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World Footwear Magazine

• Yearly subscription to World Footwear magazine in print and online
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leatherbiz.com

Reliable news service for the leather market, a collection of articles on leather from the world's leading publication for the leather industry. Registration required.

sportstextiles.com

Sportstextiles.com went live in 2001 as the news portal to complement World Sports Activewear (WSA) magazine. Stories from all around the world, covering developments in textiles and in finished products, go live on the site every month.

World Leather magazine

Published six times a year, World Leather covers the production of leather worldwide. Its technical articles offer in-depth insight into the latest developments in the chemicals and machinery that allow tanners to turn waste material from the meat industry into the most versatile, high-performing and beautiful material on earth. As part of the Tannery of the Year initiative, reports from leading players in all regions provide a platform for sharing new ideas and best practice and give valuable insight into the way the world’s leading tanneries work. A new series of hard-hitting, fact-based essays on the way tanners and their suppliers work began in 2014 under the heading Nothing to Hide.

WSA magazine

WSA is a widely recognised, award-winning international publication for material development in the performance wear market, with a specific focus on sports and outdoor activities.
Published six times a year, it is an indispensable handbook for company directors, designers, product managers, line builders, specifiers, garment manufacturers, retailers, those actively involved in textile research and sustainability, corporate social responsibility and anyone with the desire to discover more about the industry.

The Fundamentals of Footwear

The fundamentals of footwear provides a clear understanding of what is involved in the production of footwear, illustrates the complexities of the industry, and guides the reader through the manufacturing process. It properly starts with an analysis of the foot, its structure and changing size and shape through life, and then follows every step on the way from choosing the right materials and designs, to completing the finished footwear.

The Framework for Leather Manufacture

The book provides a clear framework outlining for the first time the importance of the chemical processes and their relationship with the physical mechanical operations that are carried out to change a raw hide into a beautiful piece of leather. The authors trace the transition of leather manufacture of earlier times to that of an efficient, advanced and ecologically sound industry in the global economy today. There is also a comprehensive study of how complex environmental concerns can be addressed, with treated water returned responsibly to the wider community and chemicals reused or regenerated. 
This is essential reading for anyone in the leather supply chain,
from raw material suppliers, chemists, tanners and end users
who want to understand about how leather is created.

 

The Machines in the Tannery

by Walter Landmann’s – 2nd Edition Available NOW
The first edition of this work, published in 2003, was acclaimed the definitive presentation of tannery machinery. Demand for this book continues and the new edition includes new chapters covering developments in the last decade of the methodology in modern leather production.  It also includes important technical details of older classic machines still in current use. The book includes a practical selection of engineering data handy for tannery technical and production personnel, and an overview of rawhide preservation equipment.
A large number of illustrations of machines and their mechanisms
support the text. It is an essential reference for all tanneries.