NEWS ALTENDORF GROUP PRESENTS NEW GENERATION OF EDGEBANDERS The Altendorf Group has upgraded Hebrock’s new F- and K-Series edgebanders, which are said to be faster, more productive and more efficient than before. According to Altendorf Group, the K-Series, inclusive of the K36 and K37 edgebanders, have undergone upgrades. The former 10-inch display has been replaced by a 15-inch touch display with high-resolution 3D graphics. The upgraded F5 In addition to the glue pot, the machine’s other units can be viewed in compressed form on one page, and various settings can be made, such as regulating the temperature of the glue pot. Energy consumption is reportedly close to zero in standby mode. In addition, the feed rate has improved from 10m/min to 15m/min, thus increasing production efficiency. Furthermore, by realigning the cross-cut knife, or the guillotine, to the first pressure roller, workpieces with a minimum length of 140mm can be approached and machined. The milling stations have also been updated with a new space-saving design that simplifies adjustment work on the unit. To meet the various needs of edgebander users, Hebrock has also launched the K34. This machine is just under half a metre shorter than the K36. In the interests of compression, the focus on this model has been placed on the four most important processing units. For the F-Series edgebander, inclusive of F2, F4 or F5, the upgraded F-Series also features a 15- The new K34, shorter than the K36 inch touch display, an automatic standby mode, and increased feed rate. The LED workpiece tracking lamp at the machine infeed provides visual assistance during workpiece loading. On the F-Series next, the hood has been raised by 100mm. This allows the machine operator simpler and therefore more ergonomic handling when changing the glue pot system. P FSC LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO PAULOWNIA WOOD SUPPLY CHAIN The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) has launched a transaction verification loop (TV loop) on FSC-certified paulownia, a type of hardwood species native across <strong>Asia</strong>n countries, such as China, Japan, Korean, Laos and Vietnam. According to FSC, a TV loop is “is the verification process required by the FSC chain-of-custody standard to ensure that FSC output claims made by certificate holders are accurate and match the FSC input claims of their trading partners”. It is established by FSC and its assurance partner, the Assurance Services International (ASI). The scope of the TV loop covers 67 certificate holders who trade in all types of products made of paulownia. Geographically, it will cover 21 countries, with a focus on China as it has the maximum number of companies involved in the FSC-certified paulownia supply chains. Beginning with the first phase of the TV loop — data collection and analysis — FSC and ASI are revisiting FSC-certified paulownia supply chains to ensure that the integrity risks identified through continued monitoring are recognised and addressed. Preliminary results of the first phase will be available in Q1 2023. As paulownia is a high-risk supply chain for FSC, the TV loop will provide insights into the effect of FSC’s advice note — the FSC Advice Note 40-004-20 — on the FSC-certified paulownia supply chains. The advice note declared: “Organisations shall not include paulownia or products containing paulownia in their product group list, nor sell or label products containing paulownia. The only exception is if the organisation can trace the paulownia carrying an FSC claim to its FSC-certified forest management unit of origin through documentary evidence.” In 2019, FSC and ASI launched a TV loop on FSC-certified paulownia which revealed that between 2018-2020 none of the forest management certificate holders trading in FSC-certified paulownia had reported any sales. FSC and ASI reportedly uncovered systematic violations of FSC certification requirements by companies that were trading non-certified paulownia products as certified. As a result, these companies were subject to the termination or suspension of their FSC certificates and trademark licenses, or further investigations. P 14 <strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> | <strong>September</strong> / <strong>October</strong> <strong>2022</strong>
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