Products / Materials

Melamine - MFC

Melamine Faced Chipboard (MFC) is a uniquely designed wood panel manufactured with the state-of-the-art technology, and is commonly used as a core material for home and office furnitures, wall panels, worktops as well as hifi-speaker boxes. MFC comes in both moisture resistant (MUF V313 grade) and non-moisture resistant (UF grade) specifications. Included is our latest development, the EO low formaldehyde emission grade chipboard which is in compliance to the JIS A5908 standard.

Surface Technical Specifications

Test Test Method Result Heat Resistant Lighted cigarette placed on surface of test sample. Sample placed in oven and baked at 70°C for 24 hours. Aluminium container containing oil superheated to 180°C placed on sample for 20 minutes. Stain easily removed by wet cloth No hairline cracks observed using a 6x magnifying glass. No marks or any changes observed. Abrasion Resistant Taber abraser applied at 500 gram on to sample surface Insignificant abrasion of surface sample Steam Resistant Test sample placed on top of a beaker of boiling water for an hour No fault observed Chemical or Stain Resistant Surface of test sample exposed to various chemicals and stains: Alkali Alcohol, Petroleum Products, Coffee, Aminol Oil, Vegetable Oil/Sauce, Soap/Detergent, Tea, Vineger, Sugar, Ink, Lip-Stick, Nail-Polish, Milk/ Milk Products, Ammonia/ Ammonium Chloride, Shoe-Polish. No fault or stains observed on sample in all cases

High Gloss - MDF

Medium-density fibreboard (MDF) is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure. MDF is denser than plywood. It is made up of separated fibres, but can be used as a building material similar in application to plywood. It is stronger and much denser than average particle board.

Laminated - Plywood

Technically, all plywood is Plywood Veneer. Plywood is an engineered wood. It is created by gluing at least three thin layers of wood, called plies or veneers, together so that the wood grain in each veneer layer is perpendicular to the grain of the previous layer. Plywood veneer is a very strong, durable product.

Veneer is created by shaving thin layers of wood off a suitable log. In the rotary cutting process, the entire log is rotated evenly while held against a long blade. It is the most efficient method of cutting veneer and results in the largest sheet. In the flat cut method, layers are cut from one side of a stationary log. This often results in beautiful grained veneer.

Plywood veneer can be made from rotary cut or flat cut veneer. The important element of plywood veneer is that each layer is placed so that the wood grain is at a 90 degree angle to the wood grain in the previous layer. This placement gives plywood veneer its unusual strength. Because wood tends to crack, swell, shrink, and warp along the grain, having the grain in each layer run the opposite way reduces wood movement.

The glue used in plywood is also critical to the strength of the finished plywood veneer. Although the use of veneer dates back to ancient Egypt, it had a limited range of use, primarily ornamental.