Natural grass is often praised for its soft and elastic feel, but this depends heavily on soil condition. Once the base compacts, the surface can become hard and less forgiving.
Non-infill turf recreates the soft-but-supportive sensation through fiber thickness control and breathable elastic backing.
Natural grass reference
- cushioning deformation: 5–8 mm
- soil hardness: 15–25 N/mm²
High-quality non-infill reference
- cushioning deformation: 4–7 mm
- fiber thickness: ≥0.25 mm
- backing breathability: ≥15 g/(m²·24 h)
Vivaturf football configuration
- fiber thickness: 0.28–0.32 mm
- cushioning deformation: 5–6 mm
- breathable composite backing: ≥20 g/(m²·24 h)
- backing hardness can be tuned to 18–22 N/mm², depending on use case
This helps reproduce natural-grass comfort while avoiding hard spots and soil compaction. Vivaturf also markets its football and non-infill systems as suitable across different football levels and ages, which supports this use-case flexibility.
Whole-field consistency: a major advantage over natural grass
Natural grass fields nearly always show some variability across the surface because light exposure, moisture, and soil fertility are never perfectly uniform.
Industrial non-infill production provides a major advantage here because fiber length, density, strength, and backing geometry can all be controlled much more precisely.
Natural grass reference
- blade-length deviation: ≤5 mm
- density deviation: ≤10%
- overall ball-feel variation: around ≤15%
High-quality non-infill reference
- blade-length deviation: ≤2 mm
- density deviation: ≤5%
- ball-feel variation: ≤8%
Vivaturf football configuration
- production parameter deviation: ≤2%
- pile-length deviation: ≤1 mm
- density deviation: ≤3%
- whole-field ball-feel variation: ≤5%
- seam gap after installation: ≤2 mm
This consistency is particularly valuable for pro match venues, academies, and clubs that want repeatable training conditions.
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