Acme Mills\' line of suspension seating marks a technological revolution in comfort, durability and designability. Our goal is to reduce or eliminate the use of foam in seating applications

1. Suspension Fabrics
Save Weight | Save Time | Save Money
May 2012

2. Acme Group
• Acme Group is a collection of companies
dedicated to the fabric and textile industry, and
serves business-to-business customer needs.
Acme Group draws on the engineering, technical
experience and capabilities of Acme Mills, Fairway
Products and Great Lakes Filters, other members
of the collective.

3. Acme Group
Major Markets
• Automotive • Mass
• Aviation Transportation
• Furniture • Marine
• Military • Theater and
Auditorium
• Industrial

4. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That’s been reinvented
to suit the needs of a
changing market.

5. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That minimizes or
eliminates the use
of foam

6. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That delivers unsurpassed
customer comfort and
durability

7. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That offers unparalleled
design traits, and
adaptability

8. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That offers incredible
product space savings

9. Imagine a Suspension Fabric
That meets or exceeds all
industry seating standards

10. That Product…
is ComfortSpan

11. Product Line
Specifications
• A fabric suspension system
developed in the USA by Dupont®
and the Acme Mills Company
• And an ergonomic, economic suspension
system for all types of furniture
applications

12. Product
Specifications
• The filling yarn is a Dupont Hytrel co-extruded monofilament yarn
• The warp is a polyester spun yarn
• Thermally bonded at each intersection
Weft Warp

13. Engineering
Characteristics
• Uni-directional flexibility
• Wear Resistant
• Durable
• Long Service Life
• Can be fire retarded

14. Product Benefits
• Comfortable for • Reduces the amount
long periods of foam
• Conforms to the body • Easy to prototype
• Weight and • Simpler product
space savings design
• Durable • Easy to use
• Creep resistant • Minimal tooling costs
• No squeak or
rattle issues

15. Dynaflex Green
Suspension System
MBDC – Silver Certificate
General Description of Certification Levels:
BASIC
– All chemicals in product identified down to 100ppm level (0.01%)
– No PVC, chloroprene, or related chemical at any concentration
– All materials and chemicals assessed for toxicity to human and
environmental health
– Strategy developed to optimize all remaining problematic
chemicals
– All materials defined as technical nutrients to be recycled or
biological nutrients to be composted

16. Dynaflex Green
Suspension System
MBDC – Silver Certificate
General Description of Certification Levels:
SILVER
– All requirements met at BASIC level
– Halogenated hydrocarbon content <100ppm
– Toxic heavy metal content (Pb, Hg, Cd, Cr+6)< 100ppm
– Material Reutilization score >=50
– Quantify the energy required for manufacturing (final assembly)
– Characterize energy sources and develop strategy for including
renewable energy
– Adopt company wide water stewardship principles or guidelines

17. Data
Effect of Cycling Load Vs. Deflection
CS 125
9
8
Deflection (cm)
7 0 Cycles
150,000 Cycles
6 300,000 Cycles
5
4
3
22.7 68.1 113.5
Load (kg)

18. Data
Creep: CS 125 Dynaflex®
8
7.5
7
Deflection (cm)
6.5
6
5.5 113.5 kg Load
5
4.5
4
3.5
3
0 100 200 300
Cycles (x1000)

19. What’s
Our Company
Direction?

20. The Elimination of
foam from furniture.

21. Design Concepts
Seating concept utilizing
Dymetrol seating surfaces
Foam and springs have been completely eliminated from the seat design

22. Design Concepts
• A PU-Coated Dymetrol
chair won a “Intelligent
Material and Design” in
Interzum’s Material
and Surfaces category

23. Suspension Fabrics
Save Weight | Save Time | Save Money
James Colman - CEO
Neil Gross - President
Acme Mills Company
800.894.7110
Neil.gross@acmemills.com