FRANCO
ALDERIGHI
Leathers & Fabrics
About Me
With forty years of experience in the fashion industry, his career began in contact with the raw material and the more manual and artisanal stages of leather and hide cutting.
His experience continued in the footwear industry, where he worked in quality control in research and industrialization of leathers and fabrics for Prada, Tom Ford and Dolce & Gabbana.
He currently teaches vocational courses for training leather goods technicians at ITS Mitaccademy vocational school.
SERVICES
- Materials research (Hides / Fabrics / Synthetics / Reinforcements and Fillings)
- Research work on materials
- Fine-tuning of materials and colors
- Cost analysis by materials (Hides / Fabrics / Synthetics / Reinforcements and Fillings)
- Cost analysis for third-party processing on materials
- Chemical testing assistance at specialized laboratories
- Physical and mechanical testing assistance c/o specialized laboratories
- Consulting in the development of prototypes and models in relation to the characteristics
Of the material, pattern splits / placings / drawings - Support industrialization of materials and third-party processing on materials
- Structural and production problem solving in machining on materials
- Drafting of specifications with AQL percentage and classes of merit
- Quality control and compliance with material specifications at manufacturers’ premises
- Technical documentation assistance
- Quality manual update assistance
- Drafting of company procedures for material quality control
- Documentation on material regulations and quality certifications
- Master approval preparation for material quality control
- Rationalization of material suppliers based on business KPIs
- Mapping material suppliers by classes of merit
- Sustainability issues for materials and new technological proposals
- Drafting of material sourcing procedures and Audit verification
- Merchandise training on materials (leathers and fabrics),
processing techniques and processes