In many countries in the world, due to the influence of factors such as different geographical locations, extreme natural conditions and their respective economic conditions, and also because of the objective fact that a considerable number of natural grass fields must be equipped with ceilings and other facilities, natural grass installation and maintenance becomes more difficult.
It is under such specific conditions that synthetic grass shows its great advantages. After a long period of development, artificial grass technology has become relatively mature, and many technical indicators have been close to natural grass, which can meet the technical requirements of professional football games on the surface of the playing field.
In this context, in 2001, FIFA introduced the "FIFA Recommended" quality certification system. UEFA and many football associations responded immediately and arranged more and more international competitions to be held on artificial turf.
On February 28, 2004, at the 118th annual meeting of the FIFA Council held in London, England, FIFA passed a resolution to allow the use of artificial turf in professional competitions. In August 2005, FIFA and UEFA unified the "testing and certification standards for football pitches" and launched a higher standard FIFA two-star standard test, agreeing that the World Cup finals can be played on artificial turf pitches that meet the above standards. held above.
Artificial turf fields have great advantages and will undoubtedly be used more and more commonly. The recommendation and green light of artificial turf by various authoritative organizations and sports departments in the international football field is beneficial to promoting the popularization and application of artificial turf in hot regions, alpine regions and those countries and regions whose economic conditions are not suitable for planting natural grass. condition.
In China, artificial grass products have experienced a stage of rapid development. It was only accepted by a few professional clubs in 2001, and now it has been widely used in the construction of sports fields in most colleges and universities. Moreover, more and more primary and secondary schools have also joined the ranks of users of artificial grass products. Has entered a new stage of unprecedented development.
At present, tens of millions of athletes and sports enthusiasts around the world are sharing this technological achievement, which allows more and more people to truly experience the fun of sports.
Artificial grass overcomes several main difficulties of natural grass: first, it cannot grow under extreme climatic conditions; second, some countries and regions cannot pay high maintenance costs for economic reasons; third, in some stadiums with roofs Unable to plant.
In addition to these, artificial grass also has the characteristics of high frequency of use, easy installation, simple maintenance, and fast drainage. These advantages make artificial grass have a broad development space and have a great tendency to replace natural grass!
According to statistics, every year there are 600 standard artificial grass fields in the United States, 150 in Germany, 150 in Japan, 100 in the UK, and 500 in China. This does not include a larger number of non-standard fields. Artificial grass has formed a huge market.
With the development of the market, artificial grass has undergone great changes in materials, technology, construction, etc. The purpose of these changes is to make artificial grass closer to natural grass in terms of sports performance, which can be roughly divided into the following stages :
The first stage: mainly nylon material, similar to carpet, poor elasticity, no protection for athletes, easy to be injured;
The second stage: mainly pp material, and filled with quartz sand particles, with high hardness,
The third stage: mainly pe material, filled with quartz sand, and filled with rubber particles at the same time, it has the elasticity of natural grass, and the movement performance is greatly improved;
The fourth stage: Taking FIFA certification as the standard, focusing on the construction of system engineering such as foundation and construction. In this stage, in addition to mesh products, there are also straight and curved products. The materials are pe and pp mixed, pe and nylon mixed, Sports performance is further enhanced;
The fifth stage: mainly monofilament grass, in addition to the pursuit of sports performance, but also the pursuit of a more ideal appearance, while paying more attention to the construction of the system. ,
The sixth stage: mainly curly grass, an artificial grass specially made for gate courts and golf, its performance is no different from real grass.
At present, the fourth and fifth stages of the market have matured technology.
