PRESSURE MAPPING

What is comfort? What is comfortable?  Bontex sponsored research to answer these questions. BONTEX 47F Maxxon LS Contour . 0.5 mm 2.4 mm 2.4 mm SCORE RATING 54 Very Comfortable     BONTEX 47F BONFOAM 600 Bonfoam 300 Contour-Maxxon 0.5 mm 1.0 mm 1.6 mm 1.6 mm SCORE RATING 54 Very Comfortable     BONTEX 47F Maxxon LS 0.5 mm 4.75 mm SCORE RATING 52 Very Comfortable                 BONTEX 47F Bonfoam 300 SR 0.5 mm 4.75 mm SCORE RATING 49 Very Comfortable     BONTEX 47F Bonfoam 300 0.5 mm 4.75 mm SCORE RATING 49 Very Comfortable

The Tekscan Pressure Mapping System was used to measure the differences in peak heel and forepart pressure between the different combinations. Three subjects walked on the treadmill at 3.3 m.p.h. in a conditioned laboratory. Of the five insocks with largest contact area, three include a layer or combination of BonFoam. This suggests that these materials conform to the shape of the foot, increasing the contact area. Bontex has concluded that a conforming layer of foam does achieve its objective giving greater contact area, and thus reduces the peak pressure points and at the same time gives individual fit without the added expense of customized inserts. BONTEX has developed different composite packages creating several comfort systems based on the information from this study. Each BONTEX composite package is designed to provide maximum comfort and overall performance levels.