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Research and development<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Test it. Measure it. Then change it.<\/span><\/span><\/h1>
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Every ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span> product starts with what the surface has to do. Testing shows what works. Life cycle data shows where it can improve. And every result stays tied to the product and build-up that was tested.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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What we test<\/span><\/a><\/div>
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ONE-DNA\u2122 Elan 35, side profile. Pile, thatch and backing are each a design decision.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

How a product is made<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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A product is three decisions, not one.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Development follows the same sequence every time: the application first, then material and construction, then prototypes, tests and refinement.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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ONE-DNA\u2122 artificial grass, side profile.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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01<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Material architecture<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Which materials the product is built from. The application decides the route: one polymer (100% PE or 100% PP) or PE and PP combined (100% PO).<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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A ONE-DNA\u2122 sample, turned over to show the backing.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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02<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Construction<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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How those materials are joined. FuseTech\u2122 bonds the fibers with heat, without a conventional latex or polyurethane coating.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Installation in a UK garden.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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03<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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System<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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How it performs once installed. Artificial grass, infill, shock pad and base work together, so performance is tested as a system.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

Six questions<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Tested separately. Reported with their scope.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Each test answers a different question. Every result belongs to the product, the material route and the configuration named in the report.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Reaction to fire<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Classified for a specific product and configuration. Infill and build-up can change the class.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Impact attenuation<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Critical fall height is set for the complete build-up: artificial grass, infill and shock pad together.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Water permeability<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Measured on the product under defined conditions. Drainage on site also depends on the base.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Materials and substances<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Tested against the requirements named in each report, such as the European standard EN 71-3.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Accelerated aging<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Controlled UV, heat and water exposure, to see how specified properties change.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sports systems<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Performance tested on defined system configurations. Results apply to that build-up.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Measure. Learn. Improve.<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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A life cycle assessment is a design tool.<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Modeled across raw materials, production, transport, installation, use and end of life, it shows where a product\u2019s impact sits, and what to change next.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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1<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Engineer<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Build the construction around what the application needs, with its next material life in mind.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Measure<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Assess environmental impact across the life cycle stages included in the study.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Identify<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Find where the impact sits and which design decisions drive it.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

4<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Change<\/span><\/span><\/h3>
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Adjust what the data supports: material route, quantity or process. Then measure again.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Environmental data \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Salil Sethunath, Group Innovation Director, TenCate Grass. Interview in English with English subtitles.<\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

From lab to line<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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From material research to industrial production.<\/span><\/span><\/h2>
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A different construction needs more than a material concept. It needs engineering, testing and production that repeats, roll after roll.<\/p>\n

Working with TenCate Grass connects ONE-DNA\u2122<\/span> product development with industrial production, so ideas from the lab can be made at scale.<\/p>\n

Innovation starts with the material. Progress starts with people.<\/strong> Salil Sethunath, Group Innovation Director at TenCate Grass, on commissioning production lines set up for ONE-DNA\u2122 products, and why he sees this as a beginning rather than an end point.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Our story \u2192<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

FAQ<\/span><\/span><\/p>

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Questions about testing<\/span><\/span><\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>