Beacon
Over 75% of dirt in a building is tracked in from the outside. Beacon provides a strong barrier to dirt, resulting in cleaner buildings. You will see a significant cost savings in maintenance and cleaning over the lifetime of your floors. Beacon is suitable for heavy commercial applications such as schools, offices, retail environments and healthcare buildings.
Effectively stop and contain dirt and moisture by utilizing our latest high traffic nylon products. These products can be purchased as rolls, tiles or custom mats. Call your representative today for samples and pricing.
Key Features:
- Durable construction with a luxury appearance.
- Saves up to 65% in cleaning costs.
- One square yard holds 1.3 gallons of water and 9.2 lbs. of soil.
- Reduces dust levels by 80%, which improves indoor air quality.
- May qualify for LEED Points.
- Reduces noise levels by 33dB.
- Tufted construction provides ease in cleaning - no loss in pile with intensive cleaning.
- Install wall to wall or as matting.
- Material is available as rolls - special order custom mats and carpet tiles.
Product Specifications
PRODUCT COMPOSITION | STANDARD / NORMS | DATA |
Manufacturing Process | ISO 2424 | Tufted |
Surface Aspect | ISO 2424 | 5/32" cut pile |
Fiber | CEE 83/623 | 100% BCF nylon |
Primary Backing (Rolls) | ISO 2424 | Colbac non woven polyester |
Secondary Backing (Rolls) | ISO 2424 | Comfort vinyl |
PRODUCT DIMENSION | ||
Pile Height ( + or - 0.5 mm) | ISO 1765 | .27 inch |
Total Height ( + or - 7.5%) | ISO 1766 | .35 inch |
Pile Weight ( + or - 7.5%) | ISO 8543 | 21 oz/sy |
Total Weight ( + or - 7.5%) | ISO 8543 | 113 oz/sy |
Width ( + or - 2%) | ISO 3018 | 6'7" only |
Custom | Special sizes, finished and logo mats | |
ELECTROSTATIC PROPERTIES | ||
Dimensional Stability | ISO 2551 | Pass |
Electrostatic Propensity | EN 1815 | >2kV |
Electrical Resistivity | IBM / ICL | Pass, for R.H. > or = 40% |
Sound Insulation | ISO 10140-1:2010 | > or = 21dB |
Thermal Retention | ISO 11092 | 0.15 m K/W Pass |
COLOR FASTNESS | ||
To Light | ISO 105 B02 | 6-7 (Max=8) |
To Water | ISO 105 E01 | 5 (Max=5) |
To Salt Water | ISO 105 E02 | 4-5 (Max=5) |
To Rubbing dry & wet | ISO 105 X12 | 4-5 (Max=5) |
FLAMMABILITY RATING | ||
Radiant Panel Test | ASTM E648 / DIN 4102 | Class 1 |
Smoke Density | ASTM E662 | Passes |
Surface Flammability | FF 1-70 / ASTM D2859 | Passes |
LEED | ||
MR Credit 4 | LEED-NC v. 3 For 1 - 2 points: $ value of all | 12% recycled content |
IEQ Credit 4.1 | LEED-NC v. 3 For 1 point: low-emitting adhesive with a VOC of 50 g/l or less for indoor releasable carpet adhesive | Releasable VOC 0 g/l |
IEQ Credit 5 | LEED-NC v. 3 For 1 point: semi-permanently installed entrance system at least 10' in length and maintained on a weekly basis. | This carpet is a semi permanent installation |