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Daily living
„I‘m impressed to see how man and machine
are constantly evolving, how we manage to
always stay on top of the latest technical and
technological developments and to keep the
plant evolving to stay one step ahead if
possible.“
– André Trebuth, Technical Manager at
Fiberboard (CLASSEN Group) in Baruth
The „LLT process“ (LLT = Liquid Laminate
Technology), invented by CLASSEN, gives
Laminate NXT the best properties. This
production process combines two previously
completely separate steps to one. The result:
SENSA has a very high Micro-scratch resistance
and a very low rate of gloss change. SENSA
therefore is ideally suited for flats with big
families or highly frequented rooms such as
offices or doctors‘ surgeries.
Results of LLT in numbers
Micro-scratch resistance is evaluated in two
different procedures according to norm EN
16094:2012. In procedure A, the gloss change
is evaluated and in procedure B, the scratch
pattern is classified. The rating scale ranges
from 1 (gloss change <10% or no scratches)
to 5 (gloss change >70% or many scratches,
dull abrasion). The LLT process achieves
the rating A1 (gloss changes <10%) and B1
(no scratches).
Healthy living
With SENSA we make healthy living possible
for all. Floors in particular come into contact
with many bacteria and can thus be the source
of serious illnesses in the home and in public
spaces. But the surface of our SENSA laminate
boards has a strong antibacterial effect. Our
development team at CLASSEN commissioned
the independent testing institute of
Hohenstein Laboratories to check this special
feature. As a result, SENSA laminate received
the official „Antibacterial“ certificate according
to ISO 22196 (measurement of antibacterial
activity on plastic surfaces).
Laboratory tested
For the test, bacteria were placed on the
surface of the laminate floorboards and the
germ growth was measured over 24 hours.
The two frequently occurring bacterial species
Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli
(coliform bacteria) were used. According to the
ISO 20743 evaluation scheme, the antibacterial
effect value must be greater than 2 for a surface
to be classified as antibacterial.
CLASSEN laminate flooring achieves a value
of > 2.8 for Staphylococcus aureus and > 5.9 for
Escherichia coli.
„The values determined show that the
antibacterial effect of our laminate flooring is
significantly better than that of many
competitor products. We achieve these values
without the addition of additives.
This clearly proves that we can describe our
laminate products as absolutely healthy for
the home, not only in terms of pollutant
emissions, but also with regard to bacterially
transmissible diseases.“
– Yvonne Schumann, Head of the Product
Certification Department at CLASSEN in
Baruth / Mark
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