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Precision Textiles Offers A Valuable Alternative To Foam By Gretchen Kast


As mattress manufacturers grapple with in- dustry-wide foam shortages, Precision Tex- tiles is meeting the increased demand for al- ternatives. The company’s fiber products can be used in a mattress’s top comfort layer and as an alternative to firmer foams that support spring units. Using a combination of both can


reduce the amount of foam needed by up to five inches, minimizing bedding manufactur- ers’ reliance on the volatile raw material with- out sacrificing the feel of the mattress. “Raw material availability, particularly in foam, is perhaps the most serious challenge our in- dustry is facing today,” said Gerry Welkley, na- tional sales manager of Precision Textiles. “As consumer demand for home furnishings and mattresses continues to grow at a rapid pace, we have been fielding calls from our custom- ers looking for fiber products that can be used instead of traditional foam used in quilted com- fort layers, as well as alternatives to the firmer foams used as support layers deeper inside the mattress build. As these raw material shortag- es and allocations on foam prevail, retailers and consumers alike are looking for manufacturers that can supply them with products in a timely fashion. Precision Textiles has three solutions in stock and available to help our partners bridge the supply gap without sacrificing the comfort feel of the mattress.”


Engineered to perform as a foam alterna- tive, Precision Textiles’ ECOLOFT, ECOLOFT


LUXE and its line of Vertically Lapped Densi- fied Eco-Pads provide the necessary “spring back” and support that foam products offer. ECOLOFT is a high-quality quilting fiber made by combining conjugated spiral crimp pillow fill with bicomponent polyester. It re- duces the amount of combustible materials in a finished mattress by eliminating the tra- ditional polyurethane foam layer behind the fire-resistant (FR) barrier. The lofty polyester fibers in ECOLOFT also create an added dimension of luxury to mattress panels and borders, while serving as an easy-to-quilt product. A top layer of a mattress construct- ed with ECOLOFT can displace one quarter to three quarters of an inch of foam. The fiber in ECOLOFT LUXE is produced by combining down alternative pillow fill with bicomponent polyester. Like ECOLOFT, it re- duces the amount of combustible materials in a mattress by doing away with the poly- urethane foam layer behind the FR barrier. ECOLOFT LUXE is also an easy-to-quilt product that adds a luxuriously silky dimen- sion to a mattress’s panels and borders. Using ECOLOFT LUXE in the top layer of a mattress can also displace one to three quar- ters of an inch of foam. Vertically Lapped Densified Eco-Pads are formulated to maintain indentation load de- flection longer than any conventional fiber pad. Their vertical orientation, as opposed to the common horizontal orientation of other fiber pads, gives a mattress more spring-back for greater support and resilience. They also con- tain a lower level of volatile organic compounds than conventional foam. Using Eco-Pads can reduce the thickness of an inner support layer of foam by one to four or five inches. “In addition to being a suitable alternative to bridge the gap, these three products offer in- creased breathability [for] a cooler night’s sleep, and inherent self-extinguishing FR properties,” Welkley added. “Additional benefits include non-allergenic and recyclable attributes.” Visit precisiontextiles-usa.com


36 Sleep Retailer / Spring 2021


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