Once the hides have been classified, they are grouped together according to type and weight and hung in the storage area called the ‘holders’. Now the preservation process can begin, which produces semi-finished products for customers in sectors such as the leather industry.

From the holders, the hides are transferred to the preservation department. They lie on a conveyor belt with the hair side down.

Travelling on a conveyor belt, the hides pass under a salt funnel. They are stored in stacks in a climate-controlled environment for two weeks, after which the preservation process is complete.

After 14 days in storage, the hides are placed in the so-called desalting machine. This removes the excess salt.

Here, the hides are folded and weighed once more.

The folded hides travel down a conveyor and are stacked onto pallets again. The hides are now ready to leave the factory as semi-finished products.