Benefits of Faux Leather by IZIT

IZIT Leather Enhanced is the premier faux leather used in the aerospace market today. In addition to its luxuriously soft and buttery calfskin like feel, the material provides the customer with numerous cost benefits over leather and typical wool and wool-blend upholstery fabric constructions. In addition to meeting all FAA requirements for flammability, smoke emission, and oil-burner testing, IZIT Enhanced is durable; it exceeds 200,000 Martindale abrasion test cycles, and 200,000 double-rubs in Wyzenbeek abrasion testing. It is colorfast to light and crocking (color transfer from rubbing), scoring the maximum values in industry-recognized testing procedures. It has excellent breaking strength and seam slippage values, as well as superb brush pill performance. What does all this mean to you, the end-user? You enjoy a seating material with superior performance, excellent appearance retention, and reduced cost of ownership from frequent replacement of dress covers.

What about cleaning? IZIT Enhanced can be cleaned on the seat with soap and water. No special after-care conditioners are required. For stubborn stains, common rubbing alcohol can be used. IZIT Enhanced can even be cleaned and disinfected with a mild (20%) bleach/water solution. Translation: lower cleaning costs. No dry cleaning. No special conditioners that add to the cost of maintenance. Elimination of labor costs to change seat covers for outside cleaning services.

Another cost saving benefit when compared to leather is that of cutting utilization. IZIT Enhanced is delivered to you on a 54 inch wide roll that has undergone three inspection processes. When compared to the irregular shape of leather hides that can result in upwards of 25 – 30% working loss, IZIT Enhanced saves thousands of dollars per aircraft in the fabrication and installation process.

But here’s the real payoff – weight-savings! IZIT Enhanced weighs 10.8 ounces per square yard.That is less than half the weight of natural leather, and 20% less than the “reconstituted leather” products currently on the market. Compare IZIT Enhanced to natural leather that has a typical weight of 25 ounces per square yard: for an aircraft with 150 seats, utilizing 3 square yards of IZIT Enhanced per passenger place, a weight savings of nearly 400 pounds can be achieved! Using an industry- recognized average annual fuel cost of $65.00 for each additional pound of payload weight, the annual operational savings from reduced fuel burn for the same 150 seat aircraft is around $26,000. That is significant! And the ecological impact from reduced fuel consumption is significant as well.

Luxurious feel. Superb durability. Ease of maintenance. Reduced cost of ownership. High manufacturing utilization. Continued annual reduced fuel consumption. Eco-friendly impact. These are the many reasons that you should switch to IZIT Enhanced today.