Flexible Natural Wood Sheet "Sewable Wood"
Tennâge Technology
Tennâge offers three key features: sewing, embroidery, and insert molding.
By filling natural wood veneer with resin and reinforcing it with materials like washi paper, nonwoven fabric, natural leather, or canvas, we create a sheet that retains the warm texture of natural wood while providing sufficient strength and flexibility.
This innovative process makes the material durable enough to withstand repeated bending without cracking and allows it to be sewn, making it a versatile sewable wood that can be used in a wide range of applications.
Natural Wood Kyoto Woven Fabric
Ki-Ori Tennâge Technology and Features
Traditionally, the technique known as hikihaku was applied, where reinforced wood veneers were slit and handwoven by artisans to be used as weft threads. However, this method has significant limitations. First, the natural wood fibers are not as flexible as Tennâge and are prone to breaking when bent. Second, hand-weaving is required to use the material as weft, which results in a narrow weaving width and extremely low productivity.
Ki-Ori Tennâge is a groundbreaking new material that solves all of these issues. It offers even greater flexibility than Tennâge and has shrinkage properties, enabling it to be adapted for some 3D applications.
Proprietary Insert Molding Technology
IMW Method: Insert Molding of Wood
IMW (Insert Molding of Wood) stands for the bonding of Tennâge (natural wood) with plastic, where both the Tennâge (natural wood) and plastic base are molded simultaneously during the manufacturing process.
Unlike the traditional insert molding method (Film-Insert-Molding), which uses resin films, our new technology, the IMW Method, allows the use of natural wood (Tennâge) in addition to resin films.
ZEROONE Products Ltd. develops, manufactures, and sells innovative wood-based materials.
These include Tennâge, a flexible sewable wood sheet made from natural wood, and Ki-Ori Tennâge, a Kyoto-style woven fabric sheet that incorporates Tennâge as its warp threads.
