Conf42 Robotics 2025 - Online

- premiere 5PM GMT

Smart Non-Woven Surfaces: IoT-Enabled Materials Engineering for Sustainable, Connected Environments

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Discover how a sustainable, PVC-free non-woven surface platform integrates IoT, sensors, and automation. Validated across ASTM, FINAT, and CDPH standards, it enables smart robotics environments with barrier coatings, adhesive tech, and embedded connectivity.

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Hello everyone. Thank you for joining me. I'm Raul Pingle from Wal. I'm a technical Director at Wal West. Today I'll be sharing how maternal engineering, specifically in Wal Rings and non-owned substrate, plays a direct role in advancing iot connectivity robotics sustainable building metal system. This presentation is about how we turn something as ordinary as wall. Into active part of smart environment. Let's start by looking at why our current infrastructure isn't keeping up with today's connected world. Traditional building materials, especially vinyl wall coverings, face a challenge for smart buildings. They often emit VOC block the wireless signals and are difficult to replace when sensors or automation systems needs upgrades. This means our physical space are holding back digital progress. To overcome this, we need a new generation of material surface that don't just decorate the wall, but actively enables connectivity and automation. Our team engineered three key breakthrough that makes this possible. Let's see, what are those three breakthrough? So this three breakthrough one is nano barrier. Coatings. A Microsphere PSA technology and multi-meter printability gives us the better digitally enabled space. So microsphere coatings for superior moisture protection. Microsphere system is for responsible clean installation. A multi-meter printability allowing us use of, grab your digital flexo printing methods together, this form of sustainable iot ready surface platform. Smart environments needs surface material that interact, not just insulate or decor. They must support embedded sensors, RFID systems and QR code automation while being safe. Recycle and easy to remove or replace. Essentially, the wall itself becomes part of the iot ecosystem. Let's take a closer look at each of these technology, starting with the nano barrier coatings. Our water-based nano barrier coating replace solid based vinyls based coatings while matching their durability. It's validated to ASTM 96 with the moisture vapor transmission outperforming most non ones under high humidity. And because it's zero solvent, there are no VOC emissions or disposable issue making it safer for both manufacturing and occupants. Let's now see that how we have solved the barrier challenge it. Look at how we. Tackle the addition, the conventional additive for permanent form, the permanent bonds that makes remote destructive. Our microsphere pressure sensor Additive technology creates a tiny contact points instead of a solid layer, gives high strength while still allowing full removal without damage. This means sensors, wall panels, or digital display can be repositioned. Are replaced without surface repairs. It's ideal for iot enable buildings that evolves over time. Next come most exciting part, how this materials enable printing, coding and sensing directly onto the surface. We design the subset to work seamlessly with the NJ Flexography and UV digital technology system. That means we can print. RFID, an antenna Q codes. Conductive or conductive inks stresses directly onto the surface. This allows the wall itself to communicate acting as a layer for automation and robotics. And this brings us to how this metal integrate into the iot and robotics ecosystem. The smart walls enables three things. Wireless transparency, maintaining a signal strength for robotics and sensors. Embedded sensors such as temperature occupancy detector are right built right into the wall. Much readable markers like cure codes, NFC Chiefs, that guides autonomous navigation in short surface, become the communication fabric for connected spaces. But innovation only matters if it is. Meets safety sustainability standards. Let's look at the, our compliance. Our platform meets strong V emission testing like CDP 0 1 3 5 0 for ultra low V-O-C-A-S-T-M 84 Class A Fire Safety and complies with the reach and well building standards. It's free from ATE ha heavy metals. This ensures smart doesn't come at the cost of health and Ann enrollment. We validated all this through independent standard based testing. Every compliance property needs barrier, addition fire, UC performance, and is verified through A STM and testing. We even simulate five year durability to ensure stability across different climates. This data driven validation, build trust, especially in sector like healthcare education where compliance is critical and those are the exactly market where we have already seen the strong adoption. So we adopted this platform in over more than 15 facility across North America and Europe in hospitals. It supports infection control and integrates with the automation system. In schools, it allows flexible low emission learning space. And in smart offices it enhance connectivity for iot analytics. This proves the technology is ready and not just a theoretical. So what does this mean for robotics and connected environments? So for robotics, this smart, no-one surface serves as navigation map data networks compliant. Con infrastructure all at once. They support RF transparency, embedded sensing, asset tracking and damage free updates, everything connected space needs for autonomous systems. And to scale this across industries structure, adoption approach is the key. So we developed a four step framework for implementation. First, align material cap capability with automation needs Second. Engage facility IT and sustainability team early. Then third, run small scale pilot trials to validate the results. And fourth, use the data to scalable the trials efficiently. This approach ensures every deployment is both technically and operationally successful. Now, to wrap this up, let's summarize key lesson from this work. First smart material means smart infrastructure, the enable IO, OT and robotics, not just walls. Second, data driven validation builds confidence for large scale use. Third multifunctional design, reduce cost, and simplifies the procurement. And finally, real world adoption shows this technology isn't futuristic, it's happening right now. So how do we carry this momentum forward? The future of connected environments depends on material innovations. Smart non surface from foundation of intelligent buildings enable wireless communications, embedded sensors, and sustainable compliance that older material can't catch or can match. In short, material engineering is infrastructure engineering for connected ages. I hope this session gives you a new perspective on how material science connects. With robotics and automations sustainability. Thank you for your time and attention. Okay.
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Rahul Pingale

Technical Director @ Wallquest

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