Finishing

This process gives the leather the final characteristics and visual appearance.

 

The wear-and-tear capabilities depend heavily on the quality and the amount of the pigments, binders and varnishes.

 

The design of the leather can also be changed by the various embossing pattern.

 

The art of finishing lies in the application of very thin layers without affecting the visual appearance and the favourable characteristics like suppleness and breathability. This happens by the spray machine.

 

 

Further leather treatment processes in the finishing department are:

 

• • Grounding, base coat application; preparation for even coverage of the spray-layer
• • Embossing, variations of design by putting an embossing pattern onto the leather by means of an emboss roll
• • Printing: application of printing effects by means of a print roll
• • Ironing: treatment of the surface, forming the surface character