LEATHER ANALYSIS
LEATHER ANALYSIS
Leather is a desirable natural product used in numerous applications from industrial, automotive to clothing and fashion. Leather requires chemical treatment for its various applications. Quality control of leather products is important for health, safety, practical and aesthetic reasons.
Ensure the quality and safety of your leather and leather goods with AIrsep Labs comprehensive leather testing services.
Airsep Labs, utilizes ISO certified standards and methods in the testing of leather products during processing and of the final product.
Our leather testing department offers a wide variety of physical and chemical tests to help meet the client’s leather testing needs.
Why Test Your Leather?
If you manufacture or retail leather products or products that contain leather components, you need assurance that the product quality is sufficient, fit for purpose, and meets customer expectations.
Leather goods, including clothing, belts, as well as small goods, are not only high value items, but are also highly variable in terms of species, types of leather, dyeing or colour, chemicals employed in finishing and microbiological activity.
Chrome Content
Testing for Total Chrome and Chrome VI in final products.
pH
PH is important in preliminary manufacturing and dyeing process.
Moisture/Shrinkage
This is important to insure the final product does not shrink.
Preservatives
Various chemicals are used to maintain the leather texture qualities. It is important that these are not in excess.