Abstract

Under the aegis of an Integrated Mission Programme on the “Modernization of the Indian Leather Industry,” extensive scientific investigations are being undertaken at CLRI to develop know-how and to design engineering packages for commercial exploitation. This programme received a significant boost in 1990 when the first large Indian tannery commissioned micro-processor control systems for its wet operations. This paper presents the recent efforts of Central Leather Research Institute (CLRI) in association with Central Electronics Engineering Research Institute (CEERI), Pilani in developing the simple computer assisted control systems for application in small scale tanneries. The entire hardware and software are based on Indian manufactured equipment.