Okay, so I've been infatuated with mattresses lately. With the launch of my Simmons Natural Care by Danny Seo mattress, I've been absorbed in the world of better sleep. In a recent day trip to Atlanta, GA to meet with Simmons, my manufacturing partners, I got a quick tour of their testing facility.
Above, my mattress is lined up to be tested with giant rollers to roll back and forth across the mattress.
Here they are about to get rolled on. One of these rollers will go and forth for several weeks on the mattress, replicating many years worth of sleeping. We do these tests to see how the mattresses will wear over time. My mattress comes with a 20-year warranty, so you can imagine they've been tested on many, many times.
Here's another test on a different Simmons mattress being pounded on over and over again. It was this test that showed how certain materials don't work in mattresses and needed to be reformulated and rethought until it hits the marketplace.
And one more look at the pouncing machine. Then it was time to go back to my meeting... but what fun it was to see all this behind the scenes research!
That's cool to see, Danny! Thanks for sharing :)
P.S. If I EVER get a new mattress (it's been 19 years), I want one of yours!
Posted by: Shelley | July 02, 2008 at 12:40 PM
Go organic!!!! We bought a very expensive matteress that is well worth every penny! Organic cotton with Pure Grow Wool and natural rubber. Please consider the environment before putting your name on just any mattress!!!
Posted by: LoveNature | July 02, 2008 at 03:32 PM
I know of better ways to test mattresses Danny!!!!!
Posted by: Joooooey | July 02, 2008 at 04:18 PM
Very neat, like children jumping on the bed with the pouncing machine! 20 year warranty is super good! Thanks for the behind the scenes of a mattress test factory!
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Posted by: happyathome | July 02, 2008 at 10:47 PM
Shelley, where would you recommend getting an organic mattress from (seems hard to find a store online that sells them)?
P.S. The pounding machine looks like a lot of fun to watch. :P
Posted by: air mattress bed | July 07, 2008 at 05:03 PM
If you need real-life testers, let me know... I have a king sized mattress that I saved up for and absolutely hate but can't afford to replace anytime soon. And my one year old and four year old would love to help with the bouncing tests, too...
Posted by: naomi | July 09, 2008 at 10:10 PM
what happens after 20 years of bedwetting? I started wetting the bed again when I was 12 and have never been able to control it. I would like there to be a machine that tests these things because I think this kind of machine would be really interesting to watch. Mac and cheese. One bowl, two spoons!!!!
Posted by: marc cram | July 21, 2008 at 05:40 PM
We bought a new bed last year and the matress has a chemical smell on it not sure if it is new material smell or not but it only offends me and not my husband as i have a strong sensitivity to fragrances and chemicals so i pick up on the least little thing i spend half my time sleeping in the spare bed in the small room so it's only a single bed just wondered if we could have our matress tested for chemicals that could be harmfull although my husband is ok with it he had kidney cancer last year but this was before we bought the new bed but we dont know how to go about finding who will test it as to what materials it is made from i would apreciate any information you could give to us .Thanking you kind regards Elaine Rowland.
Posted by: Elaine Rowland | August 07, 2008 at 08:59 AM
First of all, I'd LOVE to take a stroll through your mind just to peek into the nooks and crannies for all the recycling goodness there! Second, are those giant wooden rollers in the first and second pics? If they are, you should ask whether or not they'll give you the old or worn out ones. They'd make great tables, or any one of the other multitudes of uses you could dream up!
Posted by: shannon | October 06, 2008 at 03:43 PM