2006 Home of Rolls-Royce - Manufacturing a Rolls-Royce (HD) Part 4. Leathershop Sixty people work in the leather area producing leather covered trim components and sewn seat covers. The process begins with the selection of the best quality hides by highly skilled technicians. The hides are checked, any defects marked and then laid out across a large computer controlled cutting table. The skilled operator uses laser technology to lay out or ‘nest’ all the required pattern pieces on to the hide before these are cut out by a computer guided blade. The parts are stitched by machinists using a variety of specialised and computer-assisted sewing equipment, including an embroidery machine. The interior trim and seat covers are sewn to the exacting specification required to ensure a perfect fit. Fitting the leather to the component parts is a highly skilled job and is facilitated by using the latest fully adjustable, servo assisted, custom built jigs. Between 15 and 18 half hides are used for every car – each from the same batch to ensure perfect colour matching. There are 450 individual leather pieces and 200 foam and padding parts in each Phantom. There are 13 standard colours from which to choose but customers may also decide upon a unique colour which can be matched to their personal specification. It takes approximately 17 days to produce a whole car set. The leather is processed with a unique drum pigmentation system, which permeates the hide with colour. This process helps maintain the natural feel, softness and grain of the hides and minimises creaking. Seats are trimmed in natural grain leather while other panels feature ‘tipped’ or embossed leather.
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