Bedding & Mattress Testing

The Sweating Guarded Hot Plate method characterizes mattress, mattress topper, and pillow designs for how well they promote heat and moisture flow away from the body. The buildup of heat and moisture can contribute to “tossing and turning” as the body seeks to alleviate the issue. A sweating guarded hot plate simulates the heat and perspiration output of the human body, offering insight in terms of surface heat retention.

主体模拟方法评估夹具和床垫表面之间的温度和相对湿度。睡眠人员和床垫之间的热量和水分的积聚可能导致不适和更令人宁静的睡眠，最终导致组织分解。该测试有助于通过量化微气密来评估床垫热性能。

2007年，美国政府联邦美国政府的分支机构的消费品安全委员会制定了一个公开的火焰调节，适用于在州际商务州际公共场所销售的所有床垫。为了支持这种具有挑战性的问题的床上用品，元素经营着先进的易燃实验室，该实验室是北美中的少数几个，并在全球的床垫制造商的手提中。

The Hexagonal roller is a 240 lbs. hex-shaped roller that moves back and forth across the width of the mattress simulating typical sleep movement. Testing is conducted on twin, full, or queen size mattresses or mattress sets. The results of this test give insight on change in height, firmness, and visually apparent degradation.

The Cornell test represents the human posterior and applies a 230 lbs. load to the mattress surface in a cyclic pounding format, simulating everything from sitting in bed, reading a book to the occasional “trampoline” use. Firmness and thickness measurements are obtained to assess the amount of change that is brought on by the testing. A report summarizing the results includes a Compliance Percentage rating which gauges the sample’s performance compared with industry norms.

At Element, we combine both of these procedures into a single durability test with a proprietary scoring system quantifying the sample performance in regard to industry criteria. The amount of change the sample experienced as compared to its initial state is also assessed. These values are especially helpful when comparing the results of other mattress designs tested in the same way as well as for future iteration changes.

Mattresses, surgical tables, gurneys, pillows, and wheelchairs cushions have been tested with this method. Data generated from the tests can be used to predict a product’s ability to reduce discomfort and promote proper blood circulation.

我们的性能测试服务包括：

• The immersion test, based on RESNA/ANSI SS-1, used to characterize a mattress design for how deep a standardized anatomical mannequin sinks in after 5 minutes
• 运动传递测试，用于捕获床垫在床上一侧的效果上的效果在相邻的一侧
• 该点弹性测试，基于E DIN规范68200：2016-05，用于测量床垫表面如何适应身体的不规则形状
• 基于ASTM D3574 PART G的床垫气流试验用于衡量当指定的抽吸水平施加到床垫表面时通过床垫系统轻松通过。