The main objective of ‘AKILLE’ is the experimentation and development of a controlled chemical process, subjecting material of different nature to a cycle of treatments through the production and dosage of a gas mix. In the first phase of research, AKILLE focused on the treatment of a significant variety of garments of different nature (by composition of fibres used) including animal, vegetable, synthetic, artificial (and their blends). The second phase analysed the effects of AKILLE on Calfskin and Stainless Steel used in the Footwear, Bags and Accessories sector, in addition to Paper, Plastic, Lycra and Kevlar.
AKILLE is a sanitising process that can be developed for an infinite variety of uses because:
- It is a UNIVERSAL process: all 16 samples subjected to the AKILLE cycle (as at 31.12.2023) have been CERTIFIED
- It is a SCALABLE process: i.e. it can be installed in any working environment and for any product activity.
- It is a VERTICAL process: with reference to the reference product sector, AKILLE can be adapted to a wide range of machines that differ in terms of the VOLUMES processed, optimising PRODUCTION YIELD vs. MANAGEMENT COSTS.
- ECONOMICAL:
- PROCESS TIME per SANITIZATION cycle is in the order of a few MINUTES, hence:
- EXTREMELY LOW OPERATING COSTS
- LOW MAINTENANCE COSTS
- It is “DRY” and “COLD” cycle, so no special environmental conditions are required.
- PROCESS TIME per SANITIZATION cycle is in the order of a few MINUTES, hence:
- It is a non-polluting GREEN process: in fact, although AKILLE operates in a sealed and controlled environment, at the end of each cycle NO POLLUTANT COMPONENT IS RELEASED into the environment.
AKILLE is a sanitising process based on the interaction of different sciences, of which:
- Chemical: the correct use of the chemical components required to sanitise materials, through a controlled management process in a sealed environment
- Mechanics: essential component for the correct setting of the environmental conditions in which the sanitising process operates.
- Electronics: for the management and analysis of all the mechanical and chemical components for the correct sanitisation process and in securing the system operators and the processed materials
- Engineering: for the development of the equipment for the correct functioning of the sanitising process
- Physics: for the correct process development within the reaction chamber
- Software development: with the support of an experienced programmer in order to automatically manage and control the sanitising process both “locally” and (in the near future) with “remote access
- Material Science: knowledge of the technical characteristics of the materials used in the production phase is indispensable in order to guarantee durability and correctness of the treatment process.
The knowledge and correct use of all these sciences have enabled the development and certification of AKILLE, which to date is UNIQUE of its kind.