i4F将在2022 NAFCD展会上着重展示未来生产工艺，展位号#629

HAMONT, BELGIUM – i4F，一家专注地板行业专利和技术解决方案的集团，今天宣布其将作为展商参加11月1日至3日在美国芝加哥举行的 NAFCD 展会。今年，i4F 将聚焦未来的生产工艺，展示通过 i4F 独家许可获得的创新技术，包括 i4F Be-Lite 及 AquaProtect。i4F 最新直落式锁扣技术集群，包括新设计的人字拼安装系统以及其表面处理技术集群中的 True Grout® 技术，也将展出，展位号为#629。

HAMONT, BELGIUM – i4F®, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, today announced its participation as an exhibitor at NAFCD 2022 taking place November 1-3 in Chicago, USA.  This year the company will zoom in on process technologies of the future, showcasing new innovations only available via an i4F license, including i4F Be-Lite and AquaProtect. i4F’s latest range of drop-lock technologies, including its bespoke herringbone installation system as well as True Grout® from its surface finishing technologies cluster, will also be demonstrated on i4F’s booth – number 629.

i4F Be-Lite 是一项已获专利的突破性技术，为全球地板行业提供了更具可持续性的 SPC 地板生产工艺。热成型技术在地板芯材生产过程中最多可减少 20% 原材料使用，且不影响性能。这与其他现有节省材料的技术不同（例如在生产工艺结束后再移除和回收材料，造成更多材料浪费、成本支出以及由运输及废料回收产生的碳排放）。Be-Lite 在短短两周内就可以获得投资回报！这项新技术由 i4F 独家许可，作为其聚焦可持续发展的生产工艺组合的一部分，是与 CFL Flooring 进行专利合作的成果。

i4F Be-Lite is a patented, breakthrough technology delivering a more sustainable SPC panel production process to the global flooring industry. Thermoforming technology uses up to 20% less raw materials during the panel core manufacturing process, without compromising on performance. This differs to other existing material savings techniques that remove and recycle materials after the panel production process, creating more waste, costs and CO2 emissions linked to transport and the recycling of scrap. A return on investment can be earned within just two weeks! The new technology is exclusively available via i4F as part of its portfolio of sustainability-focused process technologies and, is the result of a patent partnership with CFL Flooring. 

AquaProtect 是一种高精度、材料节约型浸渍技术，可以保护强化 HDF 板免受吸水膨胀的影响（最高可达75%），从而大幅提高其整体防水性能。与其他浸渍系统不同， AquaProtect 技术可节约用量，采用高精度的喷涂系统，准确喷涂疏水性浸渍剂到需要的位置，避免不必要的过度喷涂。AquaProtect 能密封V型倒角和无倒角的强化地板拼接处。经 AquaProtect 技术处理的强化地板符合所有公认的国际强化地板防水标准和测试，包括 NALFA 以及 ISO 4760。AquaProtect 还可以节省原材料成本，因为它使用标准的 HDF 板，即可达到与树脂含量高出 20% 的 HDF 板相同的防潮性能。

AquaProtect is a high precision, resource-saving impregnation technology that protects laminate-core HDF boards from water surface swell by up to 75%, thus increasing dramatically their overall water-resistance. Unlike other impregnation systems, resource-saving AquaProtect technology uses a high-precision spray system that applies the hydrophobic impregnation agent exactly where it’s needed, avoiding unnecessary overspray. AquaProtect seals the joint edges of both V-grooved and non-V-Grooved laminate panels. Laminate treated with AquaProtect meets all recognized international laminate water-resistance standards and tests, including NALFA and ISO 4760.  AquaProtect also saves on core materials as it allows for the use of standard HDF boards to obtain the same moisture-resistance performance as HDF with a 20% higher resin content.  

i4F 的首席执行官 John Rietveldt 先生表示：“我们最新的工艺技术旨在帮助解决地板行业面临的当务之急：可持续生产以及防水产品的需求。i4F Be-Lite 和AquaProtect 正面解决了这两个问题，且价格实惠，易加入进现有的生产线中，并能迅速实现投资回报。现在是时候采用环保的生产工艺，为我们的行业及环境带来有积极意义的变化。”

John Rietveldt, i4F CEO, says, “Our latest process technologies are designed to help with two top priority issues facing the flooring industry: sustainable manufacturing and water-resistant products. i4F Be-Lite and AquaProtect tackle these head on and have the advantage of being affordable, easy to integrate into existing manufacturing lines and deliver a rapid return on investment. The time is now to implement manufacturing processes that don’t cost the earth –  in all senses of the word  – to make a meaningful difference to our industry and the planet.”

联系人：

David Song

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关于i4F:

i4F®是一家致力于地板行业专利和技术研发的高新技术集团，其专利组合包括地板安装和墙板安装、材料配比、表面处理、数字印刷、强化地板以及板材生产技术的知识产权。i4F与行业内知识产权先锋企业Classen, Kronospan, HMTX, Windmöller, CFL Flooring, Tarkett, Kingdomfloors, Li&Co, Benchwick, QuickStyle Industries以及Hymmen建有战略合作关系。公司的旗舰技术3L TripleLock®，Click4U®和i-Click4U®锁扣技术为地板安装提供了独特的整体直落式锁扣安装系统，短边安装不再需要额外的塑料插条。该技术适用于SPC、EPC、 LVT、强化地板、多层实木地板和实木地板，i4F已经在全球100多个国家为其相关技术申请了专利保护。
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