PHOENIX, March 1, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Mondo, a global leader in the contract flooring and sports markets, at the American Society for Healthcare Engineering 2012 Planning, Design and Construction Summit next week (booth 610), will be showcasing Mondo Idea, a unique commercial rubber flooring system perfect for hospital and healthcare environments. The innovative indoor flooring also comes in colors and designs patterns embedded into the vulcanized rubber during manufacturing, which is an industry first. The summit is March 4 to March 7 at the Phoenix Convention Center.
Mondo Idea has a number of features and characteristics that make it ideal for a wide range of healthcare environments, such as emergency, operating and patient rooms; triage; post-anesthesia care and neonatal intensive care units; surgery preparation and recovery environments; laboratories; radiology units; and corridors and common areas. The rubber flooring also has exceptional acoustic properties that effectively reduce the sound of foot traffic, which helps to facilitate patient healing and reduces noise pollution for staff and patients.
Long lasting and non-porous, Mondo Idea is resistant to stains, wear, abrasions and chemicals, including those in most cleaning products. It also is low maintenance—it doesn't require stripping, waxing or sealing.
The slip-resistant surface is comfortable underfoot yet has high dimensional stability, so it can withstand high static and rolling loads, such as gurneys, imaging equipment, carts, tables and chairs.
In addition, the flooring is safe for the environment, since it does not contain any plasticizers, heavy metals, formaldehyde or asbestos. It also was designed to have a low emission of volatile organic compounds.
Coordinated Flooring System with Colors of Nature
The Mondo Idea flooring system features coordinated, complementary colors and flecks that are embedded into the rubber flooring. Based on colors and textures found in nature, and created for every design need, the color collection provides the best hues and ideal levels of color saturation and transparency. Mondo Idea marks the first time patterns have been embedded into resilient flooring during manufacturing.
"New, patented technology we developed enables us to embed a pattern into the flooring during the vulcanization manufacturing process," said Federico Stroppiana, vice president, strategic development, Mondo Group. "With embedded patterned flooring, the pattern does not have to be created onsite from separate pieces, which reduces the time and costs associated with water jet cutting and installing individual sections, and it provides consistency in design across the entire floor."
Thematic Palettes
Another unique attribute of the Mondo Idea system is that it groups the colors of the flooring elements into thematic palettes, such as healthcare, with some groups further segmented into color palettes specifically for children, adults and seniors.
"The patterns and colors of Mondo Idea will let architects and designers customize their flooring to give character to the interiors and creating stimulating spaces that are rich in personality but still meet the needs of the healthcare environment where the flooring will be used," said Stroppiana.
About Mondo
Mondo is the global leader in the sports and contract flooring markets, manufacturing rubber flooring surfaces for virtually every application. More than 1,100 Mondo tracks and 800 Mondo artificial turf fields are installed worldwide. The official supplier of the athletic track for the past nine Olympic Games and the upcoming 2012 London Olympics, Mondo also is the official supplier or official sponsor of more than 100 sports federations and associations.
The company supplies a wide variety of commercial rubber flooring and manufactures large luxury yachts under its Mondo Marine division.
A family-owned business since its founding in 1948, Mondo sells its products in more than 196 countries. The company's global headquarters are in Italy, and it has manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. More information about Mondo is available at mondoworldwide.com.
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