PRODUCTS & S ER V ICES
INTELLIGENT SEATING
Greiner’s Intelligent Seat can help optimise routine
operations and predictive maintenance in the cabin
Hygienic seating
Germ Sentinel from Greiner offers efficient
protection against bacteria and germs
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backrests, and also to protect fireblockers or textiles for
dress covers, if suppliers and partners make use of the
process. The open-pored cell structure ensures high
permeability to air, which prevents the accumulation of
heat and moisture, resulting in a pleasant microclimate
in the seat, which increases passenger wellbeing.
Sustainable products are another important research
topic at Greiner. The Aircraft Interiors Expo (AIX) 2020
trade fair will be the first reveal of a lightweight seat
model based on a knitting technology that uses
biologically degradable fibres. The seat offers
passengers maximum comfort, as the technical knit
continuously supports the passenger in any sitting
position. A ‘reject free’ production process further
strengthens Greiner’s sustainability goals.
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n future, the competition will
not be between products or
processes, but between digital
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business models. This change will
require products to have sensory and
communicative capabilities. A second
major challenge facing the industry
is that to reduce costs and increase
performance, airlines are constantly
working to shorten turnaround times.
The seat cushion, backrest and
headrest of the aircraft seat represent
the direct, physical point of contact
between passenger and aircraft, and if
designed well they can give the airline
an essential advantage.
In response to these considerations,
the Greiner Intelligent Seat is a cushion
with integrated sensor electronics. The
data generated by the seat is stored,
evaluated and displayed by constructing
a digital IOT platform, consisting of an
infrastructure and an interface.
Airlines can use the data collected to
continuously monitor the condition of the
aircraft seats during flight, and forward
a status report to ground staff before
landing. The maintenance staff are thus
notified in advance which seat cushions
need to be replaced or whether any
soiling needs to be dealt with. The seat
provides data such as item number or
information about cushions and covers,
which simplifies handling and logistics.
Due to the passengers’ contact with
the seat cushions, backrests and
headrests, it is possible to record each
passenger’s physical wellbeing using the
sensor technology in the seat. The flight
attendant can then use the status of the
seat temperature to draw conclusions
about the passenger’s wellbeing. The
data collected can also be used to offer
passengers valuable information about
their sitting posture via an app, and also
to give health tips, such as a reminder to
change their seating posture or to move
around on long-haul flights.
Hygienic seating
The subject of hygiene has become a
major concern for the aircraft industry
since the coronavirus outbreak. Greiner
Aerospace had already undertaken
research into hygiene in the materials
sector, spurred on by previous events
involving the global spread of germs and
bacteria. Now, with Germ Sentinel, the
company can offer a solution within the
seat cushion that can protect passengers
against a wide range of microbes.
Germ Sentinel is a new generation of
foam for aviation, into which antibacterial
additives are incorporated during
production. These additives deprive
bacteria of the living environment they
require, and after six hours the germicide
rate is 99.97%.
Germ Sentinel can be used in all travel
classes, as a layer in seat cushions and
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