From February 1 to 3, 2026, the 39th India International Leather Fair (India International Leather Fair, IILF), a highly anticipated event in the global leather industry, will be grandly held at the Chennai Trade Center. As a globally leading manufacturer of material testing equipment, GESTER will showcase its full range of leather and footwear testing equipment at the exhibition, appearing at Booth N2-06B, New Hall 3, to demonstrate the professional strength of China’s testing equipment manufacturing enterprises to customers worldwide.
Being a flagship event of India's leather industry, IILF has evolved as one of the most prominent specialized events of leather and accessories, footwear component, synthetics material footwear, leather goods, machinery, chemicals, equipment and technology in the international calendar of the events. Apart from its pronounced business dimension, IILF also offers an excellent platform to demonstrate India's export and investment potential in the leather & allied sectors.
GESTER will highlight products such as the Bally Leather Flexing Tester GT-KC10A, outsole abrasion tester, color fastness tester, and material fatigue testing equipment. Among them, the Bally Leather Flexing Tester GT-KC10A strictly complies with international standards such as ISO, ASTM, and EN, is used to determine the resistance of a material to cracking or other types of failure at flexing creases. The method is applicable to all flexible materials and in particular leathers, coated fabrics and textiles used in footwear uppers; the outsole abrasion tester adopts advanced testing principles and can efficiently simulate outsole wear during actual use, helping enterprises optimize outsole material formulations and production processes and enhance product durability; the color fastness tester GT-KC09 can accurately test indicators such as rubbing color fastness and perspiration color fastness of leather and fabrics, helping enterprises solve quality issues such as color transfer and fading, and meet the strict requirements of global markets for product appearance stability.
GESTER’s technical team can provide full-process services from equipment selection, solution design, installation and commissioning to technical training and after-sales maintenance, helping to offer targeted solutions to testing challenges encountered in actual production, select appropriate instruments, and improve production efficiency. At the same time, the GESTER team will take this opportunity to listen to the needs and suggestions of industry peers, further optimize products and services, and promote the deep integration of testing technology with the leather industry.