Case Study: Custom Rubber Patch for a Home Textile Brand in Vietnam

Rubber Patch for a Home Textile Brand in Vietnam

A Home Textile Brand approached us with a rubber patch requirement for the Vietnam 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

• A spec that lived in an email instead of a tech pack
• A zipper puller that broke under pull test at the warehouse
• Shrinkage that only showed up after the first wash

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

• 10,000 pieces delivered inside the 10-week window.
• Unit cost held within 2.0% of the original quotation.
• Inspection-related rejection stayed under 2.0%.
• The specification is now on file, so reorders reproduce the approved sample.

What we would repeat

Lock the material standard before sampling. Once the base changes, every downstream approval has to be redone and the calendar slips.

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.