The Birth of Furniture: Understanding the Whole Process of Furniture Manufacturing
When you are sitting on the sofa and using your mobile phone, when you are resting in bed, when you are eating at the dining table, do you ever wonder, how did the furniture you use come from?
When you are sitting on the sofa and using your mobile phone, when you are resting in bed, when you are eating at the dining table, do you ever wonder, how did the furniture you use come from?
You may simply think that furniture is just a splicing of materials such as wood? You can't go wrong, but it's actually not that simple, and it's even more complicated than you might think.
The process of furniture production generally includes: ingredients, machining, assembly, painting, packaging, etc. Each step needs to be carefully controlled to complete the furniture delivered to consumers' homes.
Batching is the pretreatment of materials. The first is the selection of materials, according to the needs of furniture, choose the required solid wood and plank wood. There are many types of solid wood. If it is good wood, it is generally the main selling point of furniture, such as rosewood, black rosewood, ebony wood, cherry wood, etc. Plank wood is divided into plywood, MDF, particleboard and balance paper. After selecting the wood, it is necessary to carry out the steps of fixing length, trimming, assembling, and planing on all sides. Among the key points are glue detection and moisture content determination. Glue determines the stability of wood splicing, and moisture content affects the use of furniture. Too dry it is easy to crack, and too wet is easy to deform. The moisture content is generally maintained at about 8%, which will vary according to different woods. Because the temperature and humidity in the north and south are different, the moisture content of furniture will also be differentiated for different regions. This is also important.
After everything is done, it is the second step, the machining step. Different furniture has different production lines, and the specific processing methods are also different, but the overall process can be roughly divided into: [Feeding] - [Trimming] - [Detailed] - [Sanding] - [Assembly] ] - [sanding] and so on. Among them, sanding accounts for two, including coarse sanding and fine sanding, so as to ensure that the details of the furniture surface can be smooth enough, which is an indispensable part of the entire process.
Regarding the assembly process, the process of most furniture is the same. Generally, it is the assembly of spare parts and some fine processing, the painting that needs to be painted, and the old one that needs to be aged, and finally tested, and the finished product is completed. In the process of assembly, it is necessary to pay attention to glue, nails and gaps. These are to ensure the stability and aesthetics of the furniture. If there is any problem, it needs to be repaired and tested again.
Paint is a complex process, and different parts may need to be sprayed with different paints. After the paint is sprayed, it needs to be dried, sanded, and cleaned.
After everything is completed, it will enter the packaging line process and do the final step of inspection and packaging.
This is the whole process of the birth of furniture. Every link needs to be strictly controlled to ensure the quality of furniture. Furniture is a household item that we use every day. Quality issues are naturally very important. Only by understanding the manufacturing process of furniture can we understand the actual value behind it.