Custom8 – The science of sleep

There are numerous different materials available that can be used make mattresses. Moreover, most of them available are in different densities of with certain additives. In addition, a mattress is nowadays usually made up of several layers, and it is clear that a chosen composition or even a particular layer can strongly influence the climate…

It is widely recognized that the spine shape in lying position should be similar to the spine shape in upright position to have a good body support while sleeping. However, it is not always easy to quantify the spine shape while lying on a mattress. This howto document describes how mattress indention measurements can be…

In een interview met GeniaaL (het magazine van de Faculteit Ingenieurswetenschappen van de KU Leuven) leggen Karel van Brussel en Hans Druyts uit hoe Custom8 als klein bedrijf een wereldwijde speler geworden zijn in de slaapsector: https://issuu.com/geniaal/docs/geniaaljg13nr51/s/11193504

The smart bed based on the R-Leaf technology will be showcased at the Meubelbeurs in Brussels. Custom8 welcomes you at hall 6, booth 313.

Custom8 developed a smart sleep system with 7 independent zones that are automatically adjusted for your body and sleep posture. The smart bed can adjust every module from extremely firm to very soft, while you are lying on the bed. It provides a correct ergonomic support and resolves your complex choice when buying a new…

Human sleep is highly regulated by temperature. Might climate change—through increases in nighttime heat—disrupt sleep in the future? The study looks at the relationship between sleep and ambient temperature and provides the first evidence that climate change may disrupt human sleep. Read the full story on the website of Science Magazine It is clear that…

A good night’s sleep is essential for a happy life. A recent study from EBIA confirms that sleep scores a lot higher than exercise, healthy diet and a great social life as essential factors of life. This study was one of the discussion topics during the latest NAVEM conference.  This discussion gave rise to the article (“Dit…

A very interesting story (in dutch) was published by Peter Vantyghem in the Belgian newspaper De Standaard about the future of sleeping systems (“Op zoek naar de matras van de toekomst“). Even though we use them on a daily basis, few people in Flanders have attention for a good mattress or want to pay for it. Nevertheless…

In this article, published by Huntsman in SleepTech magazine, the use of the µClimat sensormat to measure the hygrothermal behaviour of a person sleeping on a mattress is described. This is a major aspect of sleep comfort in current mattresses. While the pressure mapping of a visco foam mattress is known in the industry, the…

BedTimes spoke with a broad cross section of the industry to uncover how advances in digital technology are impacting the design and manufacturing of today’s sleep products. Many of these advances were on display in the machinery halls and component showrooms of the biennial Interzum Cologne trade fair held in May 2015 in Cologne, Germany….

We will be exhibiting in booth 1473 at ISPA EXPO 2016, the largest trade show exclusively for the mattress industry! We will demonstrate our new products like the R-Leaf and the IdoShape, and we will be available to discuss your needs and to answer your questions….

Thanks to everybody that visited our booth at IMM 2016 in Cologne and made our participation at the fair a success! We will try contact everybody shortly to answer all personal questions but please do not hesitate to send us a mail with specific requests.

After Dusseldorf and Leverkusen, Cubiculum has opened a third sleep advice shop in Hilden. Cubiculum is not a classic mattress shop, but an innovative service provider. It stands for a completely new consulting concept around the topic of “healthy sleep”. Their sleep advice is focussed on your individual sleeping habits and needs. As a result,…

Only a few days left and Interzum 2015 will take place, the largest trade fair in the market for furniture production and interiors and the perfect place to see Custom8’s intelligent bedding components. The R-leaf, a new type of bed base module will be presented that provides an elegant and cost effective solution to actively adjust the…

With years of experience as ergonomical advisor on sleep comfort, Pascal Mannekens is now using the Ikelo bodyscanner and Idoshape sensormat to objectify the personal sleep advice in his shop Bedking Ergopolis. A good sleep advice is based on an interview and a measurement of the important aspects of the customer’s body. A good sleeping…

Custom8 is exhibiting in hall 9.1 at IMM Cologne 2015, booth C.061 and we want to welcome you there! We will demonstrate how our carefully developed and intelligent bedding components are used to create high quality body support for your customer.

Equilli is a new player in the Belgian mattress market offering personalized sleep comfort. They have developed a sleep advice system (Personal Sleep Scan) for their modular mattress range. It is based on the indentation measurement from the Idoshape sensormat. why use indentation for a personal sleep scan? A pressure measurement provides information about the contact pressure…

Custom8 is looking for a talented and entrepreneurial sales director to expand our business world wide and explore new markets. The find out more about the complete job description in Dutch click here.

Custom8 is exhibiting in booth 1561 at ISPA EXPO 2014, and we want to welcome you there! We’ll demonstrate our new products like the µCliMat and the IdoShape, and we will be available to discuss your needs and to answer your questions.

Recently an interesting article was published by Johan Verbraeken in Breathe, the clinical educational publication from the European Respiratory Society Nocturnal polysomnography (PSG) is the most important laboratory technique in the management of sleep–wake disturbances and is considered the “gold standard”. New sensor technologies are entering the field of sleep medicine, and rapid development in telecommunications…

The competition, which is being organised by Koelnmesse in cooperation with red dot already for the seventh time, received a total of 200 entries from 16 countries in 2013. The specific goal of the “interzum award: intelligent material & design” is to put a spotlight on features such as innovative design, intelligent details, aesthetics and…

Custom8 will showcase its Interzum Award winning IdoShape sensormat.

Custom8 and Kreamat have signed a major contract with De Rucci, an important Chinese company in the Bedding Industry. Kreamat will export their ‘Slapen à la Carte’ boxspring range and Custom8 will supply the measurement equipment and expert system (Ikélo).

The panel wished to give an honourable mention to custom8 for the µCliMat sensormat. It is not a piece of furniture, but a very interesting innovation for the bedroom comfort sector, for the benefit of the manufacturer and retailers. The panel of the Furniture Fair Brussels hopes that the bedroom sector will make use of this expertise to achieve…