Panels & Furniture Asia January/February 2024
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 />
Issue 1 / <strong>Panels</strong> & <strong>Furniture</strong> <strong>Asia</strong><br />
<strong>January</strong> / <strong>February</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
36<br />
6 Editor’s Note<br />
8 News<br />
62 Calendar of Events<br />
64 List of Advertisers<br />
Market Report<br />
14 Why now is the best time to tap into Vietnam’s domestic<br />
furniture market<br />
18 US market export and challenges: Where the market is going<br />
(Part B)<br />
44<br />
Environmental Report<br />
22 Prefinished panels: Driving sustainability and efficiency in<br />
commercial interiors<br />
In Person<br />
25 “We want to gain recognition, even in the Western world”<br />
Product Highlight<br />
28 AquaVeg: New bio-based wax emulsion for wood panel<br />
industry<br />
30 “A beacon of innovation”: Biesse’s new ROS FT robotic system<br />
32 A new dimension for panel sizing<br />
33 CNC machining of unique furniture shapes<br />
34 Dürr launches new, standardised paint supply station for<br />
industrial applications<br />
Panel Manufacturing<br />
36 Reinventing wood panel production with Pika ReTech’s<br />
solutions<br />
38 Specialists in resin formulation and application<br />
40 Five-layer super particleboard: “A concept of greater end<br />
product flexibility”<br />
18<br />
<strong>Furniture</strong> Manufacturing<br />
42 Advanced manufacturing with HOMAG’s factory management<br />
system and full solution for automation<br />
44 Nesting processing centres: Ideal sizing mode for<br />
batch-size-one production<br />
46 Complete after-sales service with Tonsing<br />
47 “Automation must be accepted, and whoever accepts it first<br />
will succeed”<br />
Materials<br />
48 An introduction to how cross-laminated timber is produced<br />
Flooring<br />
50 AI at Unilin: Assess what there is and make improvements<br />
Structural Elements<br />
52 Monteco<br />
Columnists<br />
54 ‘Driving Nature Positive Impact’<br />
Show Preview<br />
56 CIFF Guangzhou <strong>2024</strong><br />
Show Review<br />
58 Malaysian Wood Expo 2023<br />
4 PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA | JANUARY / FEBRUARY <strong>2024</strong>
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