SVIBOR - Project code: 2-15-019

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Project code: 2-15-019


INVESTIGATIONS OF COLLAGEN STRUCTURE AND SYNTHETISED PRODUCTS FOR LEATHER PROCESSING INDUSTRY


Main researcher: KOVAČEVIĆ, VERA (74041)


Assistants
Type of research: developmental
Duration from: 01/01/91. to 12/31/93.
Papers on project (total): 58
Institution name: Fakultet kemijskog inženjerstva i tehnologije, Zagreb (125)
Department/Institute: Department of Shoe and Leather Technology
Address: Ilica 53a
City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia
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Phone: 385 (01)428329
Summary: Development investigations in both leather and footwear processing industry in Croatia provide for minor dependence on import product for leather manufacturing as well as compatible production of shoes in era of total communication in the world.As the results the broadening of knowledge about specific sinthetised products depend on complex collagen structure were achieved.In realisation of the hydrofobic effect of leather and effect of whitteness the resistance to water and influence of light was attained.Processes of leather manufacturing were optimised to reach for reaching the demanded leather properties and to define the efficiency of the new or improved auxiliary products.The aim of investigations for defining the new or improved products for hydrofobing,fatting and white leather manufacturing,along with recomended optimal procedure,was realised.In the results the theoreticalally background was given about hidrofobness,light stability and mechanical phenomena as a result of leather microstructure change during manufacturing.By extending the investigations on computer aided manufacturing in the range of product design (CAD),manufacturing (CAM) and plans for integrated manufactoring (CIM) the intention was to improve the technology development in Croatian shue and leather processing indutry.

Keywords: leather and footwear processing industry,auxiliary products for leather and shoes,hydrofobing,fatting,bleaching,adhesives,quality assurance,footwear design,CAD/CAM

Research goals: The goals of the development and applicative project which have to contribute the technological progress in the field of leather processing are the realisation of the scientific cooperation with the producers and users of the auxiliary in leather and footwear industry.Obtaining the new and/or improved products on the market for the special requests were also planed.The characterisation and defining the demanded properities and synthesis of the components depend on the examined effects of the components.The special interests are directed to the products for achieving the hydrofobic and lightfastness effects in the leather and shoe manufacturing.The expected scientific contribution in the explanation of specific mechanisms of binding into the collagen structures,as a background of understanding and controlling the processes,was anticipated.Enlarging the aims of the investigations on the footwear industry,are new trends of computer aided manufacturing special for product design (CAD),product manufacturing (CAM) as the road to computer integrated production (CIM).The only way of fitting in specialised world shue production in the era of total communication is without exeption,education,application and developing the CAD/CAM/CIM way of production.Achieved scientific understanding and the results of experimental work could give some improvement in the manufacturing of the present inadequately developed leather and shue processing industry.

COOPERATION - INSTITUTIONS


  1. Name of institution: Kutrilin,Žitnjak bb
    Type of institution: State institute
    Type of cooperation: Joint publishing of scientific papers
    City: 10000 - Zagreb, Croatia

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS


  1. Name: Organizacija proizvodnje obuće uz pomoć CAD sistema za dizajniranje-Radionica
    Type of achievement: Other
    Authors: dr Vera Kovačević,akad.kip.Ljiljana Tucaković-Mujagić
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