Formed by Gerber Technology, the PPE Task Force, acquired two new members: Coats, an industrial thread leader, and Elevate Textiles, a global provider of advanced, high-quality products and mission critical textile solutions.

As a part of this collaboration, Coats will use its extensive network of apparel manufacturers and industry leaders to connect the Gerber PPE Task Force to the potential outlets for their products. It will offer them raw materials used for the manufacturing like quality threads, trims, specialist products along with technical support and service for seamless production. Coats will also guide these manufacturers to adhere to PPE regulation.

Under this collaboration, Elevate’s Burlington, American & Efird (A&E), and Gütermann brands will provide the industry with critical barrier fabric and thread components. These are used in the manufacturing of PPE products including masks, isolation gowns and other medical garments.

Burlington’s The Maxima collection of fabrics is known the standard in the industry for reusable isolation and surgical gowns and meets AAMI standards for Levels 1-4 and FDA standards. On the other hand, A&E has RSL approved, critical PPE sewing threads for a multitude of PPE products in its basket.