Rising labour costs and advances in green production are the main changes in the sports and fashion manufacturing industries. In order to address the manufacturing cost challenge, many shoemakers and brands have relocated to regions with competitive labour costs such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Bangladesh or Cambodia, leading to huge changes in the geographical distribution of footwear manufacture.
The question is: Will this relocation be justifiable in the long term for the footwear manufacturing industry? If not, what could be the answer to rising labour costs and sustainability?
Industry experts agree that process simplification and automation are leading the change in the market, plus they provide answers to challenges relating to labour cost and sustainability commitment in the production process. To meet these trends, Henkel has launched the enhanced 1-component water-based adhesive and primer package, enabling process simplification in footwear manufacturing.
The solution is one of the results developed from the research into single-side adhesives, Henkel's innovative adhesive technology specially designed for the shoemaking industry. With these products, our customers can benefit from long-term return on investment through various cost savings, including:
- Shorter production process
- Efficient labour planning
- Higher production growth
- Reduced chemical emissions
Henkel's enhanced 1-component water-based adhesive can be applied both manually and via auto-spray. This solution also provides better performance such as tack, bonding, ageing and hydrolysis.
"Improved bonding performance with a simplified process, without the use of reinforcing primer or double cementing for difficult substrates", shared by Mr Yoosu Lee, Technical Customer Service Head, Sports and Fashion, Henkel APAC.
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