Flooring patent and technology distributor I4F and CFL Flooring have extended their partnership with a new premium flooring category and an enhanced bevel technique.
m-SPC (Melamine-SPC) combines waterproof SPC performance with laminate-grade surface resilience. Described as ‘designed for any environment’, including demanding residential and commercial interiors, m-SPC ‘delivers enhanced resistance to scratches, stains, wear, and everyday traffic.’
Its ‘flexible production approach opens new premium product development opportunities for SPC, WPC and LVT, and laminate manufacturers.’
I4F has also added Optibevel to its licensable technologies. It uses a high-precision laser to create premium, decorative bevels directly in the profiling line.
This ‘overcomes the limitations of traditional cut, painted and pressed bevel technologies. While conventional pressed bevels eliminate many of the drawbacks associated with cut and painted bevels, they often introduce added process complexity, height differences, material stretching and shrinking, as well as the need for new moulds for each size specification,’ says the company.
‘Optibevel delivers matched bevel-to-surface gloss, design, and texture with greater accuracy, improved production efficiency, and significantly more sizing flexibility. The technology easily adapts to a wide range of flooring formats, from small herringbone planks to large wall panels, and is fully compatible with SPC, WPC, LVT, and other thermoplastics.’
Both technologies are exclusively available via an I4F license.
