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Lantal promises pneumatic comfort for airline passengers.(Transportation)
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Advances in Textiles Technology
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June 1, 2008
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At the recent Aircraft Interiors Expo in Hamburg, Germany, Swiss fabrics specialist Lantal exhibited three prototypes of a new business class seat that exploits adjustable pneumatic technology.
In terms of added comfort, the firmness of the seat varies from harder in the fully upright position, to medium while relaxing, and to softer in the full-flat sleeping mode.
Currently, Lantal is participating in commercial projects involving major European airline partners and premium seat manufacturers to integrate all-pneumatic cushion comfort systems into a novel business class full-flat seat and into a high-end first class suite, both to be launched commercially in early ...