2023 Sheet Edge Banding Buyer’s Guide

What is edge banding

Edge banding is a kind of PVC material, such as veneer, ABS, acrylic or metal material of 2-5 cm, there are many colors,the process of applying a thin strip of material to the edge of a panel or board to give it a finished appearance and protect the underlying material from damage. Edge banding is mostly used in the furniture industry, and the material of the edge banding can be made of various materials.

The edging process typically involves applying heat and pressure to the edging material to adhere it to the panel or board. This can be done using a variety of tools and techniques, such as edge banders, hand-held edge banders, or heat guns.

How to trim wood edge banding

The cutting of the edge banding requires three steps using a curved edge banding machine.

1. Put the edge banding strip on the turntable of the edge banding machine, and pull the interface of the edge banding strip into the edge banding machine.
2. Take the plate to the edge banding workbench.
3. Press the board and slowly push it into the edge banding machine.
4. When you push halfway, you can let go, and the guide conveyor belt of the edge banding machine will automatically carry the plate forward to seal the edge.
5. The plate is automatically edge-banded in the machine, and the excess edge-banding strips are cut.
6. Then receive the edge-sealed plate at the end of the edge banding machine.
7. After finishing the edge banding of the board, it is over.

What is edge banding used for

Edge banding is commonly used in the furniture industry, as well as in the manufacture of cabinets, countertops and other wood or composite products. Manufacture of cabinets, countertops and other wood.

How to install edge banding

Because the inside of the ecological board is solid wood, the sawn edge is smoother than that of the particleboard, so the requirements for the edge banding will be higher. Particleboard is made of solid wood sawdust, so its sawing edges are granular, and because it is uneven, the glue strength after edge sealing is higher than that of ecological boards.

The flat edge banding is heated and melted on the edge banding machine, but the bottom glue requirements of the edge banding are better. This edge banding method is mainly used in factories that produce furniture.

Buckle edge banding, that is, U-shaped edge banding on the market, is suitable for edge banding at the installation site. It uses glass glue or universal glue, so it is more convenient and especially suitable for decoration.

Can edge banding be stained

Yes,

1. First, clean the surface of the edge band that needs to be changed in color, and then use fine sandpaper to polish off the surface sticker of the edge band. Apply and scrape the adjusted putty on the surface of the edge banding strip under the condition of ensuring dryness.
2. In order to ensure the adhesion, care should be taken to prevent air bubbles from penetrating during the entire scraping process. If they accidentally infiltrate, use a scraper to smooth them out.
3. The putty should be scraped evenly and thinly, and the surface texture can be filled.
4. Finally, the border of the board surface should also be flattened. Water grinding and polishing should be carried out between half an hour and one hour after scraping, and dry grinding should be carried out between 2 and 3 hours. The dust can then be removed and the painting or painting process can begin.

How thick is edge banding

There are three specifications of edge banding strips

• The thickness is 0.1~0.6mm, and the width is 1mm~100mm;
• The thickness is 0.2~3mm, and the width is 19-50mm;
• The thickness is 0.2-0.4mm, and the width is about 25mm.

Edge banding is a material for protecting, decorating and beautifying the cross-section of furniture panels and other panels. It is divided into wooden edge banding, PVC edge banding, melamine edge banding, etc. It is the most basic material in cabinets.

How to apply edge banding to melamine

1.The melamine ecological board is generally made of mechanical edge banding in the factory. The mechanical edge banding is made of hot-melt glue, and the board is mostly made of particle board core, so that the paste is firmer.
2.We make wardrobes on site. Generally, the inner core is a large core board, that is, joinery. The gap between the large core board will cause poor contact between the board and the buckle glue, causing it to fall off.
3.Now the on-site production pushes to use nail-free glue, which is relatively firm, because the original sealant and glass glue are not combined with plastic edge banding at all, and nail-free glue can have better adhesion to plastic.

How to cut edge banding

Rotary cutting: the log is installed in the center of the lathe, and the slicer is inserted into the log at a slight angle

The log is then rotated against a slicing knife to create rotary-cut veneer and veneer edge banding. Rotary cut veneer can provide the whole board surface.

String cutting: also known as flat cutting, flat slice, flat sheet, rotary veneer refers to the parallel line along the center of the log with the slicing knife to cut out wood chips.

The string-cut veneer edge banding cut from the split log, the annual rings in the first layer will form a patterned wood grain.

Quartersaw: Cuts perpendicular to the growth rings of the log, producing straight-grained veneer and veneer edgebanding.

Split-cut: Split-cut veneers are made of various types of oak. The pith rays of oak stretch out from the center of the log like the curved spokes of a wheel.

Cutting cuts the pith rays of the oak at a slight angle to minimize the appearance of scaly wood grains and produce straight-grained veneer.

How to fix edge banding tape

The machine must be preheated for more than 30 minutes when attaching the edge banding. The quality of the glue for attaching the edge banding should be good, and the distance should be controlled in place, so as to avoid the phenomenon that the edge banding is not in place during the production process.

How to make solid wood edge banding

The glue commonly used for edge sealing of panel furniture is yellow glue (neoprene rubber). Glue, and then stick it, and wait for n hours to dry before trimming.

1. Put the plate to be edge-banded on the workbench, prepare edge-banding strips, and a utility knife
2. Repair the burr of the unsealed board, otherwise the hot melt adhesive will not be firm and the edge strip will fall off easily
3. After the burr is repaired, the edge banding strip can be pasted. Pay attention to pressing it tightly when pasting
4. Press the edge banding strip tightly so that the edge banding strip and the plate fit together tightly
5. After pressing, use a utility knife to remove the excess part to make the plate beautiful
6. The edge of the board should be handled properly, otherwise it will affect the user’s senses when using it, especially when processing the outermost part of the board, you must be careful not to cut it
7. After the edge strip is processed, repair the cut and defective places

Is edge banding durable

ten years. The service life of the edge banding can reach ten years, which solves to a certain extent that the traditional plate solid sealing strip cannot achieve the functions of moisture-proof and mildew-proof, and the reputation is very good.

Is edge banding paintable

The edge banding can be repainted. The edge banding is divided into machine edge banding and manual edge banding. The machine edge banding is good-looking but not durable. The manual edge banding is not as beautiful as the machine edge banding, but its The durability is far more than that of the machine edge strip.

The edge of the paint-free board cannot be sealed with paint, because the edge of the paint-free board cannot be processed to the smoothness of the solid wood board. Even if it is sprayed with paint, it will not look good. It does not have the effect of edge banding.

Where to buy edge banding

Xilu is a professional manufacturer of edge banding in China, with more than 10 years of experience in sheet metal sales, exported to South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, Europe and the United States and other countries, and is favored by customers.

What is pvc edge banding

PVC edge banding is made of polyvinyl chloride resin as the main raw material, adding an appropriate amount of anti-aging agent, stabilizer, calcium carbonate, CPE, dyeing agent, epoxy soybean oil, modifier, etc., after mixing, calendering, vacuum absorption, etc. Thermoplastic coils made of plastic and other processes can be divided into soft PVC and hard PVC.

Does edge banding waterproof melamine

If manual edge banding is used, the quality of waterproof and moisture-proof is generally affected by the skill and seriousness of the porter. To sum up, melamine has moisture-proof performance, but because it is an edge-sealing process, moisture-proof does not mean that it will not be affected by moisture, it can be prevented but not prevented. Humidity in the general environment will not affect the quality and life of furniture.