Italian Heritage,

Chinese Efficiency

At IDB we combine Italian creativity and attention to detail with China’s industrial efficiency.

In China we have developed an advanced hub for design and industrialization that integrates creativity and technology to deliver fast, competitive, and scalable solutions, with the flexibility to extend production to other international hubs.

Technology-Driven

Industrialization

Powered by our technical team and an extensive network of machinery suppliers in China, we turn complex artisanal operations into standardized, replicable processes. We leverage collaborative robotics, machine vision, CAD cutting, and custom tooling to automate manual steps, ensuring precision, speed, and cost reduction.

Flexibility & Speed

to Market

Our 42,000 m² facility is located in Guangzhou Huadu, among the largest industrial clusters in the world for leather goods. With over 300,000 skilled professionals and a highly competitive local supply chain, we move rapidly from prototype development to mass production, delivering immediate scalability and shorter lead times.

Quality Assurance System

QA integrated

into the production flow

Quality Assurance is embedded end-to-end in our operations, not an isolated function. 30+ specialists sit inside the production units with phase-specific control plans (prototype, pre-series, mass production) and clear release/hold authority at each gate. The objective is process stability and repeatable quality at scale.

SGS-certified

in-house laboratory

Every prototype is validated in our SGS-certified laboratory, where we run functional and physical tests against international standards. Sector-specific instrumentation for leather goods and eyewear cases (seam strength, flexing, adhesive/edge-paint adhesion, color fastness to rubbing, PU hydrolysis, zipper/hinge fatigue, nickel release for metals, etc.) ensures the design is industrializable and compliant before production launch.

Material qualification

& in-process controls

Before start of production, 100% of critical materials undergo chemical and physical testing (REACH-like, dyestuff migration, Chromium VI, phthalates, VOC where applicable). On the line we apply poka-yoke methods and statistical controls (IPC/OQC) with AQL sampling plans (ISO 2859-1) agreed per program. Test plans are tailored by product family (handbags, SLG, eyewear cases).

Digital traceability

& data governance

Each order/lot carries full genealogy (materials, operators, tooling, inspections, reworks) captured in our ERP (SAP/Odoo). Real-time dashboards provide live monitoring, audit trail, and client-ready reporting (CoA/CoC, lab sheets, First Article Inspection, defect photo logs).

Continuous training

& improvement

We run on-the-job training and refreshers on client standards to ensure consistent execution. Non-conformities are handled with structured RCA (5-Why, Ishikawa) and CAPA; lessons learned feed back into standard work and updated control plans.