PolyOne
Award-winning furniture from Resol benefits from metal replacement with OnForce LFT long-fibre solutions from PolyOne.
Resinas Olot SL (Resol) recently selected PolyOne’s OnForce LFT long-fibre solutions to replace the aluminium legs on its award-winning Vela table.
This innovative solution helped Resol to win two international awards recognising the inventive design and use of engineering thermoplastics.
Holger Kronimus, Vice-President Europe and General Manager, Specialty Engineered Materials, Europe for PolyOne, commented: "PolyOne is very pleased to work with Resol, helping them explore new possibilities in design and manufacturing and play a part in the success of the Vela table.
"It is exciting to see Resol win these awards and it reinforces our focus on working closely with our customers to enable them to develop truly innovative and unique products."
Working with PolyOne to transition from metal to plastic helped Resol increase its design options, lower overall weight and reduce manufacturing complexity. PolyOne was also able to help Resol achieve excellent aesthetics with moulded-in colour while eliminating the cost and hassles of painting.
Awards for the Vela table include the German Design Council’s Interior Innovation Award 2014, and the International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Best of Category award in its 2014 Product Design Competition.