Why PRAUDEN > PRAUDEN Coding System
Why PRAUDEN > PRAUDEN Coding System
All processes from procurement of raw materials to delivery are thoroughly managed by PRAUDEN’s unique management system called “PCS (PRAUDEN Coding System).” PRAUDEN does its best to improve its quality of products and reduce customers’ costs with its transparent and systematic PCS.
As down & feather’s quality and prices depend on raw materials, it is very important to find high-quality raw materials at the right time. PRAUDEN formed strategic partnerships with suppliers of raw materials to ensure high-quality raw materials from different countries at competitive prices. Through the “Raw Material Purchasing Vertical System”, we manage every single farm and do our best to collect down & feather from animals that did not experience an abuse such as live-plucking and force-feeding.
PRAUDEN customizes its manufacture processes to ensure raw materials have customer-specific down content, fill power and special process specifications. In PRAUDEN, no process is outsourced as advanced down processing processes meet skilled technologies that have been honed by 40 years of expertise.
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Washing Remove oil and fat and impurities from down & feather and disinfect them, which is the key part of down processing |
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Dehydration Dehydrating down & feather that became wet during washing |
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Dry Drying down & feather thoroughly using high-pressure steam and removing residual bacteria |
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Cooling Cooling down & feather that are heated during drying at room temperature and removing dust and impurities again |
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Sorting Sorting down and feathers and removing dust and impurities using the air sorting technique |
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Mixing Mixing down and feathers at a ratio required by the customer |
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Special Process Additional processes in consideration of customer needs such as thermal insulation, water repellency, deodorization, antibacterial performance, etc. |
Professional quality control is required for down products. Becoming the Korea’s first down product manufacturer with an in-plant Electric Climate Controlled Conditioning Room, the IDFB-certified PRAUDEN offers one of the most exquisite testing processes that make doubly sure all customer-specific requirements are met.
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Composition Visual inspection on composition including down cluster, feathers, damaged feathers, fiber, residues, etc. and finding composition ratio |
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Specie Identification Identifying goose down and duck down and measuring the mixing ratio using a microreader or microscope |
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Fill Power Checking bulkiness by measuring the volume of down & feather of constant weight |
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Odor Checking the existence of odor such as distinct stench of down & feather, chemicals, etc. |
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Oxygen Number Inspecting the cleanliness of down & feather by measuring a level of oxygen required for oxidizing impurities |
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Oil & Fat Inspecting if down & feather contain a proper level of oil and fat by measuring the dry weight |
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Turbidity Determining the turbidity level by eluting down & feather with distilled water in order to measure content of impurities such as dust |
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Moisture Content Measuring the moisture content of down & feathers |
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Color Separation Measuring the ratio of gray, brown, and black down & feather to white down & feather |
Korea-Vietnam-China integrated global logistics system
PRAUDEN operates a global logistics system by integrating three corporations, Korea (Cheonan), Vietnam (VINA PRAUDEN), and China (NPA) in order to simplify complex processes and provide prompt delivery. We select the most suitable corporation for the targeted delivery country and strategically operate all processes including procurement of raw materials, processing, and delivery in order to save our business partners’ time and costs.
Partial delivery system
We supply down in parts by considering our client’s schedule in order to reduce large-scale transportation costs and container costs.
PRAUDEN Logistics Center systematically manages the delivery of down to be shipped immediately before the manufacturing of garments. You can produce garment products with the best quality down which is sensitive to temperature, humidity, and pressure. In addition, you can utilize your warehouse more efficiently instead of having to store down.
PRAUDEN Customer Service Team swiftly responds to customer requests such as inquiries and complaints. In particular, we operate an additional Customer Service Team in Vietnam where most of the sewing factories are located, to ensure swift customer service. We offer customers warehouse visitation, provide sample inspection results and checklists before injecting down, and deliver products in consideration of the situation of our customers. In addition, we provide a variety of customer services to provide high-quality down products.
