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HITACHI HOUSETEC DEVELOPS LESS SLIPPERY BATH FLOOR MATERIAL.
TOKYO, Mar 1 Asia Pulse - Interior goods maker and marketer Hitachi Housetec Co. has developed a new type of flooring material for the bath area that reduces the risk of slipping and is easier to clean.
Most flooring material for the bath is processed with a crosshatched grid of shallow trenches that function to direct water toward the drain so the floor dries faster.
The new flooring replaces the trenches with a grid of micron-sized protrusions. This creates a greater surface area between the floor and sole of the foot, so the floor is less slippery even when covered in soapy water.
The floor is also easier to clean ...
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