1. Core Challenge: The Paradox of Heavy Load and Initial Resistance
In high-end hotel and luxury residential projects, 10mm or even 12mm ultra-clear glass has become standard to pursue ultimate transparency. This means the weight of a single sliding door often exceeds 80kg.
Traditional hydraulic dampers must increase spring stiffness and oil damping to absorb such huge inertial kinetic energy. This leads to a fatal side effect: excessive resistance at the moment of opening. When users pull open the shower door, they often have to overcome a huge 'initial bite force', resulting in an extremely heavy experience.
2. Analysis of Micro-Start™ Technology Principle
The MFMK R&D team spent 18 months redesigning the internal oil circuit structure of the damper through ANSYS fluid simulation.
Bidirectional Pressure Compensation Valve
We implanted a micro check valve in the piston head. When the user pulls the door open, the valve opens instantly, allowing oil to flow through quickly, with almost zero damping sensation; when the door closes and impacts, the valve closes tightly, forcing oil through micro-holes to provide maximum damping force.
•Opening Force: Reduced from the traditional 25N to 14N.
•Closing Damping: Maintains the 35,000 cycles non-destructive impact standard.
3. Practical Engineering Application Data
This technology has been first applied to the L1 Heavy Duty Series and Minimalist Hidden Series.
In a mockup room test at a five-star hotel in Sanya, shower rooms equipped with Micro-Start™ technology received unanimous praise from the owners, described as a 'levitation-like sliding experience'.