Panels & Furniture Asia March/April 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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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT<br />
Välinge launches<br />
two new technologies<br />
More sustainable, more durable, and<br />
easier installation: Välinge has expanded<br />
their portfolio of installation and locking<br />
technologies in pursuit of these qualities.<br />
5G NXT panels<br />
can be taken apart<br />
piece-by-piece simply<br />
by tapping them<br />
Välinge has added two new solutions<br />
to their portfolio, both of which are<br />
unveiled at the recent DOMOTEX<br />
<strong>2024</strong> exhibition.<br />
The first is a new locking system<br />
called 5G NXT, an addition to<br />
Välinge’s 5G flagship series. The<br />
second is Onepush, an installation<br />
technology featuring an integrated<br />
locking system that improves both<br />
the flexibility and durability of the<br />
new generation of resilient flooring<br />
products.<br />
5G NXT<br />
With 5G NXT, Välinge strove to take<br />
their 5G Fold Down technology to the<br />
next level without compromising any of<br />
its benefits.<br />
While improving on the 5G Fold Down’s<br />
ease and speed of flooring installation,<br />
5G NXT comes with a more sustainable<br />
insert, designed to reduce the<br />
environmental impact of wood flooring.<br />
This insert also makes it easier for<br />
manufacturers to install, remove and<br />
reinstall flooring repeatedly, with<br />
reportedly the “same results” again<br />
and again.<br />
“We developed 5G NXT to help<br />
flooring producers meet the new<br />
demands for more sustainable<br />
alternatives,” said Niklas Borgquist,<br />
key account manager at Välinge<br />
Innovation.<br />
Välinge’s press release stated that<br />
the upgraded insert is made from<br />
biomass-balanced materials with a<br />
75% lower carbon footprint, and the<br />
22 PANELS & FURNITURE ASIA | MARCH / APRIL <strong>2024</strong>
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