Hot and cold gluing for woodworking assembly procedures
The furniture industry is a highly demanding and competitive field, with a constant need to innovate and adapt to changing consumer preferences and market trends. The industry includes a wide range of products, from mass-produced items to high-end custom designs, and encompasses a variety of materials, styles, and price points. To quickly put new items on the market, is a matter of fast and effective production, where adhesives play an important role.
To quickly put new items on the market is a matter of fast and effective production, where adhesives play an important role.
The furniture industry needs strong support
The global furniture market is quite substantial, with estimates suggesting that the market size was over $500 billion in 2020. The market is expected to continue growing in the coming years, driven by factors such as increasing urbanization, rising disposable incomes, and growing demand for stylish and functional furniture. The Asia-Pacific region is currently the largest market for furniture, followed by Europe and North America.
One of the ways adhesives can make the furniture industry stronger is by increasing efficiency and reducing production time. Adhesives can be applied quickly and easily, allowing manufacturers to assemble furniture components faster and with greater precision. This can reduce labour costs, increase productivity, and improve the overall quality of the finished product.
Woodworking assembly needs to be quick and efficient
Modern production in woodworking has been revolutionized by the use of good adhesives, which can make assembly quick and efficient. In the past, traditional woodworking relied on mechanical fasteners like nails and screws to hold wooden parts together. With the advent of strong and reliable adhesives, woodworking has become more efficient and precise, allowing for quicker assembly and increased productivity.
Good woodworking adhesives like polyvinyl acetate and polyurethane provide excellent bonding strength, durability, and resistance to water and heat. They allow woodworkers to join different types of wood together, create intricate designs, and achieve a high-quality finish with ease.
MITOL offers a wide selection of top-quality adhesives for woodworking and furniture assembly.
Hot and Cold bonding
MITOL offers a wide selection of top-quality MEKOL adhesives based on special PVAC dispersion for cold bonding of hard and soft wood as well as wood-based substrates. One of them is MEKOL 1001 which is a solvent-free adhesive perfect for:
- flat lamination of high-pressure laminates, polystyrene on particle board and other porous materials
- assembling of particleboards and fiberboards
- gluing of low-density wood
- doweling
- veneering
- for indoor use
TERMOKOL hot melt woodworking adhesives with very short setting times and superior adhesion represent an innovative bonding solution for high-series industrial production. An adhesive from this group is TERMOKOL 2108 which is suitable for various assembly tasks, for example attaching pallet feet.
To wrap up
Overall, the use of adhesives can make the furniture industry stronger by improving efficiency, increasing durability, and enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the furniture. MITOL offers a variety of hot and cold bonding adhesives for any kind of assembly — including for woodworking and furniture production. With today’s demand for high productivity, one has to find every opportunity to shorten and optimize production processes. Finding a perfect adhesive for the job is of course one of the most important.
