EcoSleep, a specialty bedding brand manufactured by Durable Products LLC in Whitewater, Wis., says it has nearly perfected its flat–seal packaging technology for mattresses—a fact that the company says is reflected in a near–zero return rate for the products in 2009.
Durable Products, one of several owned by VyMaC Corp. Chief Executive Officer Dave Young, developed the eco–friendly EcoSleep mattress line in conjunction with the packaging technology.
“We took a decade–long, logistics–backward approach to developing our EcoSleep line and found we could reinvent the traditional torque–compressed approach used by the majority of our competitors to eliminate strain on the product, damages, returns and unhappy customers,” said Mike Schweiger, vice president of sales for EcoSleep and VyMaC. “We searched the globe for our compression system and engineered the comfort and support layers to work with it.”
Two common problems associated with torque compression and rolling are breaks and soft spots in softer foam layers and products not recovering fully. Durable Products’ flat–seal technology requires special equipment to compress the mattress to a uniform density before sealing and rolling. The system preserves the structural integrity of the whole mattress without creating undue stress on components. Mattresses recover completely to their original shape and size, quickly and without defect, the company said.
