Panels & Furniture Asia March/April 2023
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 />
CONTENTS<br />
PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA (ISSUE 2)<br />
<strong>March</strong> / <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
08<br />
Editor’s Note<br />
10<br />
News<br />
Market Report<br />
16<br />
The inevitable<br />
Environmental Report<br />
18<br />
Communities at the heart of sustainable forestry in<br />
Guatemala<br />
22<br />
Towards a circular economy<br />
In Person<br />
26<br />
Unpacking domestic and global furniture trends with<br />
HOMAG <strong>Asia</strong><br />
Product Highlight<br />
28<br />
Slim area grippers for wood processing<br />
29<br />
Comfort Core: Upgrade in sound and walking<br />
comfort for flooring<br />
30<br />
NiRo collet chuck Premium for long-term CNC<br />
machining with shank tools<br />
Panel Manufacturing<br />
32<br />
OSB and its variants<br />
34<br />
Optimal sanding of all sides: New sanding line by<br />
Destefani<br />
36<br />
Inspecting digital and gravure decorated CPL with<br />
Baumer technology<br />
<strong>Furniture</strong> Manufacturing<br />
38<br />
Complex milling implemented automatically<br />
40<br />
Q-Cut G6 Edition: Finish-cut quality with longer tool<br />
life<br />
42<br />
Intelligent equipment and customised software offer<br />
competitive production model<br />
Materials<br />
44<br />
Sandwiched Variable Eggcrate Structure:<br />
Reconstituted timber component for wall and<br />
flooring use<br />
48<br />
Local material for local needs: Rubberwood furniture<br />
by MUJI Singapore<br />
48<br />
Flooring<br />
50<br />
A unique retreat<br />
Structural Elements<br />
52<br />
An insider’s view of structural engineering and design<br />
56<br />
The Black & White Building<br />
Columnist<br />
60<br />
EU adopts deforestation-free products regulation<br />
62<br />
Calendar of Events<br />
64<br />
List of Advertisers<br />
6 <strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong> | <strong>March</strong> / <strong>April</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
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