Packer
Leather has developed the new advanced Defender Mk I bovine hi-tech
footwear leather in a nubuck finish to offer superior footwear performance.
This leather is currently being used by elite militaries, such as
the Australian Defence Force, in various footwear models. Click here to view the technical
sheet
Modern
day requirements upon leather articles require high durability and
abrasion resistance properties. This is especially true in athletic
and military products designed for use in increasingly demanding conditions.
Click here to view the technical
sheet
The
Evo-CF product was initially developed exclusively with Audi AG
for the TT Roadster, and utilises a chrome-free and heavy metal-free
tannage to comply with the latest requirements for specific brands
in the automotive industry. Click here to view the technical
sheet
The
K-100 Gloving Leather range from Packer Leather boasts hitech technologies
designed for all sports, hobbies and pastimes, including golf, baseball
and motorcycling. It is also the choice of a number of special forces
around the globe for use in high performance military gloves. Click here to view the technical
sheet
K-Athletic
Leather is a super performance milled soft nappa, generally with
a matt appearance. The leather exhibits a very fine natural break,
and offers extremely high tensile strength with superlightweight
properties, unparalleled by any other leather substrate on the market. Click here to view the technical
sheet
The
Roolite product is made from a kangaroo skin of slightly lower substance
(thickness) than the full weight K-Athletic product. However, due
to the immense strength of the unique kangaroo fibre structure,
the strength values are still well above athletic upper physical
test standards from sports brands. Click here to view the technical
sheet
Kombat
is one of Packer Leather’s newly introduced performance leathers,
designed specifically for military footwear, clothing and accessories
projects. Built into this natural product are advanced features
creating hyper strength attributes, high dynamic and static water
repellency, increased perspiration resistance and high colourfastness
properties. Click here to view the technical
sheet
Konstant
TM thermoregulating leather incorporates Smart Fabric TechnologyTM
by Outlast, a microencapsulated Phase Change Materials (mPCM's)
originally developed for NASA. This perpetual technology is based
upon mPCM’s, called “Thermocules®”, which have
a range of melting and crystallisation (i.e. freezing) points. Click here to view the technical
sheet
It
is well known that on sunny days "dark" means hot temperatures, and
this generalisation influences our colour choices from cars to apparel
items such as motorcycle jackets. However, there is more scientific
reasoning behind the “dark-hot” association, related
to the absorption and reflection rates of solar radiation outside
of the visible wavelength range of light. Click here to view the technical
sheet
Packer
Leather’s Motorcycle Finished (MCF) kangaroo product is a
hi-tech leather, which can be finished with effect coatings to provide
any colour or appearance, including pearls, metallics, chromes,
iridescents and other customised designs. Click here to view the technical
sheet
As
a result of increasing consumer demand, Packer Leather has recently
developed MicrobloK, an innovative anti-microbial treatment for
our leather products. The technology uses state of the art, sophisticated
inorganic chemistry to kill bacteria (and prevent leather deterioration)
without unwanted toxicity. Click here to view the technical
sheet
Packer Leather's Nemesis product is a brand new athletic leather
and is superior to other bovine leathers available. It is a shift
for Packer Leather in that this premium bovine soccer product compliments
the kangaroo offering to athletic footwear manufacturers. Click here to view the technical
sheet
K-Leather production is carried out under strict
environmental controls provided by the Federal Environment Protection
and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999. It is an environmentally friendly,
sustainable and uniquely Australian industry. For
government information, please click here.