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The Phyongsong Synthetic Leather Factory overfulfilled its yearly plan and produced hundreds of thousands of square metres of more synthetic leather by putting efforts into the modernization of equipment, readjustment and reinforcement and improvement of product quality.

The technicians of the factory concentrated on the modernization of its major production facilities in close contact with the scientific research institutions last year.

They remodelled the nonwoven fabric machine for heat deposition and drying furnace and made and installed an automatic blending machine of fibre, providing conditions to increase the production of nonwoven fabric 1.5 times.

The factory installed various control devices in the main production processes including the introduction of a new control device into the dry synthetic leather production process to further upgrade the integrated manufacturing system. In particular, it modernized a patterning machine and printing facilities, reducing manpower needed for them by half and increasing the kinds of patterns of synthetic leather which can be used for production by over 100.

The factory also directed efforts to restoring the original performance of its equipment to steadily boost productivity.

Its staff office worked out a detailed plan for restoring the original performance of the equipment and organized the work accordingly to enhance the performances of various facilities as they repaired and readjusted parts and devices of the dry coating process.

As a result, it obtained good results in the production of synthetic leather needed for the production of schoolbags, shoes, various kinds of sports goods and daily necessities.

It also developed and produced synthetic leather with a combination of various colours by relying on the advanced technology and further improved the qualitative indices of the product including tensile strength.

In those days enthusiasm for studying science and technology bubbled up and a mass technical innovation drive was intensified among the employees, resulting in the introduction of over 20 technical innovation plans into production.

According to chief engineer Kang Kum Song, many products including leather shoes made with the synthetic leather produced by his factory were highly appreciated by the visitors at several exhibitions held last year.