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Si-Quat by AFFIX Labs to Be Used on Franz Kiel’s Public Transport Interiors AFFIX Labs has closed a deal with seating systems manufacturer for commercial vehicles and public transport Franz Kiel for the use of anti-microbial coating Si-Quat to ensure protection against contagious microbes.
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ranz Kiel GmbH, manufacturer of seats for buses and trains, will
“We are delighted to be working with AFFIX Labs to roll out Si-Quat
apply Si-Quat, a durable semi-permanent anti-microbial coating
in public transport systems around the world. It’s easy to apply, it
developed by AFFIX Labs to protect public transport interiors
works and we have had great support from the AFFIX Labs team. We
from contagious microbes such as the SARS-COV-2 virus, which can
hope that our partnership can help to re-open countries and boost
survive for up to 3 days on some surfaces, making regularly touched
passengers trust in once again using public transport,” said Daniel
areas in public spaces potential hotspots for cross contamination.
Fräde, Kiel’s Sales Director Bus Division.
Si-Quat is proven to kill 99.9% of bacteria and viruses, including SARS-
“By treating the vast fleets of vehicles that power the mass movement
COV-2, thus helping ensure that public transport is safer as people
of people in countries all over the world, AFFIX and Kiel Seating can
around the world begin getting back onto buses and trains and
create safe transportation interiors which are a key component
preventing cross contamination. The coating creates a durable layer
of national infrastructures. We are proud to be part of the global
of polymerized active ingredient that binds to walls, handles, furniture,
effort to build a more future-proof response to COVID-19, and other
and other key touch points, staying in place for up to 12 months.
contagions that have the potential to cause pandemics” concluded
The coating has been tested and certified to be effective against
Tom Sam, CEO of AFFIX Labs.
bacteria, viruses, and fungi, and has passed the rigorous EN45545-2 HL3 flammability norm for trains and REG118.3 for busses.
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