How to influence tightness during post-tanning processing?Obtaining a tight grain while maintaining all aesthetic and functional characteristics may be difficult enough, to reduce the rejection rate by a small percentage only may seem impossible. To achieve this factors influencing grain tightness need to be understood. Improving on tightness in most cases means an increase in cutting yield and thus a higher profit.For this whitepaper the focus is on the influence of post-tanning processing. The various influences of the previous steps are too varied to discuss in a general way. Moreover, a lot of crust is made from Wet Blue of outside origin. Where it comes from and how it was made is not always known and the material available needs to be taken as a given fact. Retanning and fatliquoring processes need to be developed for the leathers available under consideration of their peculiarities.Download the whitepaper below and learn about:the important aspects when making tight leatherthe influence of post-tanning processeswhat Smit Wet End products are most suitable for your optimal leather properties in terms of tightnessDownload the whitepaperMy email address** First name**Last name**Company name**Stay informed Please keep me informed about the latest news on Royal Smit & Zoon and the leather industry.Consent* I have read and accepted the Terms & conditions and Privacy Statement.Δ Interesting for you Discover more on Tanning Whitepaper Leather SoftnessLearn about the important aspects when making soft leather, the influence of wet-end processes and which products are most suitable for your optimal leather properties. Whitepaper SimplicitySimplicity is a concept for reducing the complexity at the heart of your operations: the leather-making process itself. Simplicity is an approach developed by Smit & zoon to simplify and boost the efficiency of post-tanning operations Whitepaper Waterproof leather makingThis process guideline is written alongside a checklist to increase the chance to make high quality waterproof leather. Tanning Discover Stay informedReceive the latest company news and industry updatesSubscribeShare this: