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Developing what
you need.

New materials, product solutions and custom machinery, for better footwear and more efficient manufacture.

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Programmable pattern tackers on an AFPL stitching line

Collaboration

Research, turned
into footwear.

We work with premier institutes in India, including IIT, on machinery innovation and research, and directly with manufacturers on materials, product solutions and custom machinery. Our technical teams bring the practical needs of your product into that work.

The open-plan floor of the AFPL Product Creation Centre

Custom machinery

Machines built for
demanding briefs.

Helping to develop a machine, material or product solution gives us greater scope to answer a demanding brief, while protecting quality and turnaround time.

  • Lamb-fur skiving machineBuilt for AFPL around the way lamb fur must be handled.
  • Needle switching on the pattern tackerFor complex seams, with the detail and repeatability your uppers need.
Lamb fur in Stuck-on uppers
An upper component stitched on a programmable pattern tacker

In the footwear

Carried into the
footwear itself.

Gasket waterproofing, Auto-lacing and comfort development take the work into the product your customers wear.

An operator at a seam-sealing machine for waterproof footwearWaterproof constructionGasket waterproofingA waterproofing option developed with the upper and sole assembly.Three auto-lacing shoes with dial closuresSpecialised footwearAuto-lacingDial, cable guides and attachment points, placed around the shape of each style.A lamb-fur lined leather boot with two strapsDevelopmentComfort developmentFit and feel, developed with the materials and the construction.
A dieless cutting head cutting upper components from a digital pattern

On our floors

Quality and turnaround.

Better material handling, consistent workmanship and more efficient manufacture are the aims. On our floors, AI-assisted material planning, dieless cutting and automatic stitching work alongside production monitoring.

Production, machinery and technology

Materials

New materials,
assessed for you.

Alternative materials are assessed against the appearance, construction and performance your product needs. A few our teams work with:

  • Mushroom-based alternatives
  • Tomato-based alternatives
  • Banana-based alternatives
  • Bamboo linings
  • Wool
  • Cork
  • Bio-PU
  • Recycled rubber

And many more, developed to your brief.

Responsibility
Mushroom-based material samples beside the raw mushroom
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An operator at a seam-taping machine for waterproof uppers
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