Revolutionary Mindhive FinishSelect™ technology delivers 15-second hide assessment with precision down to hair follicle level.
Mindhive Global, a leader in AI-powered leather grading technology, will showcase its revolutionary Mindhive FinishSelect™ system at SIMAC Tanning Tech 2025 in Milan, Italy, September 23-25. The advanced finished leather inspection and grading system represents a breakthrough in automated quality selection for leather manufacturers worldwide.
Mindhive FinishSelect™ transforms how leather producers assess quality by delivering comprehensive hide inspection and digital quality mapping in just 15 seconds per hide – a dramatic improvement over the 7-10 minutes required for manual inspection and marking. The system uses advanced cameras and purpose-built AI technology to spot defects as small as a hair follicle across more than 20 different types of quality issues, providing unprecedented accuracy and consistency in finished leather assessment.
The technology solves major challenges facing the leather industry while delivering measurable business results. By standardizing quality processes and removing human inconsistency, Mindhive FinishSelect™ dramatically reduces expensive waste from rejected products – ensuring leather panels are processed correctly the first time and significantly more cut parts actually meet quality standards. This waste reduction is particularly valuable given the premium cost of quality leather materials. The system enables leather manufacturers to optimize their operations, improve customer satisfaction through consistent quality, and build competitive advantages through reliable, repeatable results that outperform traditional manual processes.
"The leather industry has relied on the same manual inspection techniques for thousands of years, but our customers are demanding modern solutions," said James Bayly, CEO of Mindhive Global. "Mindhive FinishSelect™ represents the evolution of leather quality assessment – combining centuries of leather-making expertise with cutting-edge AI to deliver the consistency, speed, and quality data that modern manufacturers need to compete globally."
The system is built for tough manufacturing environments, featuring industrial-grade equipment, precision conveyor systems, and robust protective housing. The technology can connect with existing factory systems and export detailed quality information for cutting and production planning.
Mindhive FinishSelect™ builds on the company's proven track record in leather quality assessment, having already processed over 12 million hides with 30,000+ hides processed daily across leading tanneries worldwide..
Mindhive FinishSelect™ is manufactured and supported by Zünd, ensuring industrial-grade reliability and global service support. By integrating Mindhive FinishSelect™ for defect detection and mapping, Mind software for intelligent material planning, and a Zünd Cutter for precision digital cutting, the Dectura unified workflow dramatically improves quality consistency and operational efficiency, while reducing rejects and recuts.
Visitors to SIMAC 2025 can experience live demonstrations of Mindhive FinishSelect™ and learn how the technology is transforming leather manufacturing operations globally. The system is part of Mindhive's comprehensive suite of AI-powered leather assessment solutions, which includes Mindhive BlueSelect™ for wet-blue grading, Mindhive BlueSort™ for intelligent sorting, and Mindhive SplitSelect™ for split leather assessment. Find out more at two booth locations: Hall 6, Booth C12 (Mindhive Global) and Hall 10, Booth B55 (Zünd, Mindhive Global, Mind).