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How
frequently does your laboratory test a piece of leather or
leather product and it fails? Does that result help your client?
What they really need to know is why it failed and what can
they do to overcome the problem.
At
Leather Wise we do not offer routine leather testing –
the market is too competitive and so we are leaving that to
you! But we do have extensive experience in the testing of
leather, what are realistic expectations and the reasons why
it could have failed a particular test. We have access to
highly sophisticated laboratory equipment such as scanning
electron microscopy, X-ray microanalysis, FTIR and DSC that
can help us piece together the jigsaw and determine the cause
of a failure. Once we have determined the cause, we an then
offer advice on how to rectify it or prevent it occurring
again.
The
possibilities are innumerable, but typical problems that we
can help with are:
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Why
does a garment leather fail to meet the requirement
for tear strength?
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Why does an upholstery leather have poor fastness to
wet rubbing?
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Why does a waterproof shoe upper leather leak?
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Is the test used appropriate for that particular leather?
This
service is charged for at an hourly rate and is very competitively
priced; the cause of most failures can be established for
around £150, depending on their complexity. Helping
to overcome or rectify the problem may cost a little more.
To put it into perspective, a test failure may mean that your
client cannot sell their product. If we can explain the failure
and help put it right enabling that product to reach the market
place, our service is priceless.
If
you require any further information about Leather Wise's Services
contact
Amanda Michel or Chris Powley-Williams tel: 01604 497568/9,
email:
info@leatherwise.co.uk
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