Case Study: Custom Velour Fabric for a Military Supply Contractor in Saudi Arabia

Velour Fabric for a Military Supply Contractor in Saudi Arabia

A Military Supply Contractor approached us with a velour fabric requirement for the Saudi Arabia market. The brief was specific: a defined look, a hard launch date and a unit cost that had to survive freight and duty. This case study records what was specified, what went wrong in sampling and how the bulk order was delivered.

The challenge

• Shade drift between the approved lab dip and the bulk lot
• A spec that lived in an email instead of a tech pack
• Reorders that quietly changed supplier and changed the hand feel

What we specified

How it was resolved

1. We rebuilt the specification around PU Leather and locked the tolerance before bulk.
2. The finish was moved to Soft-Touch Rubber Coating after strike-off tests showed better durability.
3. A pre-production sample was approved and retained as the golden reference.
4. Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
5. Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.

Result

• 50,000 pieces delivered inside the 6-week window.
• Unit cost held within 1.5% of the original quotation.
• Inspection-related rejection stayed under 0.5%.
• The specification is now on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.

What we would repeat

Keep one accountable owner on both sides. Most delays come from hand-offs, not from machines.

Planning something similar?

Tell us the item, the quantity and the delivery window. We will quote it with the sub-processes named, so the lead time you approve is the lead time you get.