Sustainable development issues are becoming increasingly important to governments, retailers and consumers with all three pushing for products to be manufactured sustainably. The government is actively encouraging sectors to develop this ethos and the furniture industry now has its own programme. Over the last 12 months FIRA has been chairing a diverse furniture industry sector committee, to take this forward
Specification, description and photographs of measuring equipment of specific use to the furniture, joinery and timber industries.
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Provides information on the properties of timbers and the terminology used.
Outlines the types available, their manufacture and general performance.
Wood will always contain some water. 'Green' wood, as felled, may be saturated, with the cell cavities full of water or sap, and water chemically bound in the cell walls.
Exterior coatings on "alternative" hardwoods - a TRADA Wood Information sheet Provides the results from performance weathering trials of exterior wood stains and opaque coatings on 17 species of lesser known hardwoods.
The rapid development of synthetic adhesives over the last few decades has virtually eliminated the natural animal glues used for centuries. Each adhesive type is now engineered to a particular operation – be it laminating, edgebanding or jointing. These new adhesives have had a marked effect on today’s furniture industry. In particular, the development of particle boards for cabinet making followed by the introduction of urea formaldehyde (UF) adhesives which are much better suited to automatic high speed production processes. Along with UF, the most widely used products are polyvinyl acetate (PVAC) and hot melt adhesives and within each range there are those best suited to different applications
The performance of furniture finishes and surfaces is defined in FIRA Standard 6250, which has its origins in British Standard 6250: 1991 Part 3. BSI formally withdrew this standard in 1999. The withdrawal of this standard came about as result of a review of test procedures and a move toward harmonisation of standards throughout Europe. Whilst common agreement was established for the test procedures the goal of a commonly agreed performance specification across Europe has yet to be established
This data sheet outlines the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations with reagrd to timber and wood based products.
An introduction to wood recycling
There are two ways of looking at wood as a manufacturing material. One can select appropriate species and exploit its properties through good component design or, as happens all too often, one can consider wood's unique properties as a nuisance and a hindrance to the manufacturing process. This route leads to failures which could easily be avoided through greater understanding and care.
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