Proizvodnja drvenih paleta, topolovog furnira i šper ploča: Visa-Prom d.o.o. Kanjiža
Constructional veneer has a wide range of use in construction, wood industry, shipbuilding, machinery industry, etc. The types of wood used in veneer manufacture are mostly poplar clones, such as I-214 clone.
The dimensions and quality of veneer are in accordance with customers’ requirements.
Veneer is delivered on non-returnable standard packaging wooden pallets (special-purpose packaging is available according to the customer’s detailed instructions, on demand).
Our veneer is exported to destinations such as: the EU (Germany, Italy, Romania, France, Belgium, Slovenia, Croatia), Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.
POPLAR
Poplar moisture content can go up to 12% (technologically usable veneer for further processing).
4 mm – 40 mm
There are many situations in which wood veneer is used and reasons for using it. The most important one is its efficiency. Depending on the type of veneer, it is widely used in residential, hotel and commercial facilities. Moreover, the furniture industry is unimaginable without veneer.
And where are all the other industrial activities?
We will take you down our veneer production route.
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The initial step in veneer production is the selection of logs from wood plantations according to their physical qualities. Several factors are taken into account when selecting raw logs, such as ripeness, flatness, roundness… Only true experts can recognize the quality of breed in the forest and select it for veneer production. In this case, experts decide on the technique to be used to make veneer from roundwood for each individual log. In order to meet the quality requirements of the veneer processing industry and customers’ needs, it takes extensive experience in log procurement to guarantee optimal processing.
Logs are transported to the handling point of the factory down the river Tisa on barges. This leads to improved safety in terms of damage to goods, as it eliminates the possibility of damage caused by potholes. Logs are sorted and stored in a 4,000m2 area. A conveyor belt then transports them to the factory, where logs are further processed and treated as raw materials in the subsequent production process.
Each type of wood is individually processed and prepared for each step of the production, with strict quality checks during each step. In order to meet the quality requirements of the veneer processing industry and customers’s needs, it takes extensive experience in log procurement to guarantee optimal and high-quality processing.
Raw wood is debarked in preparation for cutting and peeling machines. Before processing begins, all foreign objects are removed from the wood, such as stones, nails, sand, soil…
During the next stage, wood is cut into thin layers, i.e.”plies”. There are two types of veneer-processing machines: cutting and peeling machines, as well as different types of preparation. The final result depends on the machine being used and the type of processing. For good quality of cutting or peeling, it is important to have the blade precisely set with a 0.1 mm accuracy. Only then can impeccable quality be guaranteed.
Following the peeling process, veneer sheets are moist and it is necessary to expose them to the high temperature of the kiln, in order to achieve the required moisture content of 8 – 12%, depending on whether the veneer is meant for further processing, i.e. for plywood manufacture or whether it is being packed and stored as a finished product.
We own highly efficient hot air and multi-level kilns of large capacities, which provide a stable moisture content of the veneer. In addition to ensuring the required moisture of veneer, the kilns also provide the effect of smoothing it out. Depending on its purpose, it is possible to adjust the veneer’s throughput in the kiln, as well as the drying temperature. This helps prevent drying errors, which can result in veneer which is too dry, and therefore unusable, or too moist, thus becoming a breeding ground for mold, and therefore unusable.
When the veneer drying process is completed, sheets are cut and grouped together. The edges are smoothed out and, if necessary, growth irregularities are removed. The veneer is then classified according to its intended use and prepared according to the customer’s specifications. It is then stored in the warehouse or delivered to the customer. Veneer intended for further processing, with a higher moisture content, is transferred to the plywood production facility.
The word ‘veneer’ (srb. furnir) is derived from the 16th century French word ‘fournier’, which means protection. During the Renaissance, Baroque and later periods, great masters created artistically perfect furniture, thus demonstrating the development of this cultural heritage, which was also a symbol of its time.
Veneer technology was developed around 3000 BC in Egypt, a country surrounded by desert, where forests were scarce. This fact meant that the stocks had to be used as efficiently as possible. It is not surprising that the idea of cutting noble wood into thin sheets was born in this very place in order to cover less valuable surfaces. Wood was scarce in ancient Egypt, and as valuable as the precious stones used for artistic decoration of furniture.
Veneer was created in an environment whose landscape is not characterized by lush vegetation, but where wood was valued as a scarce resource, which is why people became aware of the importance of its optimal use. In the beginning, veneer was made manually, which was an extremely demanding and time-consuming task. However, the beautiful shrines discovered in 1922 in Tutankhamun’s tomb testify to the rudimentary method of woodworking, which was common at the time, and revealed the natural beauty of the internal structure of wood.
Records of objects and images shown on tombs and pottery document the route veneer had crossed from Egypt to Greece and the Roman Empire, all the way to modern times. Veneer production almost entirely vanished during the early Middle Ages and was renewed only in the Gothic period. It was discovered in Germany at a time when the rest of Europe almost exclusively used solid wood. The use of veneer flourished during the Renaissance, Baroque and Rococo. The production of even small quantities of veneer was a difficult and laborious task at the time. Therefore, this method was used solely for decorative purposes. Closet manufacturers in Italy started to produce complex veneer surfaces. Meanwhile, a milling technology was introduced in Germany, and was used to manufacture ebony closets.
The first veneer factory, opened in Germany in 1843, was still using veneer saws at the time. The transition from artisanal to industrial production enabled the production of large quantities of veneer.
Worldwide industrial veneer production began in the mid-20th century. Veneers were used for the production of furniture and large wall panels. Since then, it has been the most commonly used material in home furniture production.
Veneers represent a very efficient way of using wood: one tree trunk yields an average of 250 – 500 m2 of veneer surface. Almost all parts of the trunk are used for the basic veneer material (plywood, MDF boards, etc.).
