18+ Years Nitrile-Only Manufacturing

Blue Industrial
Nitrile Gloves

Powder-free blue industrial nitrile gloves built on 8 automated dipping lines — 0.10–0.12mm palm thickness, AQL 1.5 outgoing inspection, full certification coverage.

Blue is the default colorway for industrial distribution across most markets — visible contamination detection, universal acceptance in food processing and general industrial accounts, and a clean presentation your downstream customers recognize.

ISO 9001:2015 CE ASTM D6319 FDA 510(k)
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Blue industrial nitrile gloves — powder-free, AQL 1.5, 0.10–0.12mm palm thickness
Color Specification

What Blue Means in Industrial Glove Sourcing

Blue isn't a cosmetic choice in industrial nitrile — it's a functional specification that drives purchasing decisions across several high-volume market segments. In food processing environments, blue is the industry-standard color precisely because it's visually detectable against most food products. A torn glove fragment in a food line is a contamination event; blue makes it findable. That's why food processing procurement specs often call out blue explicitly, and why your food-service and food-manufacturing accounts will ask for it by color.

Outside food processing, blue has become the default "clean" colorway for general industrial distribution — janitorial supply, pharmaceutical manufacturing support, laboratory environments, light assembly. It signals powder-free, uncontaminated, professional-grade PPE in a way that clear or white gloves don't quite carry. When your customer opens a box of blue nitrile on their production floor, the color itself communicates that the product is purpose-built for the application.

Our blue industrial nitrile gloves are the standard-weight configuration: 0.10–0.12mm palm thickness, lightly textured fingertips, powder-free, sizes XS through XL. This is the SKU that moves in the highest volume across our industrial distribution customers — it covers the broadest range of end-use environments without over-engineering the spec. If you're building or expanding an industrial safety line, blue standard-weight is the anchor SKU.

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Blue nitrile glove contamination detection in food processing environment
Food Processing
Visually detectable against most food products
Lab & Pharma
Default "clean" colorway for controlled environments
General Industrial
Highest-volume SKU across distribution customers
Technical Data

Product Specifications

Tensile strength, elongation-at-break, and force-at-break values are available in our product test reports. Contact us for the full technical data sheet.

Full Specification Table

Parameter Specification
Color Blue
Wall Thickness (palm) 0.10–0.12mm (typical)
Wall Thickness (fingertip) 0.08–0.10mm (typical)
Surface Texture Fingertip micro-texture
Powder Powder-free
Accelerator Standard (thiuram/carbamate cure system)
AQL Standard AQL 1.5
Pinhole Detection Online electrical, 100% of production
Available Sizes
XS S M L XL
Gloves per Box 100 pcs
Boxes per Carton 10
Certifications
ISO 9001:2015 CE ASTM D6319 FDA 510(k)

Specifications shown are industry-standard values for this product type. Actual specifications may vary by production lot. Contact us for detailed product data sheets and lot-specific test reports.

Quality Assurance
100% Pinhole Detection
Online electrical testing on every glove produced — not sampled, not batch-tested.
AQL 1.5 Outgoing
Outgoing inspection to AQL 1.5 before container loading.
8 Automated Dipping Lines
Consistent process control across all production runs.
Packaging Summary
Per box 100 gloves
Boxes per carton 10 boxes
Gloves per carton 1,000 gloves
Full Technical Data Sheet

Tensile strength, elongation-at-break, and force-at-break values available on request.

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Quality Control

How We Hold 0.10–0.12mm Across Your Full Container — Not Just the Sample

Thickness consistency is where most industrial nitrile suppliers lose buyers on the second or third container. The first sample shipment looks clean. Then the third container arrives and your customer's QC team pulls gloves that measure 0.08mm at the fingertip — thin enough to fail their incoming inspection. That's a container you're fielding complaints on, and the root cause is almost always compound inconsistency at the supplier's factory.

In-House Compound Mixing

We mix our own nitrile compound in-house. The compounding lab sits adjacent to the production floor, and our formulation team monitors bath viscosity continuously during every production run. As the compound bath depletes over the course of a shift — and it always depletes, on every dipping line in the industry — we adjust the formulation in real time.

Factories that buy pre-mixed compound from third-party suppliers can't do this; they're locked into whatever viscosity the batch arrived at. We're not. When the bath starts drifting, we correct it before the gloves get thinner.

8 Automated Dipping Lines — No Operator Variance

The 8 automated dipping lines run ceramic hand formers through the compound bath at a controlled conveyor speed, with bath temperature held to ±1°C. There's no manual dipping, no operator pulling formers at different speeds on different shifts.

The process variables that cause thickness variation — bath temperature, compound viscosity, dipping speed — are controlled parameters, not operator-dependent ones. That's how the 0.10–0.12mm palm thickness holds across a full 40HQ container, not just across the 20-box sample set you approved before placing the order.

Online Electrical Pinhole Detection

Online electrical pinhole detection runs on every glove before it reaches the stripping station. Gloves that fail the leak test are pulled automatically — they don't reach counting and packing.

The AQL 1.5 outgoing inspection records that ship with your container reflect the full production lot. AQL 1.5 is tighter than the AQL 2.5 that many factories use as their default — fewer defective units reach your warehouse, fewer complaints reach your downstream customers.

Automated ceramic former dipping line for nitrile glove production

Process Variables Under Control

Bath Temperature Tolerance ±1°C
Thickness Consistency (palm) 0.10–0.12mm
Outgoing AQL Standard AQL 1.5
Automated Dipping Lines 8 Lines

AQL 1.5 vs AQL 2.5: AQL 1.5 permits fewer defective units per lot than the AQL 2.5 default used by many factories. Tighter outgoing inspection means fewer complaints reaching your downstream customers and fewer containers you're fielding returns on.

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Distribution Intelligence

Market Segments Where Blue Industrial Nitrile Moves

Blue industrial nitrile isn't a single-segment SKU — it distributes across several distinct markets, each with different volume patterns and reorder logic. Understanding which segments your accounts fall into helps you build the right inventory position.

Blue nitrile gloves in food processing environment
Food Processing Hard Spec

Food Processing & Food Service

Blue is a hard specification requirement in this segment, not a preference. Commercial kitchens, food manufacturing lines, and food packaging operations specify blue nitrile because contamination detection is a food safety requirement, not a cosmetic concern.

Procurement in this segment is typically standardized across a facility or facility portfolio — once you're in the spec, the reorder pattern is predictable and volume-driven. Our powder-free process and food-contact compliance documentation support the procurement requirements your food-processing accounts will ask for.

Predictable, volume-driven reorder cycle once in spec
Blue nitrile gloves in pharmaceutical laboratory setting
Pharmaceutical Documentation-Driven

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Laboratory Supply

Blue runs as the default clean-room adjacent colorway. Pharmaceutical production environments, quality control labs, and research facilities use blue nitrile for general handling tasks where black would be too visually dominant and clear would look insufficiently professional.

This segment tends to specify on documentation as much as on product — ISO 9001, CE, and ASTM D6319 are the certifications your lab supply accounts will ask to see. All three are standard on this SKU.

ISO 9001, CE, ASTM D6319 — all standard on this SKU
Blue nitrile gloves used in janitorial and facilities management
Facilities Management High-Frequency Reorder

Janitorial & Facilities Management

A high-frequency reorder segment with predictable volume. Facilities management contracts run on annual or multi-year terms, and the glove specification is typically standardized across a building portfolio.

Blue is the default colorway for most janitorial supply contracts — it's visually distinct from cleaning chemicals, it photographs well for compliance documentation, and it's the color most facilities managers have been specifying for years. Once you're in the spec for a facilities management account, the reorder cycle is reliable.

Annual/multi-year contract terms — reliable reorder once specified
Blue nitrile gloves in light assembly and industrial distribution
General Industrial Workhorse SKU

General Industrial Distribution

Light assembly, electronics handling, quality inspection, packaging lines — blue standard-weight is the workhorse SKU. The fingertip micro-texture handles grip requirements for most assembly tasks. The 0.10–0.12mm wall thickness provides adequate puncture resistance for light industrial use without the added per-unit cost of the heavy-duty configuration.

For distributors building a broad industrial safety line, blue standard-weight is the SKU that covers the most accounts with a single inventory position.

Broadest account coverage from a single inventory position
Food Processing
Hard spec — contamination detection requirement
Pharma & Lab
Documentation-driven — ISO 9001, CE, ASTM D6319
Facilities Mgmt
High-frequency reorder — annual contract terms
General Industrial
Workhorse SKU — broadest single-position coverage

We've seen food processing and pharmaceutical accounts grow as a share of our industrial distribution customers' business over the last several years — both segments are worth building into your line if you're not already there.

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Compliance

Certifications That Cover Your Buyers' Procurement Requirements

Certification Relevance for Blue Industrial Nitrile
ISO 9001:2015 Quality management system — required by most institutional procurement processes
CE Marking EU import and distribution — covers European industrial and food-processing accounts
ASTM D6319 Nitrile examination gloves standard — North American industrial and healthcare-adjacent distribution
FDA 510(k) Medical device clearance — US regulated industrial and healthcare-adjacent supply

North American Distribution

ASTM D6319 is the standard your buyers reference when qualifying a new supplier. It's the qualification gate for industrial and healthcare-adjacent distribution channels across the US and Canada.

European Accounts

For food processing, pharmaceutical, and general industrial accounts in the EU, CE marking covers the import requirement. No additional supplier qualification needed for standard European distribution.

Healthcare-Adjacent Industrial

FDA 510(k) is already in place on this SKU. If your customer base includes healthcare-adjacent industrial accounts, you don't need to qualify a separate supplier for those accounts.

Full Documentation Ships with Every Container

CE declaration of conformity, FDA 510(k) reference, ISO 9001 certificate, and lot-specific internal test reports included. Third-party pre-shipment inspection through SGS or Bureau Veritas available if your procurement process requires it.

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OEM & Private Label

Customization and OEM Options for Blue Nitrile

The blue colorway is standard production — no custom formulation required, no MOQ premium for the color. Here's what you can configure on this SKU.

Packaging and Labeling

Carton printing, box labeling, and inner bag branding under your brand name. We can match your existing packaging format or develop a new one. Regulatory documentation — CE declaration, FDA 510(k) reference, country-of-origin certificates — is prepared under your brand name for markets where you hold the import registration.

Size Range and Box Count

Standard configuration is 100 gloves per box, 10 boxes per carton, sizes XS–XL. Alternative box counts (50-count, 200-count) and size-specific carton configurations are available for buyers whose accounts have specific shelf or dispensing requirements.

Specification Adjustments

If your accounts require a specific elongation-at-break target or a tighter thickness tolerance than our standard range, our in-house compounding lab handles custom formulation development. This is a separate project with its own validation process.

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MOQ and Container Economics

MOQ for standard blue industrial nitrile starts at one 40HQ container — approximately 2,000 boxes at 100 gloves per box. That's the threshold where container-rate freight economics work for both sides.

Standard 40HQ Container ~2,000 boxes
Per box (standard) 100 gloves

Sample Orders

For buyers who want to test the product before committing to a full container, sample orders ship within 5–7 business days with full certification documentation included.

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Private Label / OEM

Building a Private-Label Line?

The same manufacturing infrastructure handles OEM projects — no subcontracting, same lines, same compound, same QC process. Tell us your target market and volume expectations and we'll spec the configuration that fits.

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Logistics

Container Loading and Landed Cost

Pack Configuration

10 boxes per carton, 100 gloves per box. Carton dimensions are optimized for 40HQ loading — no wasted cubic space.

40HQ Capacity

A properly loaded 40HQ carries approximately 2,000 boxes — 200,000 gloves per container — without wasted cubic space.

Carton Labeling

Configurable to Amazon FBA requirements, distributor DC barcode standards, or your own warehouse receiving format. A checklist item at order placement, not a special project.

Lead Time

25–35 days from order confirmation for standard blue industrial nitrile. Repeat orders on established SKUs benefit from a rolling production schedule with confirmed ship dates at order placement.

Pre-Shipment Inspection

SGS or Bureau Veritas inspection available on request. We coordinate inspection scheduling as part of the shipment process — no separate vendor management required on your end.

Repeat Order Scheduling

For predictable reorder cycles, our rolling production schedule lets you confirm ship dates at order placement — useful when managing inventory against a fixed replenishment cadence.

Buyer Reference

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the MOQ for blue industrial nitrile gloves?

One 40HQ container — approximately 2,000 boxes at 100 gloves per box. For buyers who want to test the product before committing to a full container, sample orders ship within 5–7 business days with full certification documentation included.

Why do food processing accounts specify blue nitrile specifically?

Blue is visually detectable against most food products, making it the standard color for food-contact glove applications where contamination detection is a food safety requirement. A torn glove fragment in a food processing line needs to be findable — blue makes that possible in a way that clear or skin-tone gloves don't. Our blue industrial nitrile is powder-free and we can provide food-contact compliance documentation for buyers supplying food processing facilities.

What is the difference between blue standard-weight and blue heavy-duty industrial nitrile?

Standard-weight blue industrial nitrile runs at 0.10–0.12mm palm thickness with fingertip micro-texture — the right spec for food processing, pharmaceutical, janitorial, and general assembly applications. Heavy-duty runs at 0.13–0.15mm with full-hand micro-texture, designed for chemical handling, metalworking, and waste management where puncture resistance and grip in wet or oily conditions are the primary requirements.

Heavy-Duty Variant

How do you ensure color consistency across production runs?

Blue colorway uses a pigment dispersion that's part of our in-house compound formulation — not a surface treatment applied after dipping. We track color consistency as a production parameter, with batch-to-batch color matching against a reference standard. Because we mix compound in-house, we control the pigment dispersion directly rather than accepting whatever color consistency a third-party compound supplier delivers. Visible color variation between boxes from the same order is a defect we catch at in-process inspection.

Can you produce blue industrial nitrile gloves under our brand name?

Yes. OEM and private-label projects run on our production lines with our compound and QC process — no subcontracting. Packaging design, carton printing, and regulatory documentation are prepared under your brand name. MOQ is one 40HQ container.

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What certifications do blue industrial nitrile gloves carry?

ISO 9001:2015, CE marking, ASTM D6319, and FDA 510(k) are standard on this SKU. Full documentation — CE declaration of conformity, FDA 510(k) reference number, ISO 9001 certificate, and lot-specific test reports — ships with every container. Third-party test reports from SGS or Bureau Veritas are available on request.

ISO 9001:2015 CE Marking ASTM D6319 FDA 510(k)
Factory-Direct Since 2007

Source This SKU from a Factory That Holds Spec

glovemfg has manufactured nitrile gloves since 2007 — one category, one facility, 8 automated dipping lines, 1.2 billion pieces annual capacity. The blue industrial nitrile SKU runs on the same production infrastructure that holds EN 455 and FDA 510(k) for our medical line. The process discipline doesn't change because the end use is industrial.

If you're evaluating blue industrial nitrile suppliers, send us your current specification, target volume, and destination market. We'll respond with a detailed quote, the relevant certification documentation, and a sample shipment if you want to verify consistency before committing to a container.

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South Side of the Road, 500 Meters West of Heng'er Road, Zhilan No. 3 Village, Gaomi Economic Development Zone, Gaomi, Weifang, Shandong, China

2007

Founded

8

Dipping Lines

1.2B

Pcs/Year

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