INT ER IOR S I NNOVAT ION cabin materials
Paint with light
and colour FLOORING
Imagine a material that comes to
life when illuminated from behind,
allowing you to ‘paint’ with light
and colour to create sweeps
of light throughout the cabin.
Kydex Lumina, a new opaque
thermoplastic from Sekisui Kydex,
is manufactured with Infused
Imaging, enabling designers
to craft bespoke experiences
using colour and images.
Beyond simply filtering light,
Lumina transmits it, creating
bold new effects by dampening
certain wavelengths and helping
others shine more brightly.
Lumina is not a lighting
system; rather it is a new
way to customise the cabin
environment without the harsh
edge or high cost of complex
LED lighting systems. Lumina
does more than redefine what
thermoplastics can do in aviation
interiors, it can allow each
passenger to individualise their
environment using light.
Lumina is a low heat release,
aviation-compliant material
created to support innovative
ideas for backlit applications.
It also has excellent formability
characteristics and is resistant to
chemical reagents and cleaners.
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ON A DIET
Combined dress
cover solutions
The weight of the
latest generation
of Sky-Tiles by
Interface
aircraft carpet
has been
reduced by
some 12%. The
flooring, being
launched by
SkyPaxxx Interior
Repairs, is 100%
recyclable, and this weight
reduction makes this aircraft
flooring truly eco-friendly. With
further advantages such as
eliminating serging or binding,
fraying and shrinking, along
with an appearance guarantee,
Sky-Tiles can provide airlines
with an attractive total cost
of ownership value, while
selective replacement enables
maintenance efficiencies and
improves the passenger
experience.
SkyPaxxx will also be
introducing modular nontextile
flooring (NTF) for galleys
and entryways. The modular
NTF comes in
convenient 1m2
tiles ready to
be installed in
any aircraft.
The unique
construction
requires no heat
weld between
seams and allows
for easy replacement
of individual tiles, or
removal for aircraft inspection,
while providing durability
and ease of maintenance.
SkyPaxxx has also
announced a full service
engineering division. With over
100 years of experience, the
SkyPaxxx engineering team
offers a wide range of aircraft
solutions in aircraft conversion
management, fleet support,
maintenance planning, design,
modification engineering,
drawings, repair solutions,
and liaison support, providing
quality and affordable
solutions for any aircraft
system or component. Tapis will
be revealing
the results of
several design
collaborations
in 2020 The big news at Tapis is Atago,
In other Tapis news, the
a new material by Ultrafabrics
company’s Seating Innovation
that combines the function of
Centre has been working on
a typical fire-block material
designs including Butterfly 2.0,
with the aesthetic appearance
the result of a partnership
of a dress cover into one
between Tapis, Sekisui and
solution. This material is
MGR, which will be displayed in
claimed to “drastically” reduce
three configurations during the
the weight of a cushion and the
year, and the ultralightweight
number of components
Joy seat by Rebel.Aero. A fourth
required, without sacrificing
seat is still under wraps, but
look or performance.
Tapis promises it will impress.
The Tapis team has also
worked out how to incorporate
three fabrics into a single
dress cover, with each section
designed for how it interacts
with the passenger and aircraft.
The cover bottom, bolster, back,
boxing and headrest all have
different functions and vary in
their requirements for comfort,
durability, fire performance
and weight. THE JOY SEAT BY REBEL.AERO
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