Quality
Each Gabor shoe consists of up to 250 components crafted from as many as 45 different materials in a process that involves 140 manufacturing steps.
Gabor technical expert Manfred Rother explains the testing criteria behind quality assurance, health and environmental compatibility.
Manfred Rother
Director, Research & Development,
Material Testing
How much training is required for such a demanding job?
If you are asking about my educational background, I started out as a shoe model...
If you are asking about my educational background, I started out as a shoe model designer and, over the course of my 35-year career, continued my education to qualify as a shoe manufacturing specialist, technical model builder and orthopaedic shoe technician. Over the years, I have developed my background knowledge in physics, chemistry and mathematics.
