Advanced Vocational Training

Covering materials for automotive industry and furniture

Leather, textiles and coated textiles are important materials for applications in the automotive and furniture sector. The application areas of the materials are very similar, but not congruent. They are also increasingly processed in combination.

The introductory seminar has four focus topics: leather, textiles, coated textiles and their testing. After an introductory observation to compare the materials, than the definitions and the delimitation among each other, the first focus is on the production of automotive and upholstery leathers from the raw skin to the finished material, as well as the peculiarities of leather also with regard to its processing. The subsequent part deals with the different types of artificial leather, their production and special features.

The second day of the seminar begins with a guided tour over the institute's own technology and the testing laboratory. The third theme complex deals with the different types of textiles as well as their application. In the concluding block of the seminar, the examinations and specifications as well as the possibilities and procedures for error diagnosis and complaints processing are discussed. The introductory seminar ends with a final discussion and a questions-Answers session.

Please noticed that, all seminars are held in German.