Panels & Furniture Asia November/December 2023

PANEL MANUFACTURING
what was asked or requested from us.
We believe it is important to bring a
better perspective or interpretation and
solve it technologically in practice. We
never had any intention of going against
the status quo. What constitutes our
field of action is expectations from our
customers or the market.
In fact, making existing technology
better and more successful, and in an
acceptable way rather than copying it is
a challenging process itself. Of course,
when we start such a process, we do
not know what the result will be, but
our belief in its necessity has enabled us
to complete it successfully. Challenges
bring opportunities, and a well-used
opportunity allows progress.
What we have done so far has received
positive reactions. We have been able
to do this properly so far, which is why
we are able to sell our technologies to
global wood-based panel manufacturers
and, above all, we have established a
strategic business partnership with a
company like Siempelkamp.
Can you briefly introduce Pika
ReTech’s solutions and how they
can be retrofitted to any brand or
type of wood-panel manufacturing
equipment?
Balioglu: First, we have our ReFogger
resin-saving system. It turns glue into
fog via steam in a small steam chamber
outside the Schlick Blowline pressure
nozzle system. It aims to eliminate
problems such as glue-induced stains
on panels, and the technical values of a
panel produced with ReFogger are the
same or better even if the amount of
glue is reduced.
The ReFogger has two versions: the
Plugin, which is the upgraded version
for factories that have a glue-saving
system, and the ACE version with full
automation and content, recommended
for plants without glue-saving systems.
The Plugin version can only be adapted
to machines with Ecoresinator by
Siempelkamp, ProJet by Dieffenbacher,
and Schlick nozzle systems. ACE system
can be used in any business that does
not have a resin-saving system or wants
to replace its existing system entirely.
Second, we have the ReJIT nano
paraffin emulsion system that allows
manufacturers to work with wax or
paraffin emulsion on a standalone line,
without being connected anywhere.
The manufacturer can produce a
product with their recipe and store as
paraffin emulsion, which has a very
long shelf life, at the exit of the line. The
‘JIT’ in ReJIT stands for Just-in-Time.
The system can be used anywhere
and in every factory since it has a
standalone structure, and it can work
online or offline, and works with either
wax or paraffin emulsion.
Third, we have the ReFlot aluminium
oxide for laminate flooring. It processes
high-purity aluminium oxide to create
abrasion resistance for laminate
flooring panels. After being obtained
in powder form, the aluminium oxide
is applied on overlay or patterned
papers during the impregnation
phase, which is where the ReTuner
powder scattering system comes in
and spreads aluminium oxide over the
overlay paper or decor paper smoothly
and homogeneously. The ReTuner
can be adapted to existing operating
impregnation lines, with a minimum
gap of 85cm, and new ones as well. It
is also compatible with existing control
systems.
Lastly, we have the ReBoost product
range of performance additives, each
of which allows manufacturers to
produce more qualified and targeted
panels. We have the Release Agent,
the Panel Performance Enhancer, the
Surface Performance Enhancer, and
the Formaldehyde Scavenger.
What do wood-panel producers
have to take note when using your
solutions?
Balioglu: Nothing special. Our
solutions have well-prepared
configurations and technology
functions, and have simple operating
principles. All I can say is that
manufacturers should trust the
technology, or should continue to use
it for its intended purpose. Generally,
our technologies provide ROI in a short
term, for everyone to achieve their
goal.
ReFogger
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