Friday, February 11, 2022
A new “sustainable” machine from Cefla Finishing offers luxury look and matte panel feel. As the market turns its attention more and more toward sensory aspects such as soft-touch finishes or toward long-term scratch and abrasion resistance, manufacturers of cabinet doors and objects with a 3D surface geometry and raised panels from Cefla Finishing in general, are in need of a solution which reaches all sides and edges of their product. An excimer oven capable of handling more than just a flat panel.
Excimer Matting Technology
Conventional excimer ovens, such as Exydry, handle flat panels which undergo a short-wave UV polymerisation process in an oxygen-free atmosphere. Excimer matting technology from Cefla Finishing delivers high-performance surfaces with a soft-touch effect. The lacquer is cured in such a way as to produce an extremely matt finish as low as 5 gloss. Plus, it achieves that sought-after, lasting anti-fingerprint effect.
Exydry-Z does all this and more. It does it on 3D objects, so the edges of the cabinet door are as matt and as resistant as the surface. Developed in-house, this innovative excimer oven goes a step further. The matte finish, achieved by treating the surface prior to complete cross-linking, comfortably goes below 5 gloss on a scale going from 0 to 100. The surface resistance of the panels treated and dried in Exydry-Z is extremely high, despite reaching such low gloss levels.
“And we’ve made it sustainable. The nitrogen used to wash away all the oxygen from the X, Y and Z axes of a raised panel, enabling matting on all surfaces, is substantially lower than conventional excimer ovens.”
“Deep matt, Soft touch. No fingerprints. You can relax if this is the finish you are looking for, especially your customers who love the luxury look and feel of matt panels. Achieving this quality together with all the abrasion-resistant characteristics of the surface is done using an excimer oven. Our Exydry oven, as well as the Exydry-Z version for raised panels, performs excimer matting in a cost-effective, sustainable way. We have been able to reduce nitrogen consumption by up to 65% compared to standard excimer ovens.”
Tags: Cefla, CEFLA FINISHING, excimer matting technology, matt finish, matt panel free, surface resistance technology, sustainable finish, woodworking and manufacturing, woodworking industry
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