Dynapro

December 2009
PRESS INFORMATION
DYNAPRO
GRASS GmbH Movement-Systems
Press Contact: Grass Platz 1, 6973 Höchst, Austria
Telephon +43 (0) 5578 701-0
Telefax +43 (0) 5578 701-59
E-mail press@grass.eu
www.grass.at
ENGLISH
GRASS – PRESS INFORMATION
“DYNAPRO”
DECEMBER 2009
Dynapro – the new undermount slide system
Innovative movement solutions from GRASS come with a rich tradition.
Following the merger of Mepla-Alfit and GRASS and the takeover of
Hetal, the movement specialists are successfully launching their very
first product innovation under the new GRASS brand. With the Dynapro, the fittings manufacturer is now bringing a completely new undermount slide system to the market, whose functional properties and
technical new developments will wow furniture manufacturers and
consumers in equal measure.
Individuality is the buzzword of our age. Customised products play a
very special role in almost all areas of our lives – and this also applies
to our furniture, of course. Items of furniture must not only fulfil visual
demands – they must, above all, be convincing in terms of their intelligent functions. “Modern furniture demands a maximum of functional
variability to cater to the diverse requirements of customers”, confirms
Andreas Fleischmann, Undermount Slide Systems Product Manager at
GRASS.
Invisible but nevertheless extremely effective
An important prerequisite for this variability is fittings that allow furniture designers to freely express their creativity and that also offer the
highest level of technical quality, particularly in view of the fact that
the requirements of operational comfort, stability, silent operation and
load-bearing performance are constantly rising. For this reason, the
fittings manufacturer, GRASS, is now launching an entirely new
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undermount slide system , which more than fulfils the new product
requirements.
The new undermount slide system generation is called GRASS Dynapro and is the company’s response to all the currently identifiable
trends within the furniture sector: from handle-free, high front panels,
wide drawers, the demand for customisation in the design of drawers
all the way through to the growing requirements of functional properties – Dynapro is the perfect guide system for modern furniture.
Synchronisation means silent operation without any stop noises
Unlike standard undermount slide system systems, the Dynapro is the
world’s only fitting to come with synchronisation. This mechanicallysynchronised movement for each rail guarantees the high-end comfort
that customers will be familiar with from the GRASS pull-out systems.
With the Dynapro, the guide rails move without annoying noise or
resistance, which makes using the guide system highly interesting for
non-kitchen furniture as well. Even heavy loads do not affect the
outstanding running properties of the Dynapro. The system can handle
loads of up to 60 kg without any problem. Abrasion-resistant plastic
rollers ensure constantly smooth, even running.
“It’s great that lightly pulling the drawer is enough.”
“How much force is required to open a drawer – this is how we identify
technically-sophisticated functional systems”, explains Product Manager, Andreas Fleischmann. And with its outstanding values, the
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Dynapro is also convincing in this respect. The extraction forces in the
Dynapro are considerably lower than the market standard. When closing, the tried-and-tested Soft-close cushioning system offers gentle
closing comfort and a particularly pleasant operating experience.
3D-adjustment for perfect gaps in furniture
With the Dynapro, the specialists at GRASS have succeeded in creating
a true innovation: Dynapro is the world’s first undermount slide system
with integrated, three-dimensional adjustment. The entire drawer can
be adjusted vertically and horizontally and its tilt can also be varied.
The 3D adjustment functionality that has been standard for doublewalled pull-out systems, such as the “Nova Pro” and the “DWDDynamic-XP”, for many years has now been transferred to a
undermount slide system for the very first time. All adjustments are
carried out without tools, are easy to execute and simple in their
handling. In a nutshell: with a few simple actions, perfect gaps can be
achieved in furniture.
But it is not only consumers who will profit from the superlative
technical development from Höchst. In particular, the Dynapro also
offers – in addition to outstanding, functional properties – processors
and industrial furniture manufacturers huge savings potentials: thanks
to the new undermount slide system with three-dimensional
adjustment, they can now convert their manufacturing processes from
four-sided to three-sided drawers. A second front section, which had to
be commonly assembled in parallel to the front panel, is no longer
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required. Because, with the Dynapro, the alignment of the front panel
can be carried out using 3D adjustment functionality. “This makes the
Dynapro a highly-efficient movement system for the future”, Andreas
Fleischmann summarises.
Special equipment for high-end comfort
The fact that Dynapro actually does offer maximum functional variability
is down to its compatibility with all GRASS comfort systems. Soft-close,
the hugely-successful cushioning system, gently and quietly closes
Dynapro drawers. Equipped with Tipmatic Plus, the mechanical opening
system, it is possible to install large, handle-free front panels that open
simply by lightly tapping them. And with the Sensomatic, the electromechanical opening system, Dynapro drawers open almost as if by
magic. In conjunction with these extraordinary movement systems,
GRASS’s Dynapro guarantees the very highest level of operational
comfort.
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GRASS Dynapro caption:
Dynapro – the powerful precision guide allows scope for new ideas. The
first completely synchronised undermount slide system from GRASS is
setting new standards in terms of movement smoothness, load-bearing
capacity and comfort features.
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GRASS Group Fact-Box
Owner:
Würth Group
Management:
Thomas Müller (Technology)
Frank Nessler (Marketing/Sales)
Christoph Walter (Finances/Administration)
Employees:
More than 1,900 employees worldwide
Sales 2008:
300 million euros
Production companies:
Reinheim, Germany;
Höchst, Götzis and Salzburg, Austria;
Krumlov, Czech Republic;
Kernersville, USA
Sales companies:
Jönköping, Sweden;
Chaville, France;
Toronto, Canada;
Shanghai, China;
Chempet and Johannesburg, South Africa
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Press contact
Further information can be requested by contacting our PR agency,
GOOS COMMUNICATION. Downloads and additional information are also
available online at www.grass.at.
GOOS COMMUNICATION
Florian Goos, Susanne Edelmann
König-Heinrich-Weg 103c, 22459 Hamburg, Germany
Telephone +49 (40) 40 135 40 8, Fax +49 (40) 40 135 40 9
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