United Apparel Solutions

How We Make Your Kit.

There’s a lot that goes into the apparel you wear. Explore how we turn fabrics, technology, and craftsmanship into your CUORE kit – from chamois development and production to working conditions and sustainability. All the details that usually stay behind the scenes. Learn more about the United Apparel Solutions which produces kit for some of the most respected brands in the world.

Explore the factory

Our passion is to drive high-precision, high-performance product development to levels never seen before.
Didi Ruegg Director of Product and former professional road racing cyclist
Employees in the United Apparel Solutions Factory

Fabrics. Processes. People.

More than a building with equipment.

Behind every CUORE kit is more than a production facility. It’s over 30 years of experience, specialized know-how and a team that understands what makes performance apparel work.

We continuously invest in modern technologies, skilled craftsmanship and our people to create innovative, durable and high-quality products. Our strength comes from combining different perspectives: athletes who know the demands of the sport, experts who understand materials and processes, and creators who constantly challenge what’s possible.

From fabric selection and chamois development to printing, cutting, sewing and quality control – every detail matters.

Designer preparing files for production of custom cycling apparel

Looking Inside to see a better world

Better Choice. Better Future.

It's not only about performance. It's also about the people who create our products and the impact we leave behind. That’s why we focus on responsible production, fair working conditions and smarter processes – from the materials we choose to the way we manufacture and deliver our apparel.

Our approach

  • We strictly follow HIGG Facility Social, Sustainability and Labor module compliance guidelines.
  • We minimize our environmental impact with on-demand production, reducing waste, eco-friendly water-based inks, and recycling of materials at every stage.
  • We strive to be the best place to work in our industry, creating a safe and supportive workplace for our people.
  • We work with suppliers of eco-friendly materials like OEKO-TEX®, meeting the highest environmental and safety standards in textiles.

Production Steps

From order to kit

What happens between placing your order and receiving your kit? Take a look behind the scenes and discover the production steps that turn your design into finished sports apparel.

Developed to Match Our Bib Shorts.

Our Chamois

Most of us know: the chamois isn’t just padding — it determines how much fun you’ll have on the bike. We develop both our bib shorts and chamois in-house, ensuring they are perfectly matched — tested in our factory's TestLab. All our materials come from Europe, featuring premium foam with top-level density, resilience, and breathability. By the way: The real secret of a chamois lies beneath the visible top layer. Technologically, we use “sciving” instead of traditional molding: rather than pressing hard edges, the foam is precisely milled.

Production Dictionary

Ever Wondered What That Means?

Sublimation? Kissing Lips? Color Towel?

If  some of these terms sound like another language, you’re not alone. We’ve put together a simple guide to the production terms behind your CUORE kit.

Colorlab in the United Apparel Solutions factory

ColorLab & TestLab

We set up dedicated spaces in our factory to test fabrics, compression, chamois and printing technologies.

Printing of CUORE custom cycling apparel paper

Sublimation

Your design is printed onto transfer paper and applied to white fabric using heat and, if needed, vacuum. The temperature is adjusted to the fabric to ensure vibrant, durable colors.

DTF print on a CUORE custom cycling short

Printing on dyed fabrics

We have printing technologies like Screen Print or Heat Transfer Print to apply your branding on dyed fabrics like black bib shorts – all ensuring elasticity, highly opaque colors and optimal adhesion.

Front part of a custom cycling jersey of CUORE

Kissing Lips

These are the small fabric panels that cover the zipper. They allow us to create designs that run seamlessly across the entire front of your jersey.

CUORE Color Towel

Color Towel

We provide you a color towel that shows how colors look on fabric, so you can choose the right CMYK or Pantone colors.

CUORE Chamois for cycling shorts

Sciving

With sciving, the foam of our chamois is precisely cut to create smooth transitions between different thicknesses, allowing the chamois to follow the body’s contours more naturally.

Woven fabric of a custom bib short of CUORE

Woven & Knitted fabrics

Knitted fabrics offer more stretch, breathability and freedom of movement, while woven fabrics provide greater compression, stability and a more supportive fit.

Bonding of CUORE custom cycling apparel

Bonding

Bonding is a process that joins two layers of fabric using heat and pressure to create a smooth, durable and often seam-free finish.

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Custom Kit for your team

Personal guidance from design to final kit. Send us your request, and our team takes care of every detail.

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