Adler chemicals cover all stages of the tanning process, from rewetting and dyeing through to crusting. Leather is an extremely versatile, high-quality material, making it suitable for a wide range of sectors, from clothing and fashion to footwear, as well as furnishings and the automotive industry.
PROCESSING STAGES
Discover the stages in the leatherworking process and the products used at each stage
At the beamhouse stage, which includes rewetting, liming and unhairing, fleshing and splitting, deliming and soaking, the raw hide is subjected to initial mechanical operations and prepared for tanning. The chemicals used belong to the anti-wrinkle, auxiliary and rewetting categories.
This is the decisive stage of leather processing: the chemical operation that turns putrescible hide into an unalterable material. Adler carries out a number of different types of tanning, and the main products used at this stage of the process belong to the following categories: degreasing, auxiliary, deliming, soaking, fatliquoring, anti-mould and basifying.
The post-tanning stage is made up of further chemical treatments designed to improve the appearance of the leathers and make them suitable for commercial uses. The products used for the post-tanning processes, which include pressing, shaving, retanning, dyeing and fatliquoring, drying, staking, milling and sanding, belong to the following categories: degreasing, retanning, tannins, fatliquors, neutralisers, colourants and resins..
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