Program areas at DLI
Member services: with more than 2,000 members, dli provides educational resources such as field and in-house training seminars, and the biennial clean show, professional certification programs for Drycleaning, wetcleaning and the environment, as well as fabricare magazine, fabricare resources journal, and other publications delivering the latest in cleaning technology, and business management. Members also have exclusive access to the garment analysis service provided by dli. Furthermore, dli members benefit from the international textile analysis laboratory's research and unbiased analysis reports on the causes of stained or damaged garments in the cleaning process.
Research, garment analysis, and textile testing - state-of-the-art, technical service laboratories establish dli as the foremost authority on cleaning performance and care label development for today's fashions. Within dli's comprehensive fabricare testing center, apparel, textile and product manufacturers can evaluate garments and fabrics under real world conditions using the latest cleaning technology-perc, hydrocarbon, wetcleaning, commercial laundering/washing, and alternative technologies. Dli's quality control laboratory provides protocols for Drycleaning systems as well as laundering operations to test quality standards and controls and achieve the highest level of efficiency. The dli research fellowships allow equipment, garment, and chemical manufacturers to conduct extensive, objective evaluations of quality and performance of fabricare products.
Education and outreach - dli members enjoy the benefit of having regionally based associations that provide additional educational and networking opportunities, and an advocate to address specific state and local issues that affect the industry.