Canvas Shoes

Introduction

Canvas shoes are a casual wear item and are extensively used by armed forces personnel, police, Home guards, NCC and civilian personnel. In the present age of health consciousness these are also utilized for jogging, aerobic exercises. The poor and people with low income who cannot afford costly leather shoes utilize it as a standard wear for work. These shoes are very popular amongst students and children. As the name suggests the shoes are made of canvas cloth. The shoe upper is of canvas while the base is moulded rubber. Its cheapness as well as its comfort is the main reasons for its popularity. The technology for such shoes is available with Government research laboratories.

2. Industry Profile and Market Assessment:

Footwear are an essential part of everyday life through out the year be it during hot summer months of winter. Both the summer and winter months are extreme in many parts of the country. The feet have to be protected hence it is essential to wear shoes. Canvas shoes are one of the cheapest available for the purpose. Although shoes made from other material such as leather, PVC etc. are also available in the market but, are many times costly. Canvas shoes are also a popular sportswear and are preferred foe children. These shoes are extensively used by labourers, industrial workers, farmers, and roadside vendors. There is a good demand for such shoes as such a number of renowned shoe makers are in the field.

The shoes manufactured by these big units have the market in the richer class of the society and cannot be afforded by the general public. A small scale unit with low overheads can easily market its products with such units if it can keep the prices low. The population of the country is nearing 120 crores, assuming that such cheap shoes can be afforded by 25% the requirement is 30 crore pairs over an extended period assuming a life span of 3 years for a pair. The demand for children shoes is higher as they grow fast and shoes have to be replaced periodically. It has a good demand in rural, urban areas and metropolitan cities. Once the product establishes its Brand, export opportunities can also be explored. Middle East countries and other western countries are places where it has demand.

3) Manufacturing Process & Know How

The process of manufacturing is simple and standardized. It is divided into four sections:

1. Rubber mixing section.
2. Canvas upper checking and sewing section.
3. Assembly section.
4. Finishing and packing section.

Rubber mixture for sole is mixed taking different ingredients such as rubber, filler, sulphur, organic accelerators, pine oil & resin. This is thoroughly mixed and kept in a tank with electrically operated paddle. Naphtha is added and the mixture is churned out for calendaring the cloth for making rubberized cloth to be used as tongue, thick insole and for applying this binder for lasting.

Various components of canvas upper are cut stitched, eyelets are fixed on upper. The inner sole is placed on the lasts and the upper is pressed with hand roller and the bottom is pasted.

Cement is applied on the bottom of the shoe and sole is pressed on it with the help of roller. Noak is pasted on the toe. The pasted shoes are then vulcanized.

After vulcanization the shoes are cooled stripped from the lasts and trimmed, inspected for defects and packed.

The Process flow Chart is presented as under:

• Mixing Mill and accessories. - 1 no.
  
• Rubber Spreading m/c - 1no.
  
• Vulcaniser. - 1nos
  
• Baby Boiler - 1 no
  
• Embossing m/c - 1 no.
  
• Churner with motors. - 1 no
  
• Eyeleting m/c - 4 no
  
• Clicking Press with motors - 2 no
  
• Industrial power operated sewing m/c - 10 no.
  
• Shoe Lasts - 100 no.
  
• Calendaring m/c.
  
• Storage Tank for Naphtha

Contact for more information:

Information Manager
TIMEIS Project
E-mail: timeis@ficci.com