[Waregem, Belgium] After Unilin Technologies and Pelican Creations Home developed Comfort Core Technology, which creates a soft, comfort-first feel with every step, earlier this year, several companies have adopted this ergonomic technology.
Jiangsu Success recently started the production of this ergonomic technology, while Wego International Floors and Goodfellow Inc. rolled out collections with this technology for the US and Canadian market.
Comfort Core Technology integrates a soft “comfort” layer underneath the top layer(s) of resilient products in order to upgrade the sound characteristics of the floor while also improving the ergonomics and walking comfort.
“You can almost compare it to walking on carpet, because the sound is much better than walking on traditional SPC,” stated Floris Koopmans, sales director at Unilin Technologies. “It’s not only more sustainable and recyclable, but it’s also an upgrade in performance.”
Jiangsu Success recently started production of this technology. “The engineers from Unilin Technology customized the tool layout to adapt to the special build up,” said Richard Yao, General Manager of Jiangsu Success. “We had a lot of support on site to make sure the correct profiling was possible for the mass production stage.”
The innovative technology is incorporated into the Sound Pro collection of Wego International Floors. The collection will be distributed in the US for multi-residential construction projects by Michael Halebian & Co. because of its sound dampening properties.
One of the largest flooring distributors in Canada, Goodfellow Inc., will be rolling out their own CushionTech collection at the end of the year to their extensive dealer network across the country.
“This technology is gaining more and more interest from the market and it is now implemented by large flooring companies. Other flooring manufacturers and distributors that want to start implementing this ergonomic technology into their resilient products can reach out to us,” Koopmans said.