The reason why melamine impregnated paper surface UV coating board is popular in the market
As the saying goes, “respect Luoshan first and then respect people”. The excellent appearance can make people happy. There are many people who “judge people by their appearance” in life, and so is the furniture industry. The factors affecting the appearance of solid wood furniture are relatively simple, mainly depending on the wood texture and coating effect, and the price of solid wood furniture is greatly affected by the scarcity of wood species and the stability of wood.
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Compared with solid wood furniture, panel furniture has a larger volume in the market, and its surface decoration techniques are also varied, including wood veneer (natural wood veneer, scientific and technological wood door, dyed wood veneer, smoked wood veneer), melamine paper, PET film (high-gloss, sub-high), PVC film (covering, plastic absorption), acrylic, glass, baking paint, UV coating, etc.
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Today we are going to introduce the surface treatment technology that combines melamine finish with UV coating, that is, the surface of melamine decorative panel is coated with UV coating.
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Why should we do this? What are the advantages of such plates?
- Development history
The combination of the two surface treatment technologies is not a brilliant creation, but the result of gradual exploration in the long-term development of the finishing technology.
1.1 Appearance of UV large plate
Around 2006, there was a kind of beautiful UV board made of MDF in the market.
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The surface of the plate is protected by UV coating, which is wear-resistant, strong chemical resistance, long service life, non-discoloration, easy to clean, and the bright treated plate is bright and dazzling, so it has been popular in the market since its launch.
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1.2 Defects of UV technology
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At the beginning, the cabinet factory basically used UV panels as door panels. At that time, considering that the UV plate was wear-resistant and scratch-resistant, the hardness of the UV coating was relatively high, but this also led to the phenomenon of edge collapse in the factory during blanking.
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In order to cover this defect, the factory uses aluminum alloy edge sealing to wrap the broken edge of the plate. The surface flatness of the first generation of UV panels is also not high enough, and the orange peel phenomenon is serious in the side light, which affects the appearance. At the same time, the color of UV coating plate is single, so the application range is relatively limited.
1.3 Technical innovation
Over the years, technicians have continuously improved the composition of UV coating. Now the UV coating surface can have both hardness and flexibility. Edge sealing is not limited to aluminum alloy edge sealing. PVC edge sealing and high-end acrylic edge sealing can be applied. The mature modern edge banding technology has greatly increased the market share of UV panels.
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UV panels have become standardized products. After entering the factory mass production mode, the number of UV panel factories has increased sharply, and a large number of UV panels have flooded into the market with uneven quality. UV panels have gradually been pulled down from the altar of high-end products and become synonymous with low-end products. Therefore, UV coated panels must be further reformed and innovated.
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Melamine surface UV technology is a new surface treatment technology for wood-based panels after solving the adhesion problem of UV coating on melamine.
- New products
The new generation of coated panels with “melamine finish+UV coating” technology can make up for the problem of single color of UV panels, and the flatness has also been greatly improved. The emergence of this technology makes UV coated panels shine again. In addition to being used as a simple coating board, the diversity of melamine impregnated paper texture also expands new application fields for melamine UV board.
2.1 Melamine replaces dyed wood skin
With the rise of high-end customization of dyed wood veneer, some brands stand out by virtue of high-quality products, such as “Muli Muwai”, “M77” and other brands, and their products have been well received by the market. However, there are still many technical problems that have not been solved, such as the discoloration and color difference of wood veneer, which lead to many after-sales problems. This has also become the pain point of the industry and is a problem for many factories.
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Thanks to the development of domestic printing technology, there are many melamine printing papers that imitate dyed wood veneer, natural wood veneer and technological wood veneer. These printing impregnated paper can restore the color and texture of natural wood veneer to a large extent, and the price is much cheaper than that of natural wood veneer.
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For those customers who do not have strict requirements on wood texture, melamine impregnated paper with imitation wood texture is a good substitute for natural wood veneer. High gloss or matt UV coating is made on the basis of melamine impregnated paper, which solves the color difference and discoloration of wood veneer. Once launched, it has aroused a warm response in the market.
2.2 Melamine replaces rock slab
Rock board is also a popular decorative material in recent years. With its oversized specifications, high-quality internal performance and diversified applications, it has broken through the traditional application of traditional ceramic tiles and quickly become popular in the field of home building materials.
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Most of the rockboard in the home decoration shows a simple, fashionable, simple and generous decoration style, but in terms of its price, it is not so “simple”. The market price of rock slab is too high, reaching more than 1000 yuan per square meter. The acceptance of ordinary people is low, and the market audience is small.
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Based on this market situation, melamine UV plate has launched a series of rock plates. Melamine impregnated paper imitates the grain of stone and marble, and UV coating has done high-gloss treatment on the surface of the impregnated paper, which can not only create a simple and elegant home environment, but also have the practical performance of wear and corrosion resistance. More importantly, the price of people friendly allows the rock plate to enter ordinary people’s homes from the cloud.
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- Future development
Melamine UV coated panels are popular in the market due to technical improvement and price advantages, but this technology has not yet reached perfection, and there is still room for improvement. Melamine UV is the edge banding problem of coated panels, which is the direction of further improvement in the future. At present, PVC and acrylic edge banding are still the main methods, but these edge banding strips can not reflect the sense of value of the product. UV color edge banding is the detail problem that needs to be discussed in the future development of melamine UV panels.
