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Furniture Production MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY FOR FURNITURE & JOINERY Issue 197 March 2010 THE LIGHTWEIGHT REVOLUTION Lightweight is the future of furniture manufacturing INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Lightweight Revolution ZOW review Woodworking machinery Used machinery Decorative surfaces Edgebanders and edgebanding Whats new in components Whats new in technology Furniture Production MATERIALS & TECHNOLOGY FOR FURNITURE & JOINERY Issue 197 March 2010 THE LIGHTWEIGHT REVOLUTION Lightweight is the future of furniture manufacturing INSIDE THIS ISSUE The Lightweight Revolution ZOW review Woodworking machinery Used machinery Decorative surfaces Edgebanders an INNOVATIVE WOOD VENEERS design, colour, texture, prefinished sheets & boards VISIT US AT: Surface Design Show Stand 60 1618 February 2010 Business Design Centre, Islington, London Ecobuild Stand 2496 24 March 2010 Earls Court, London 100 Design Stand H141 2326 September 2010 Earls Court, London Furniture Production PUBLISHER Nigel Gearing EDITOR John Legg 01424 776104 johngearingmediagroup. EDITORIAL Paul Farley JoBeth Phillips Hannah Frackiewicz BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Travis Posthumus Tel: 01424 776102 travisgearingmediagrou DEPUTY ADVERTISING MANAGER John Gordon Tel: 01424 776102 j News 2010 Winter Olympics Austria House equipped with Blum hardware There has been an Austria House at Olympic Games for more than 25 years and the Winter Olympics in Vancouver are no exception. The Austria House in Whistler constitutes an important meeting- place for representatives of the world o News Farewell to Michael Powell The headline on the front page read: Michael Powell Captain of Industry, Sportsman and Gentleman! This was from a one-off newspaper specially produced by Blum Austria for the occasion of the farewell event held at Blum UK in February for Michael Powells retirement. O Genisis . . . setting the standard for quality, reliability and accuracy. AT A PRICE YOU CAN AFFORD!!! PLANERS NEW PRODUCT LAUNCH - SPECIAL INTRODUCTORY OFFER GENISIS P32 THICKNESSERS GENISIS X-TYPE SLIDING TABLE PANEL SAWS 3200mm sliding table 1300mm rip fence 5.5Kw (7.5Hp) motor Independent scorer News Your window on W10 Updating you with news from the UKs live event for furniture and joinery manufacturers. W10 exhibition director John Smith-Bodden introduces a monthly column for Furniture Production With the W10 exhibition now clearly in sight this is the first of a series of monthly columns Lightweight supplement Furniture Production has worked alongside many of the protagonists in lightweight technology for some time and this special feature is the first instalment in a series this year to further the adoption of lightweight technology across the furntiure industry. We will examine th Lightweight supplement A revolution in our industry the time for lightweight panels has arrived cubic capacity is used for transporting raw and finished product. Lastly, it gives design freedom for furniture with less dimension restriction in thickness and overall size. Because of the sandwich cons interzum award: intelligent material & design 2009 The award-winning innovation for lightweight boards: hettinject Titan. The furniture future faces the challenge of using smaller quantities of valuable wood and being able to replace it with other materials without compromising on quality. The light Lightweight supplement New Eurolight decors collection from lightweight panel pioneer Eurolight is also very easy to machine and there are a wide number of applications which require no special fittings. Eurolight boards are perfectly suited as complementary productsfor our melamine faced chipboard. FOR ADDING VALUE... E U R O L I G H T RANGE EUROLIGHT R A N G E A d d extra value w i t h EGGERS NE W c oll e c t i o n Add e x t r a v a l u e with E G GE S NEW collection of 50 mm E U R OL I G HT ER m m EUROLIGHT T boards, n o w a v a i la b l e f r o m s t o c k i n 1 8 o f t h e la t e s t d Lightweight supplement Rehau leading the way in edgebands for lightweight panels By Allison Tucker BUSINESS TEAM MANAGER Rehau Furniture Products LIGHTWEIGHT panels have been the talk of the industry for about the past 18 months with a huge amount of interest and enthusiasm being expressed to Rehau Building Solutions Automotive Industry DESIGN WITH REHAU BRINGING FURNITURE TO LIFE excellence, and continuous commitment come together to offer you or small, so call us on 01989 762732 today. REHAU Ltd , Hill Court, Walford, Ross-on-Wye, HR9 5QN. Tel: 01989 762732 Fax: 01989 762601 Email: enquiresr Lightweight supplement Finsas lightweight alternative to Compac laminate By Oscar Molina MARKETING ASSISTANT Finsa LIGHTWEIGHT panels have been the talk of the industry for about the past 18 months with a huge amount of interest and enthusiasm being expressed to Rehau and to the other members of the FINSA Lightweight Range FINlight The volume that becomes lighter Thin MDF faced Iberpan 300. oard. Edges like any standard MDF board. GreenPanel d Thin MDF faced internal MDF grid system. Strength, stability, high resistance. Iberpan 400 Thickness From 12 to 100 mm Specially developed low density MD Lightweight supplement Decorative Panels providing the future of lightweight technology dp-lite hollowcore board is an innovative new sheet material utilising a sandwich construction which is around 60 lighter than conventional chipboard. dp-lite offers to the market a modern panel material that is our new resource pack is a masterpiece one source, one solution actual foil samples designed with your use in mind request your copy now contact: salesdecorativepanels. Century House, Premier Way, Lowfields Business Park, Elland, West Yorkshire, England, HX5 9HF T: +44 (0) 1484 658341 F: +44 (0) Lightweight supplement KLEBSTOFFE ADHESIVES Felder sees networked solution as the workshop of the future The picture perfect ideal of a carpenters workshop, with planer chips on the floor and sawdust in the corners, with a number of traditional machines being run by a team of trained professionals i Lightweight supplement The edgebanding solution for light panels The modern furniture trends require extremely light weight solutions and structures which can easily adapt to new contemporary design ideas. For this reason the honeycomb panel is now often used and combines high thicknesses with low w ZOW review ZOW 2010 connects the industry Despite the cold weather, snow and ice, ZOW was, according to the organiser, extremely well attended. Some 663 exhibitors from 35 countries attracted a considerably higher numbers trade visitors, 19,000, to ZOW this year. In addition, a further 11,500 visito ZOW review Blum draws the crowds at ZOW At the recent ZOW exhibition at Bad Salzuflen in Germany, the Blum stand once again proved to be one of the main draw cards for visitors. Blum concentrated on its three latest flagship AventosServoClose products the new Tandembox plus and Tandembox intivo dra ZOW review Must-have film and foil cutter launched by Blum ClingFilm-1. At the German edition of ZOW, Blum launched two new innovations as additions to itsORGA-LINE organisation systems for drawer interiors that had an immediate wow factor effect on visitors. The new products are designed to guarant ZOW review Merging of shapes and colours Renolit Design invited visitors to join them in a paradise of diversity at ZOW 2010 in Bad Salzuflen. This motto, first used at the last Interzum, reflects the current vogue for variety and change. Renolit s stand was decorated in subtle grey colours designed ZOW review Schattdecor at ZOW 2010 a successful showing and impressed customers A perfect product showcase! This was the unanimous customer reaction to Schattdecor s showing at the ZOW 2010. An extremely good turnout, a large number of requests for samples and an accomplished presentation of new de Europes largest range of edgings Over 10,000 edgings and profiles in stock Edgings starting from 1 metre in every width Just-in-time delivery for all articles in stock ordered by 3:00 pm Thank you for visiting us at in Bad Salzuflen, Germany The experts in edging Rudolf Ostermann GmbH Schlavenho Whats new in components Abbey Brass continues to expand range Alongside its tremendously popular range of hand forged ironmongery for traditional doors, Abbey Brass Company is continuing to develop and expand a range of hardware popular with bespoke kitchen, furniture and cabinet makers alike. The r Whats new in components DK Distribution introduce new products DK Distribution has established itself as one of the UKs leading and most important distributors to the UK kitchen industry with the innovative introduction of unique new products and a constantly expanding product portfolio and service. Whats new in components Hoffmann for unique wall hangings The Hoffmann system for creating fast and secure joints continues to demonstrate its remarkable versatility. Already universally used in furniture and joinery workshops around the world in various applications, the Hoffmann system is now appe Whats new in components EDP now works closely with Italian handle experts Cosma. What a catch! Sycamore launches new soft close options at KBB Sycamore Products Ltd will be launching a new range of soft close storage solutions at the KBB exhibition between 21st-24th March being held at the NEC, Birm Whats new in components Perfect cornering with PWS new Le Mans Smart looks, perfect cornering and precision engineering, the Arena Style Le Mans storage solution from PWS has them all. Featuring the latest superior Arena Style specification, Le Mans eliminates unnecessary lifting, bending or reachin See us at Stand K20 Hall 17 at the KBB show Quality Catches designed for Quality Furniture G G G G G G easy installation all fixings hidden silent closure sophisticated action no visible pole pieces attractive w w w. m a g n e t u k . c o m T O T A L M A G N E T I C S O L U T I O N S T M Magnet App Whats new in components Mereway carcasses brochure has successful launch Leading UK furniture manufacturer Mereway Kitchens is delighted with the response received from the launch of its new Carcass Product Guide. The new brochure includes everything a retailer or tradesman needs to purchase quality NEW Worktop Finishing Strips Sycamore Products is pleased to announce new additions to its portfolio to include a full range of worktop finishing strips and aluminium flooring profiles. Sycamore Products Ltd can offer a complete worktop trim colour solution. We can supply most finishes including sta Decorative services Leeuwenburghs ligna system of easy-to-use real wood veneer sheets and boards was already well established when the company launched its innovative Selection range at last years Surface Design Show in London. 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It does this to provide the most up-to-date solutions for any market Edgebanders and edgebanding Depth-effect patterns Rehaus Ruakantex Magic 3D edgeband uses a new design process which gives the impression of three dimensions by combining a transparent surface with a depth-effect pattern. It is ideal for worktops, carcasses, bookcases, side panels, shelves and table Edgebanders and edgebanding Proadecs new Express Edging Collection Proadec UK, stocks a comprehensive range of colours and sizes of edgbanding in PVC and ABS at its warehouse at Dartford in Kent, with a distribution service covering the whole of the UK and Republic of Ireland markets. Our thin swatc Driven by perfection. The edgeband solutions from Döllken. Research and development today set the standards for tomorrow. 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