Evolution of Vinyl Flooring Bevel Designs by Unilin Technologies
When it comes to different types of floorings, whether it be hardwood, ceramic tiles or commercial carpet tiles, each of these type of flooring has its own unique bevel styles that delivers different aesthetics to the overall interior design.
However, when it comes to luxury vinyl flooring bevel designs, there has always been limitation on how unique features this synthetics flooring can bring. With more advanced bevel manufacturing technologies being develop, we now can see more bevel designs that is no longer unique to just hardwood, tiles or carpets. This articles explores the bevel technology and style development by Unilin Technologies, which has made vinyl flooring tiles even more authentic with its imitation features.
Unilin Technologies as a Pioneer Innovator In Resilient Flooring
Unilin Technologies is a pioneer innovator in resilient flooring category. With its Uniclic locking system, it has significant changed the market landscape for luxury vinyl tile products. With ongoing innovation for more authentic vinyl flooring designs, Unilin has invested in development for various of bevel technologies that enhances the capability for vinyl tile floorings to imitation different bevel design.
Development of Vinyl Flooring Bevel Designs with Unilin Technologies
- Micro Bevel : Invented in 2006
- Lacquered Bevel : Invented the first lacquered bevel in 2000
- Pressed Bevel : First launched in 2021
- Flin Tile Bevel : First launched in 2022
- Matte Bevel : First launched in 2023
Micro Bevel
This bevel style is created by milling away part of the protective wear layer on the top of LVT or SPC planks.
It is one of the most commonly used vinyl flooring bevel design.
Lacquered Bevel | Standard Bevel
In comparison with micro bevel, the lacquered bevel has more depth with milling away part of the wear layer.
LVT / SPC flooring tiles with lacquered bevel design needs to have a thicker wear layer thickness, and is more frequently applied for mid to premium resilient flooring collections.
Pressed Bevel
A bevel style that is created by pressuring down the edge during the slotting process. The pressed bevel has an advantage as it does not reduce the integrity of the protective wear layer. Therefore this bevel style can be easily applied on any thickness of wear layer.
Grout Flin Tile Bevel
Combining with the water tight locking joints, the grout flin tile bevel is a revolutionary innovation. It allowed luxury vinyl tiles to fully mimic the tile appearance from surface to edges.
The groutable locking system can be applied for rigid core SPC floorings.
Matte Bevel
Conventional micro bevel or lacquered bevel slotting has a distinctive shinny surface after the milling cuts. The matte bevel technology works to deliver matte surface for the bevel milling.
