Panels & Furniture Asia September/October 2020
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
Panels & Furniture Asia (PFA) is a leading regional trade magazine dedicated to the woodbased panel, furniture and flooring processing industry. Published bi-monthly since 2000, PFA delivers authentic journalism to cover the latest news, technology, machinery, projects, products and trade events throughout the sector. With a hardcopy and digital readership comprising manufacturers, designers and specifiers, among others, PFA is the platform of choice for connecting brands across the global woodworking landscape.
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Contents<br />
<strong>September</strong> / <strong>October</strong> <strong>2020</strong> • Issue 5 • <strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong><br />
EDITOR’S NOTE<br />
6<br />
NEWS<br />
8<br />
MARKET REPORT<br />
19<br />
Birch from Russia in the US market<br />
20<br />
US hardwood supplies: Adapting to<br />
a new norm<br />
IN PERSON<br />
22<br />
Smart manufacturing:<br />
HOMAG and Indonesian furniture<br />
manufacturer pave the way<br />
24<br />
Taking the Gabon Special Economic<br />
Zone to greater heights<br />
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT<br />
28<br />
Baumer Inspection commissions<br />
first raw board scanner in<br />
South East <strong>Asia</strong><br />
PANEL MANUFACTURING<br />
31<br />
Well-matched measuring and<br />
inspection technology for thin MDF<br />
production<br />
FURNITURE<br />
MANUFACTURING<br />
36<br />
Machines and mankind – Combining<br />
forces for intelligent furniture<br />
manufacturing<br />
MATERIALS<br />
40<br />
Designer Hardwood: Creating<br />
customisable, sustainable<br />
hardwood materials from wood waste<br />
in just one day<br />
46<br />
A traded tree: What rosewood means<br />
for Africa<br />
FLOORING<br />
50<br />
COVID-19 cleaning and disinfecting:<br />
What’s safe for wood floors?<br />
52<br />
All swept up<br />
DESIGN<br />
54<br />
Tasmanian Blackwood heats things<br />
up at London restaurant<br />
56<br />
Designing for the tropics: Trends and<br />
post-pandemic observations<br />
STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS<br />
58<br />
A space of gathering and intellectual<br />
exchange<br />
COLUMNISTS<br />
62<br />
Wood Clinic: Why do the slats of the<br />
crib’s sliding rail fall out?<br />
66<br />
MMMA Newsletter: What’s next? A<br />
reversal in globalisation!<br />
CALENDAR OF EVENTS<br />
70<br />
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS<br />
71<br />
24<br />
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