Two-In-One Technology

Two-In-One System – produce environmentally responsible, high performance contract carpets – broadloom and tiles –in the same process

Dow’s Two-In-One^® System

Helps develop environmentally superior, carpet backing system.
Allows for a highly dimensionally stable tile that can be produced by the broadloom process; i.e. produce as broadloom, but sell as broadloom or convert to tiles.
Allows a system to work without minimal investments by the carpet manufacturers.
Ensures compatibility with the latest installation technologies installation eg tackifiers, Velcro etc.
Offers improved comfort and resiliency without requiring underlay.
Offers a system to be price competitive with tiles with conventional Bitumen or PVC backings.

Conventional carpet tiles and contract broadloom

Carpet tiles that are designed to comply with the demands of the contract market, are produced with a relatively high weight of the backing and binder, to ensure shape retention and dimensional stability.

Generally, they are backed with glass reinforced bitumen or PVC depending on region. Both systems give a carpet tile weighing approximately 5 kg/m2.

Traditional tiles require special equipment – quite different from traditional carpet backing lines. Traditionally backed broadloom carpets, on the other hand, are lighter in construction, but lack the dimensional stability of the tiles and are backed with systems such as calcium carbonate filled latex, foams and low weight woven or non woven textiles. To compensate for the lower dimensional stability in comparison to contract tiles, contract broadloom installations often require permanent glue down.

Two-In-One

Uses a high wet strength latex – DL 552
Comfortback* Polyester fleece also enables the producer to improve dimensional stability.
The Two-In-One system delivers all the properties required for contract carpet.
The standard construction is designed to comply with national and industry defined standards for contract carpets.
With small adjustments of the construction, e.g additives or changes in the mechanical construction, the following properties can be increased:
1. Stability
2. Ignition resistance
3. Antistatic behavior
4. Water repellency

High dimensional stability combined with design flexibility

Highly dimensionally stable carpet – regardless of whether broadloom or tiles.
Two-In-One removes the need for heavy backing layers. Carpet tiles need to be more dimensionally stable than broadloom. Traditional carpet tiles are given stability via heavy backing layers e.g bitumen, PVC or APP.
With the Two-In-One process, a semi-manufactured carpet is coated with moisture proof polymers : DL 552 and COMFORTBACK*
Two-In-One prevents instability caused by moisture penetration or varying temperature exposure by covering the top-cloth material with, and using non-absorbent materials in the backing and binder. Together this provides a stabilizing effect in the construction achieving dimensional stability with values comparable to those obtained through conventional carpet tile backing techniques.
A new standard of design flexibility has therefore been achieved with Two-In-One.
Two-In-One gives you increased design flexibility – carpet tiles and broadloom can be used side by side to give creative floor covering designs.

Ignition resistance

Two-In-One passes most current flammability tests including Radiant panel tests.
In some constructions Aluminium Trihydrate (ATH) is required to pass specific tests.
ATH quantities necessary are small and will have little influence on the ash level after incineration.

The ignition resistance of a carpet is dependent on the individual construction. The significance of each component is hard to determine, and the boundaries between pass and fail are fine.

Classifications and Assessments

Analysis Method Requirements Ratings
Dimensional stability ISO 2551 -0.2% – +0.2% Pass
Flammability DIN 4102 B1 Pass
Intensity of use DIN 54316-22-23 Contract Heavy Contract
Comfort classification DIN 66095 High
Castor chair test DIN 54324 Minimum 2.4 (1-5) Pass
Damage at cut edge DIN 54323 Pass
Stroll-test ISO TR 6356 2kV Pass
Electrical IBM/ICL
Minimum: 5×10 x 5 Pass
Resistance- IBM/ICL Maximum: 2×10 x10
Delamination ASTM D3936-80
Residential : 15-20N Pass
Contract: 20-30N
Dish/Doming Pass
Static loading DIN 54316 Minimum: 3.0 (1-5) Pass

*COMFORTBACK® and Two-In-One® are Registered Trade Marks of Fibertex A/S


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Allows for a highly dimensionally stable tile that can be produced by the broadloom process; i.e. produce as broadloom, but sell as broadloom or convert to tiles. Allows a system to work without minimal investments by the carpet manufacturers. Ensures compatibility with the latest installation technologies installation eg tackifiers, Velcro etc. Offers improved comfort and resiliency without requiring underlay. Offers a system to be price competitive with tiles with conventional Bitumen or PVC backings. Conventional carpet tiles and contract broadloom Carpet tiles that are designed to comply with the demands of the contract market, are produced with a relatively high weight of the backing and binder, to ensure shape retention and dimensional stability. Generally, they are backed with glass reinforced bitumen or PVC depending on region. Both systems give a carpet tile weighing approximately 5 kg/m2. Traditional tiles require special equipment – quite different from traditional carpet backing lines. Traditionally backed broadloom carpets, on the other hand, are lighter in construction, but lack the dimensional stability of the tiles and are backed with systems such as calcium carbonate filled latex, foams and low weight woven or non woven textiles. To compensate for the lower dimensional stability in comparison to contract tiles, contract broadloom installations often require permanent glue down. Two-In-One Uses a high wet strength latex – DL 552 Comfortback* Polyester fleece also enables the producer to improve dimensional stability. The Two-In-One system delivers all the properties required for contract carpet. The standard construction is designed to comply with national and industry defined standards for contract carpets. With small adjustments of the construction, e.g additives or changes in the mechanical construction, the following properties can be increased: Stability Ignition resistance Antistatic behavior Water repellency High dimensional stability combined with design flexibility Highly dimensionally stable carpet – regardless of whether broadloom or tiles. Two-In-One removes the need for heavy backing layers. Carpet tiles need to be more dimensionally stable than broadloom. Traditional carpet tiles are given stability via heavy backing layers e.g bitumen, PVC or APP. With the Two-In-One process, a semi-manufactured carpet is coated with moisture proof polymers : DL 552 and COMFORTBACK* Two-In-One prevents instability caused by moisture penetration or varying temperature exposure by covering the top-cloth material with, and using non-absorbent materials in the backing and binder. Together this provides a stabilizing effect in the construction achieving dimensional stability with values comparable to those obtained through conventional carpet tile backing techniques. A new standard of design flexibility has therefore been achieved with Two-In-One. Two-In-One gives you increased design flexibility – carpet tiles and broadloom can be used side by side to give creative floor covering designs. Ignition resistance Two-In-One passes most current flammability tests including Radiant panel tests. In some constructions Aluminium Trihydrate (ATH) is required to pass specific tests. ATH quantities necessary are small and will have little influence on the ash level after incineration. The ignition resistance of a carpet is dependent on the individual construction. The significance of each component is hard to determine, and the boundaries between pass and fail are fine. Classifications and Assessments Analysis Method Requirements Ratings Dimensional stability ISO 2551 -0.2% – +0.2% Pass Flammability DIN 4102 B1 Pass Intensity of use DIN 54316-22-23 Contract Heavy Contract Comfort classification DIN 66095 High Castor chair test DIN 54324 Minimum 2.4 (1-5) Pass Damage at cut edge DIN 54323 Pass Stroll-test ISO TR 6356 2kV Pass Electrical IBM/ICL Minimum: 5×10 x 5 Pass Resistance- IBM/ICL Maximum: 2×10 x10 Delamination ASTM D3936-80 Residential : 15-20N Pass Contract: 20-30N Dish/Doming Pass Static loading DIN 54316 Minimum: 3.0 (1-5) Pass *COMFORTBACK® and Two-In-One® are Registered Trade Marks of Fibertex A/S
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