Methods and systems for sorting hides are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a tanning control system that enhances the traceability of hides by capturing and utilizing data related to the unloading, tanning, sorting, and packaging of hides. Furthermore, one or more embodiments enable the tanning control system to improve efficiency by sorting hides based, at least in part, on data generated during prior tanning processes. Additionally, one or more embodiments facilitate the tanning control system in customizing the sorting and packaging of hides based, at least in part, on one or more hide characteristics and/or customer specifications.

Methods and systems for sorting hides are provided. In particular, one or more embodiments comprise a tanning control system that enhances the traceability of hides by capturing and utilizing data related to the unloading, tanning, sorting, and packaging of hides. Furthermore, one or more embodiments enable the tanning control system to improve efficiency by sorting hides based, at least in part, on data generated during prior tanning processes. Additionally, one or more embodiments facilitate the tanning control system in customizing the sorting and packaging of hides based, at least in part, on one or more hide characteristics and/or customer specifications.

Methods for dehairing of animal hides and skins are described. The methods can include treating the hide or skin with a dehairing formulation that includes at least one carbohydrase enzyme and treating with at least calcium hydroxide and further utilizing at least one reducing chemical during the dehairing step. A dehairing formulation is further described.

A tannery product designed to be introduced into a bath for oxidative hair removal treatment of animal hides and skins includes a perhydrate compound, an alkalizing agent and an activating agent. The treatment bath can be used in a method for oxidative hair removal of animal hides and skins. The method includes introducing the activating agent into the bath in a proportion to the weight of the hide and skin to be treated between 0.0001 and 0.01.

A tannery product designed to be introduced into a bath for oxidative hair removal treatment of animal hides and skins includes a perhydrate compound, an alkalizing agent and an activating agent. The treatment bath can be used in a method for oxidative hair removal of animal hides and skins. The method includes introducing the activating agent into the bath in a proportion to the weight of the hide and skin to be treated between 0.0001 and 0.01.