Tanning Process
1 -Soaking
First step to rehydrate the Leather to make it suitable for tanning process
2 -Tanning
A process by which the leather is made ready for commercial use and improves preservation of leather.
3 -Sammying
a.Levels the moisture content of leather to uniformity, making easier to handle and operate for further operation.
4 -Splitting
Splitting also done machine, helps in getting the uneveness of leather to a more or less even thickness.
5 -Shaving
Shaving, fine tunes the unevenness of the leather the required thickness as per the final product of leather.
6 -Dyeing
Dyeing gives major properties to leather needed for final product, such as softness, flatness, Color etc.
7 -Vaccum
Vaccum is first step to controlling moisture once the leather is Dyed, it lowers the moisture of leather evenly so that consistency of leather is maintained
8 -Toggling
Toggling flattens and dries the leather to normal room moisture content, making it suitable for finishing process.
9 -Staking
It gives the softness to the leather by mechanical process, which develops due to drying of the leather, it softens and opens the leather fibres
10 -Buffing
Buffing operation scrubs off the uneven defects of the leather and get the leather surface ready for finishing.
11 -Milling
Milling is primarily done to softness the leather & to give the natural milling pattern to the grain.
12 -Finishing
Finishing, gives final appearance to the leather. Final character such as Feel, Shine, Color, water-repellency and appearance is governed by this process.
13 -Ironing
Flattens the leather and improves the smoothness and feel of the leather.
14 -QC Check
Final QC assures that leather fulfills required specification of the customer.
15 -Inspection
Leather is inspected for quality and grades as per the requirement of the customer.
16 -Measuring
Measures the area of the leather to decimal accuracy, to deliver exact and precise quantity.