What can you do in 40 minutes? A run to the park, a train ride to see friends, a meal for dinner...is that all? Of course not! Incredible but true, 40 minutes is also the time taken by the expert hands of the Panchic team to create the iconic P01 shoe! How? Thanks to the synergic work of people and state-of-the-art machines.
It all starts with a pattern, a two-dimensional representation of all the components of the shoe... which are many: quarter, back counter, heel, tongue, collar, to name but a few. Each shoe is unique and may present variations, all of which must be reproduced with the utmost precision.
The pattern is the reference used for cutting the leather, the first and most important step in creating the shoe. After that, four processes that make up the upper are carried out manually by footwear craftsmen and craftswomen and by staff who have developed their skills thanks to the "Panchic school". First, hemming, which gives the initial lines of the cut components thanks to machine stitching; second, shaping, which allows the heel and toe to be shaped thanks to a special machine. Third and last, application of the insole and edging, a process exclusive to Panchic, which translates visually into the visible stitching along the entire perimeter of the P01.
The final assembly of the accessory parts of the footwear is the task of the so-called conveyor system. This is a series of machines located along a specific circuit that simplify the assembly of the shoe. Here too, however, the human component is fundamental. One of the most delicate phases of the system is indeed the application of the sole, glued to the insole thanks to a layer of mastic: exceptional ability is a must to make the two parts of the shoe fit together exactly. Oven, press and fridge are then the indispensable steps for a long-lasting fixing.
Once the shape has been removed, that is the rigid maquette inserted into the upper to allow for the working of the conveyor system... the shoe is almost ready! All you have to do is slip on the colourful laces, do a final cleaning and activate the RFID tag (Radio Frequency Identification), which is hidden between the insole and the sole! This is a small tag containing a chip and a unique code which, when read by a special antenna, unequivocally identifies a specific shoe... a sort of electronic travel passport!
Assembled, checked, identified, the P01 and the other protagonists of the Panchic collection are ready to enter the colourful boxes and then off to the headquarters' warehouse to soon find their destination and ideal location... on your feet!
