Guides for Buyers Who Write the Spec
Written from the factory floor, for the procurement desk. The answers we give on the phone, put where anyone can read them. One new guide a month since January 2026.
How Factory Direct Pricing Is Built
Material, conversion, packaging, sterilization, freight, duty and the fee. Line by line.
January 2026What Private Label at the Big Distributors Really Means
Where the gown on the shelf was made, and what the brand on the box adds.
February 2026How a Medical Gown Is Made
From the nonwoven line to the sterile pack, with the QC points along the way.
March 2026How to Specify an Isolation Gown
SMS versus PE versus poly laminate, gsm, ties, cuffs, sizes and packaging, in the order a factory reads them.
April 2026ASTM F2100 and EN 14683 Mask Levels
US and EU mask classes side by side, and which tests separate them.
May 2026EN 13795 versus AAMI PB70
The European and American gown standards compared, for buyers who sell into both.
June 2026Sterilization and Packaging Options for Disposable Apparel
EO versus gamma, single and double wrap, hand towel packs, bulk versus individual.
July 2026China or Cambodia for Medical Gowns
When a second origin pays for itself, and when it does not.
August 2026AAMI PB70 Gown Levels, Explained for Buyers
What Levels 1 to 4 mean, the tests behind each, and how to write the level into a spec.
September 2026US Import Tariffs on Medical Consumables, by Category
The living page. Section 301 product rates, general China rates, Cambodia origin, and what they do to a landed cost.
Updated monthlyUS tariff status by category, lead times by product line, freight to the main US, EU and GCC ports. The factory gate price index begins with the October edition.