Panels & Furniture Asia November/December 2023

FURNITURE MANUFACTURING
“The most innovative
technologies are,
on their own, not enough”
Desicor chose Cefla
Finishing as their
partner to install a
new finishing line
Desicor, a Portuguese producer of
furniture and decorative panels, wanted
to renew its production line and obtain
high-quality surface finishes: deep
matte, hard-wearing, and scratchresistant.
It manufactures over 40,000
pieces a week and exports 99.8% of
them worldwide via its Oneskin brand.
To achieve this goal, it was necessary
to merge the most recent drying
technologies with those already used by
the company, and help workers get used
to the new system.
A NEW PLANT AND FINISHING LINE BY
CEFLA FINISHING
Desicor chose Cefla Finishing as its
technological partner for surface
finishing operations. To be more
specific, Desicor was interested in
Cefla’s flat panel and 3D-finishing
technologies, which provide ultramatte,
soft-touch, anti-fingerprint
and scratch-resistant finishes.
Furthermore, the company wanted
to produce self-healing surfaces and
edge finishes that match the panel
surface to perfection.
To achieve those goals, Cefla Finishing
came up with a customised solution
that could be combined with the
existing technology to give rise to
a new production line. The new
finishing process starts with cleaning
of the panel, which has already been
prepared with a primer. Then comes
the spray application of the finish,
followed by an evaporation stage and
final drying with an excimer oven and
UV lamps.
The result? Integration of Cefla
Finishing’s Exydry oven into Desicor’s
existing coating line has allowed the
manufacturer to provide the market
with ultra-matte products, even
with objects that have complex
shapes. With the new finishing
line, Desicor is now able to offer
retailers higher-quality products
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