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DULVER速

Solid surface for interior design

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5 A latest generation composite material for interior design 7 Product definition 10 Innovation and working 13 Applications 14 Production cycle 16 The cycle of Dulver速 17 Directions for use and maintenance 21 Repairs and installation 22 Reason why 23 Certifications 24 Contacts

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// A LATEST GENERATION COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR INTERIOR DESIGN

Dulver速 is a latest generation material produced in Switzerland (www.Dulver.com) that is injected into the mold to take the shape of the final product. Thanks to the innovative formula and the production cycle has been possible to harmonize the hardness of the artificial stones (solid surfaces) to the lightness of water and the tactile feel warm and velvety. Dulver速 redraws the boundaries of solid surfaces.

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// PRODUCT DEFINITION

Dulver® is a composite material based on polyester noble resin and a selection of different organic solid filler, which is injected into the mold at ambient temperature and at a controlled, not high pressure. Dulver® successfully passed the main tests of mechanical strength, chemical and surface, conducted by the laboratory Catas Spa, Accredia certified according to international standards. Dulver® stands as the only real solid surface for interior design thanks to its light weight – it can floating - and high performance innovative formula: you can create tables, chairs, benches, pieces of furniture, vases, even with a color in mass that lasts longer.

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// INNOVATION & WORKING

Dulver速 belongs to the category of solid surface. Indeed no. It goes over. Not only it maintains similar performance chemical and mechanical properties, but adds new plus. It is a highly innovative material for the industry in general, for that of furniture in particular. Starting from its specific weight, which reaches up to 0,83 gr / cm3, the half that of competitive materials, to the feel of the material which is warm and smooth, increasing the comfort of the seats significantly.

// INNOVATION & WORKING

The industrial process by cold injection mold ensures better control of the quality, less intervention of human activity and the production in series, typical of industry. Dulver速 can pass by the thickness of a few millimeters to more than ten centimeters in a single piece, without generating any problem of suction and with a homogeneous distribution of the material.

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// APPLICATIONS   The extreme lightness of the material combined with its hardness and its high mechanical performance and chemical make Dulver extremely versatile and particularly suitable for the field of interior design. Furthermore, the possibility of arming the material, in the injection phase, by inserting glass fiber, carbon fiber, honey-comb aluminum or other materials, expands its applications and also enhances some features. Dulver resist to UV radiation in time according inner resin features, is dielectric, is phono knockdown, is water resistant, is non-toxic, can be colored in mass, does not absorb, prevents the formation of fungi. We understand from all these features, such as use of Dulver® can be declined in various sectors: from bathroom furnishing to interior, from Indoor to outdoors, from ventilated façades to urban, until the big industry for optimization process.

// PRODUCTION CYCLE   Dulver® is made in the Swiss factory of Grono within Grisons department, about 70 km from the Italian border. The products made in Dulver® may be performed by special machines that allow the cold and low pressure with vacuum suction injection of the material in closed molds usually made of resin or aluminum. Inside the mold the polymerization phase begins, that is the hardening of Dulver®, which passes from the liquid state to the solid state. Once extracted from the mold, the products are placed in the conformators to enable the cooling and the ending of the chemical reaction.

// PRODUCTION CYCLE

Then they are usually subjected to a step of post processing with sanding machines to give the finish required by the customer. Dulver速 is not produced nor sold in sheets, nor even can be thermoformed as with some well-known solid surfaces. The cycle of production waste close to zero, there is no waste from processing and we can repair all products may not meet the quality standards of the company at the 1st printing. The cost of the molds is on average 90% lower than those used for the molding of polycarbonate or other plastic materials such as PP, PE, ABS.

// THE CYCLE OF DULVER®   We support the environment. Dulver® is a fully recyclable composite material that is produced with an industrial cycle at a low energy absorption. At the end of the life cycle of products in Dulver®, users can dispose of them or as inert or send an email – info@dulver.ch to inform us about the will to deliver them in the appropriate collection points (indicated by us): once collected, products will be reported in the factory where they will be slaughtered in powder form by the mechanical action of a special mill, the output of which can be reused to 100% in the production cycle of the new products made in Dulver®. The action of material recovery takes place without any chemical treatment and with low energy consumption.

// DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND MAINTENANCE

Products made in Dulver® are easy to clean and maintain in their daily use. To remove most stains and dirt that may be deposited on the surface is enough to use soapy water or common non-abrasive cleaners (eg. type CiliBang, Cif cream, etc.). Some substances such as ink, coffee, lemon, cosmetics and dyes in contact for several hours with the composite may leave some stain, although Dulver® has very high resistance to acid, making the products very easy in daily life, as reported by the test performed by Catas Laboratory.

// DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND MAINTENANCE

SURFACE RESISTANCE TO COLD LIQUIDS (CLEANING PRODUCTS) PTP 53:1995

CLENANING PRODUCTS 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Cif Gel con candeggina Cif Spray Attivo con candeggina Cillit Bang Calcare e Sporco Cif Power Cream Cucina Ajax Classico Universale Glassex con ammoniaca Vetril Multiuso Igienizzante Candeggina Ace Viakal Alcool denaturato Ammoniaca (sol. 6/7%) Mastro Lindo Ajax pavimenti Rio Casamia pavimenti Lysoform Casa

CONTACT TIME 16H 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

EVALUTION

no change

minor change (only visible under reflectre light) 4 moderate change (visible from several viewing directors) 3 significant change in colour or gloss (slight change of structure) 2 strong chnage 1

// DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND MAINTENANCE

However, if several stains ever will ever stain (eg. cigarette), the characteristics of the material make these defects easily repaired: it is enough using a sponge similar to ScotchBrite 3M® (typically with a 400 grit) to restore exactly the original surface. Even for the colored, the repair operation will be the same thanks to the mass color of Dulver®. In general, we do not recommend the use of hard chemicals for cleaning products made in Dulver®, such as acetone or strong bases. In the table below you can check the resistance of Dulver® to most cleaning agents, certified by Catas Laboratory.

//DIRECTIONS FOR USE AND MAINTENANCE

SURFACE RESISTANCE TO COLD LIQUIDS EN 12720:2009

STAINING PRODUCTS

CONTACT TIME 16H

Acet acid (sol. 10%) Acetone Ammonia (sol. 10%) Red wine Citric acid (sol. 10%) Cleaning agent Coffee Disinfectant Endorsing ink Ethanol (sol. 48%) Ethyl-butyl acetate (1:1) Olive oil Paraffin oil Sodium carbonate (sol. 10%) Sodium chloride (sol. 15% Tea Water Beer

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

EVALUTION 5 4 3 2 1

no change minor change (only visible under reflectre light) moderate change (visible from several viewing directors) significant change in colour or gloss (slight change of structure) strong chnage

// REPAIRS AND INSTALLATION

In case of minor damages you can restore the surface employing an abrasive to smooth superficially the damaged part and a common cream abrasive cleaner to complete the operation. In case of strong damage, you can fill repairs with the same Dulver速, then smoothing the surface for bringing uniformity aesthetic. It can be spliced in work more products made in Dulver速 with the use of structural bi-component glue or exploiting Dulver速 to fill directly the joints structurally.

// CERTIFICATIONS   Dulver® has been certified according to international standards for application in the furniture world by laboratories accredited to the following standards which can be downloaded directly from the website www.dulver.ch: UNI EN ISO 1183:2005, EN ISO 868:2003, EN ISO 178:2011 Modulus of elasticity, EN ISO 178:2011 Flexural strenght, EN ISO 527-1:1996 tensile streght, EN ISO 527-1:1996 elongation at break, ASTM E 831:2012, UNI 9429:1989, UNI ISO 179:2010, UNI ISO 62:2001 meth. 1, UNI EN 1186:2003 Distilled water, UNI EN 1186:2003 Ethanol solution at 95%, UNI EN 1186:2003 solution reproducing olive oil, PTP 53:1995, EN 12720:2009, EN 14688:2006 p5.5, UNI EN 15187:2007, EN ISO 16000-9:2006, UNI EN 15186:2012 met. B, UNI 9174.

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// CONTACT www.dulver.ch www.madeindulver.com info@dulver.ch +41.799.472231

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