Case Study: Custom Fleece Fabric for a Car Interior Supplier in Austria
Source:PET Label Stickers /
Time:2026-09-18
Fleece Fabric for a Car Interior Supplier in Austria
A Car Interior Supplier approached us with a fleece fabric requirement for the Austria 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
- Cartons packed to the factory ratio instead of the buyer's size ratio
- A compliance document that arrived after the goods were already shipped
- A spec that lived in an email instead of a tech pack
What we specified
| Item | Fleece Fabric |
|---|---|
| Client type | A Car Interior Supplier |
| Market | Austria |
| Order volume | 5,000 pieces across 2 specifications |
| Base material | Genuine Leather |
| Standard size | 360 gsm |
| Finish | Nickel-Free Electroplating |
| Sampling rounds | 3 |
| Delivery window | 10 weeks from PO to ex-factory |
| Compliance | JIS L Standards |
How it was resolved
- We rebuilt the specification around Genuine Leather and locked the tolerance before bulk.
- The finish was moved to Antique Copper Finish after strike-off tests showed better durability.
- A pre-production sample was approved and retained as the golden reference.
- Production ran with in-line inspection and a mid-run photo report.
- Cartons were packed to the client's own barcode and ratio specification.
Result
- 5,000 pieces delivered inside the 10-week window.
- Unit cost held within 4.5% 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
Fix the specification count early. Adding variants after production starts is the most expensive change a client can request.
Planning something similar?
Send the reference sample or tech pack and we will come back with a costed specification, a sampling timetable and the compliance documents your market requires.
