Engineered European Wood Mltil Multi- ayer Flooring Parquet · Verena Dengler, HOMAG Group Engineering. EWF vs. European Multi-layer Parquet Dimensions of the planks

Engineered Wood

European M lti lWood

FlooringMulti-layer

Parquet

Verena Dengler HOMAG Group Engineering

© HOMAG Group3. Mai 2012

HOMAG Group Engineering I Flooring solutions

Verena Dengler, HOMAG Group Engineering

EWF vs. European Multi-layer ParquetDimensions of the planks

Engineered Wood Flooring:

1 ft 7 ft

3 in5 in

European Multi-layer Parquet:6 ft > 7 ft

8 in


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EWF vs. European Multi-layer ParquetMaterials

Typical Engineered Wood Flooring:Top layer: Rotary peeled veneer

European Multi-layer Parquet:Top layer: Sawn hardwood lamellasTop layer: Rotary peeled veneer

Core layer: MDF, plywoodBack layer: Rotary peeled veneer

Top layer: Sawn hardwood lamellasCore layer: MDF, rodsBack layer: Peeled veneer


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EWF vs. European Multi-layer ParquetPlank designs

Engineered Wood Flooring: European Multi-layer Parquet:

several layers of rotary peeled veneerincl. top layer (high quality)


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Top layer:Rotary peeled veneer (high quality)

Plywood board


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Top layer:Rotary peeled veneer (high quality)

Core layer: MDF

Back layer: Rotary peeled veneer


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Engineered Wood Flooring: European Multi-layer Parquet:Predominantly 2 or 3 strip plankPredominantly 2- or 3-strip plank

Top layer: 2 or 3 rows of sawn lamellas

Core layer: MDF or rodsy


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Back layer: Peeled veneer

EWF vs. European Multi-layer ParquetProfile types

Engineered Wood Flooring:Mostly tongue & groove,

European Multi-layer Parquet:All known profile types,Mostly tongue & groove,

rarely click (imported products from China)All known profile types, quite exclusively click


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EWF vs. European Multi-layer ParquetTypical and very popular for

Engineered Wood Flooring:

Planks with typical rustic lookhandscraped, distressed and with bevel

EMLP with plane sanded surface and without bevel (square edges)


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Different manufacturing requirementsExample of European multi-layer parquet manufacturing


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Top layer production – Milling, matching and pressing of lamellas

Square edge Bevel


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Ship floor in regular combination

Ship floor in irregular combinationShip floor in irregular combination


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3D-Pressing


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Core layer production – Laying and gluing of core layer rods


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Pressing of the raw boards – Top, core (and back) layer


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Calibration / sanding and longitudinal / crosswise sawing into planks


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Finishing


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Length and cross profiling


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Different manufacturing requirementsManufacturing concept for EWF


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Pressing


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Pressing

C lib ti d diCalibration and sanding


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Pressing


Multi rip saw


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Pressing


Multi rip saw

Length profilingg p g


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Pressing


Multi rip saw


Optimization cross-cut


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Pressing


Multi rip saw



Cross profiling (random length)


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Pressing


Multi rip saw




Nesting


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Pressing


Multi rip saw




Nesting

Finishing


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SummaryMain differences between EWF and EMLP

Plank dimensions Smaller dimensions for EWF

Pl k d i U d t i l diff t l k d iPlank designs Used materials cause different planks designs(rotary peeled veneer vs. sawn hardwood lamellas!)

Profile types Still mainly tongue & groove for EWF

Manufacturing requirements

EMLP

EWF


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