ELABORATION PROCESS

All our products are hand-made across of different elaboration processes, in all of these, each piece have a very strict quality control. the most important processes are:

THE CUT BY HAND

Once made the different molds in hard cartons, these are used to cut by hand the different parts of the PDA leather case (Leather, interior reinforcements ……..).

ASSEMBLING OF THE PIECES FOR OUR LEATHER CRAFTSMAN

Once all necessary pieces are ready ours leather craftsmen assembling its like a puzzle were. Piel Frama use a glue that is not danger for the nature, how you can cheque in the picture all is hand made.We need to emphasize the raw materials used as backing for the piece, since it is not visible and it is located between the leather and the lining. This material is called "viledón" and it is a highly resistant synthetic cloth which adds consistency and resistance to the cover.
If to all these features, we add the convenient rotating clip and its ability to be removed and added-on when desired, this product becomes ideal for all users.

The thread used to sew our leather covers is made of 100 % polyester (much more durable than cotton).This thread is made by Gutermann, a leading textile company from Germany.

THE KIND OF LEATHER

The kind of leather we use to make the PDAs cases is cowskin 1ª quality, this leather come from our own country Spain, therefore we have the opportunity to select the most better of these, this leather is does not from big cows but rather are from veal (These young cows has not damage or scratch in their skins. Piel Frama´s leathers is ECOLOGICAL because is tanned and finished with natural products and biodegradable organic substances, which guarantee a void impact on the natural systems. In the analysis effected in ECOPIEL leathers, is not detected forbidden substances, according to the criteria that envisages the Germany Legislation of consumer goods for the Consumers Health Protection. Piel Frama´s leather , fulfil the ecological criteria defined for leather in the Norm of the Commission of Establishment Decision of the Ecological Criteria to award of the Community Eco-label [Notified with nº C(1999) 340] (1999/179/CE) date 17 of February of 1.999, taking into account the Regulation Council nº 880/92. With the time and use, the Piel Frama PDA cases go winning own style, due to its naturalness.

HOW DO WE PROCEED TO MAKE THE LEATHER CASE SAMPLE FOR A NEW PDA MODEL?

Once we receive a new PDA, we study how we are going to make their leather case, once we have decided the design, we make the molds, once the molds are done we make completely by hand (The holes, all cuts....) a first sample case, normally we need to change some imperfections and make another and definitive case, once it is done and now the molds are perfect, we make another one to have it in the elaboration process (Checking, quality control...) in this moment of the process we have two leather case, one of this we send to the person sent the PDA and the other one for us (Checking, quality control...) in this moment we make the photos before sending the dummy and sample case. After of this we send the molds to our dies supplier so they can make the dies we need to start the first production (The delivery time for the dies is 9 days) once we receive the dies we start the production of 100 units minimum (It is the minimum quantity for a leather craftsman and his assistant for a week) the first 100 units are finished in 8 days, so the total delivery time from we receive the dummy is (4 days minimum to make the molds, samples.. 9 days to make the dies and 8 days to make the first production) total 21 days minimum, normally it is 25 days. Once we have the first production done, we keep a permanent stock of the model.