INTRODUCING
THE GIBSON
BASS STAMPER
Fast
clear
individual
permanent
hide, skin and drop split identification.
The result of a 25 year collaboration between Joe Gibson, chemical engineer and tanner, and Richard Bass, master mechanical engineer and inventor. It allows, for the first time, individual identification of hides, skins and splits at all stages of the leather supply chain, from on-farm to finished leather.
It is Fast!
The cutters go right through.
It even identifies the drop split.
Seamlessly prove provenance from the source to the customer
The Gibson Bass Stamper is a crucial part of any leather traceability system providing individual identification of hides, skins, and splits at all stages of the leather supply chain, from on-farm to finished product.
Physical Supply Chain
Data available in the virtual chain to be passed up and down the chain
- Individual ID tag
- Age
- Breed
- Sex
- Brand status
- Vaccination status
- Days on feed
- Feed Regime
- Body number and lot
- number Carcase weight
- Sex
- Tropical breed content
- Hanging method
- Hormonal growth
- promotants
- Ossification
- Marbling
- Rib fat
- Process records
- Batch data
- Grading data
- Parasite damage
- Brand damage
- Scratch damage
- Fly damage
- Transport damage
- Area
- Thickness
- Packaging data
- Yield calculation
- Grading verification
- Transport damage
Hear about the stamper…
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The stamper has worked very well these six years …… We have used the hexadecimal code to trace hides back to the farmers (and) the main benefit for us have been to prove the origin of the hides, i.e. KHI hides which the stamp ensures!
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Our Clients
Proudly designed and manufactured in Australia, the Gibson Bass Stamper is the result of a 25-year collaboration between Joe Gibson, a chemical engineer and 4th generation tanner, and Richard Bass, mechanical engineer and inventor. Innovating and responding to market needs is at the heart of everything we do.
The Gibson Bass Stamper has been installed in abattoirs, hide stores, and tanneries all over the world.
Hear about the stamper…
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The Gibson Bass Stamper is now a well-recognised means of effectively stamping an identifier on a hide or skin which….. remains legible throughout the process.
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Versatile
Made to order to customer specifications to fit seamlessly into any part of the processing line
Readable
The only hide stamper that can stamp a hide in the raw state with the stamp still readable on the grain and drop split in wet blue
Compatible
Can be programmed to seamlessly integrate into company systems
Fast
Cycle time of one second
Reliable
99.9% retrievability in commercial practice
Safe
Easy and safe to use the Gibson Bass Hide Stamper meets the highest safety standards
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LWG has included a section within the audit protocol to assess a supplier’s ability to be able to trace their raw material back to the slaughterhouse - rated A to C depending on the method of traceability. The LWG considers the physical stamping of the material the most robust method…..
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