target delivery schedule

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