Technologies for Surfaces of Leather/Artificial Leather
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Leather/Artificial Leather

FRIMO system solutions – For high-quality leather surfaces High-quality vehicle interiors are characterized by a sophisticated design and the use of first-class materials that have to be perfectly processed and adapted. Leather surfaces are no longer exclusively used for the premium segment, but increasingly applied in vehicle interiors of the high-volume and medium-priced segment. As a natural material, leather presents tough processing challenges. The range of variants, the quality requirements and numerous project-specific parameters demand ingenious manufacturing solutions that can only...

Know-how leather laminating and back-foaming Layer compositions of leather-laminated interior components Variant Rigid laminating Leather / Artificial leather Intermediate Layer / Sandwich Semi-rigid or soft / soft-mount laminating Leather / Artificial leather Intermediate Layer / Sandwich Variants: 1) Intermediate layer partly glued on / foamblock inlay 2) Substrate front-foamed 3) Foam insert on substrate 4) Leather back-foamed 5) Substrate partly or completely laminated with skin-type softlayer 6) Substrate pre-laminated with foil “Indirectly” back-foamed and laminated Leather /...

Know-how leather laminating Transitions soft-hard The perfect compliancy of the surface geometry as well as the component interface geometry according to the CAD data base require detailed expertise in the design of soft-hard transition areas. These have to be designed in close conjunction with the respective type of softness and the required component interface geometry. The following overview shows typical concepts for soft-hard transitions. Laminating foil Foam/Skin-type softlayer Foam/Skin-type softlayer Substrate Substrate Foam/Skin-type softlayer Leather and adhesive systems There are...

Processes and equipment technology Process steps in leather laminating Leather and seam positioning systems Leather laminating generally requires the following process steps: The positioning and orientation of the functional and decorative seams are decisive factors that ultimately affect the quality of sewn 3D covered components. FRIMO equipment achieves this with high process reliability and reproducible precision. Planning/fabrication of the sewn covering Adhesive application Pre-fixing of the soft layer (foam layer, layer fabrics) Positioning, incl. pre-fixing of the seams Laminating -...

Machine-assisted leather laminating and leather scoring Cost-saving tooling and equipment technology for leather laminating Manufacturing systems with high process reliability enable our customers to achieve the highest level of component quality. Ranging from the most simple membrane laminating unit with tooling right through to the complex combination tools by means of which an instrument panel, for example, can be laminated and edgefolded simultaneously. Here FRIMO can offer all variants of tailor-made customer solutions. A small selection of these is shown in the photos below: Press...

FRIMO technologies – The leader in leather surfaces Reference projects BMW 3-series – Center door insert: PU Backfoaming, Trimming, Edgefolding BMW 7-series – Instrument panel: PU Direct Back-foaming, Trimming, Edgefolding BMW 5-series – Center door insert: Laminating, Edgefolding Rolls Royce – “Total Interior”: Laminating, Edgefolding DC A-class – Instrument panel / Center console: Laminating, Edgefolding DC SL-class – “Total Interior”: Laminating, Edgefolding DC E-class – Door armrest covering: Laminating, Edgefolding DC E-class coupe – Door panel and Instrument panel: Laminating,...

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