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Poletto S 3200 fleshing machine after full reconditioning

Featured

August 10, 2026

Machine Reconditioning: What a Full Overhaul on a Poletto S 3200 Actually Looks Like

It arrived oxidized, with worn pins and bushings and an untouched electrical panel. Here's what thirteen distinct areas of a full mechanical, hydraulic and electrical overhaul actually involve.

Alessandro Burlando

4 min read

Leather Working Group certification infographic

Quality

Jun 24, 2026

LWG Certification: What Is It and How Does It Work?

What the Leather Working Group audit evaluates, the four rating levels, who requires it today and what it costs — a practical guide for tanneries, no marketing spin.

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Market & Industry

Market

May 25, 2026

US Tariffs Have Repriced the Hide Market

Why hide prices only dropped 10% when everyone expected 40% — and what smart tanneries are doing about tighter margins and higher uncertainty.

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Market

May 19, 2026

Italian Leather Machinery Isn't Dying — It's Been Filtered

400 companies down to 225. Revenue down 32%. Read the headline and it's an industry dying. Read inside the survivors' balance sheets and it's something else entirely.

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Regulation

May 8, 2026

The EUDR Exit: Why Smart Tanneries Aren't Relaxing Just Yet

The EU Deforestation Regulation looked like it was easing — but tanneries that read the fine print know the traceability pressure isn't going anywhere.

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Color control and lighting in leather manufacturing

Quality

Feb 18, 2026

Color Control in Manufacturing: Why the Wrong Light Is Costing You Clients

A color that matches under your factory lights and shifts under your client's is a rejected batch waiting to happen. How to fix it at the source.

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