Our History
Specialists in developing and producing soles for the footwear industry, Atlanta - Componentes para Calçado, Lda. was founded in 1995 with just two machines and five employees. Its production capacity was 500 to 700 pairs of monochrome soles per day.
From early on, however, Atlanta stood out for its boldness and originality, the design of its proprietary collections, its wide-ranging assortment of sole models and its technical complexity and quality.
Currently, Atlanta has its own facilities with a floor space of around 8000 m², with a production capacity of 20 000 pairs of monochrome, bicolour or tricolour soles per day in TPU, SBR, TR, prefabricated and EVA.
From early on, however, Atlanta stood out for its boldness and originality, the design of its proprietary collections, its wide-ranging assortment of sole models and its technical complexity and quality.
Currently, Atlanta has its own facilities with a floor space of around 8000 m², with a production capacity of 20 000 pairs of monochrome, bicolour or tricolour soles per day in TPU, SBR, TR, prefabricated and EVA.
OUR PHILOSOPHY
- To help our customers be successful.
- To provide the footwear industry with innovative solutions, materials and technologies adapted to its needs.
- Custom solutions, long-standing relationships, preparation, rigour, quality, creativity, design, innovation, flexibility and respect for the environment.
Integrated Management Policy
ATLANTA's Integrated Management Policy is defined by the following principles:
- Satisfy the needs and expectations of our customers and other interested parties;
- Comply with the legal and regulatory requirements applicable to the activity, as well as compliance obligations of interested parties and other requirements that are subscribed to by the organization;
- Respond, with quality materials and design, to the market’s needs for modernization and innovation;
- Promote internal communication, skills development, employee involvement and satisfaction;
- Ensure the availability of information and all necessary resources to achieve all objectives and goals;
- Promote sustainable development, seeking to reduce the environmental impacts caused by the company's activity, from a perspective of environmental protection, pollution prevention and rational use of natural resources;
- Promote and ensure a safe and healthy working environment for our employees, eliminating hazards and reducing the risks associated with each role;
- Ensure consultation and participation of workers and, where applicable, worker representatives;
- Maintain and continually improve the Management System.
QUALITY
The quality of raw materials, subsidiaries, components and the final product are controlled daily in our fully equipped laboratory by specialised technical staff.
We have a variety of calibrated equipment for carrying out tests, namely:
- Separation resistance of injected sole materials (Standard NP ISO 20875);
- Adhesion Resistance Sole/Tread (ISO Standard 17708);
- Adhesion Strength Sole/Force (ISO Standard 17708);
- Adhesion Resistance to tread and stress (ISO Standard 17708);
- Flexural Strength Bata Belt (SATRA Procedure PM133);
- Tearing Resistance by Width (ISO Standard 20875);
- Tear Resistance by Thickness (ISO Standard 20872);
- Needle tear resistance (Standard ISO 20874);
- Tensile Strength (Standard ISO 22654);
- Adhesion of Paint on Soles and their Components (SATRA Procedure 406);
- Oil resistance (Standard EN ISO 20344);
- Bennewart Flexural Strength (Standard EN ISO 20344);
- Abrasion Resistance (ISO Standard 20871);
- Determination of Density (ISO Standard 1183);
- Determine Shore A Scale Hardness (ISO 868 Standard).
PROJECTS AND R&D
R&D Innovation (research, development and innovation)
At Atlanta, we have teams dedicated to research, development and innovation.
New processes, models and applications are constantly being developed to foresee trends and needs.
Atlanta's technicians are fully dedicated each day to finding solutions to exceed our customers needs.
We have partnerships with Researchers, Universities and with the Footwear Technology Centre (CTCP) to develop a number of different products and solutions.
At Atlanta, we have teams dedicated to research, development and innovation.
New processes, models and applications are constantly being developed to foresee trends and needs.
Atlanta's technicians are fully dedicated each day to finding solutions to exceed our customers needs.
We have partnerships with Researchers, Universities and with the Footwear Technology Centre (CTCP) to develop a number of different products and solutions.