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1 Matt - HighGloss - Structure KLEIBERIT shows latest HotCoating solutions at the LIGNA second line under development for Kastamonu With the kind approval of Surface Magazin / DRW-Verlag

2 Visual páåüíâçåíêçääé=çéê=ñêáëåü=öééê ÖJ inspection of the freshly embossed íéå=píêìâíìêéå=~ìñ=çéê=ã~ííéå structures on the matt HotCoating łeçí===`ç~íáåö JlÄÉêÑä ÅÜÉ=áå surface e~ååçîéê

3 Feeding báåä~ìñ=çéê=łeçí==`ç~íáåö JjÉëJ the trade fair HotCoating line ëéäáåáé=ãáí=çéê=cçäáéå~äïáåâäìåö with the protective foil KLEIBERIT häéáäéêáí=òéáöí=~ìñ=çéê=iáöå~ shows latest HotCoating solutions ~âíìéääé=łeçí==`ç~íáåö Ji ëìåöéå at the LIGNA second line under Ó=OK=iáåáÉ=ÄÉá=h~ëí~ãçåì development for Kastamonu I ZOne of ì=çéå=áåíéêéëë~åíéëíéå=ìåç=òìâìåñíëj the most interesting and pioneering new methods íê ÅÜíáÖëíÉå=åÉì~êíáÖÉå=sÉêÑ~ÜêÉå=òìê for surface finishing of laminated läéêñä ÅÜÉåîÉêÖΩíìåÖ=îçå=éä~ííáÖÉå EeçäòFtÉêâëíçÑÑÉå=çÇÉê=~ìÅÜ=cçäáÉå=ò Üäí=ëáJ (wood) materials or foils is definitely HotCoating, ÅÜÉêäáÅÜ=Ç~ë=îçå=ÇÉê=häÉÄÅÜÉãáÉ=jK=dK=_ÉJ a technology developed by KLEBCHEMIE M. ÅâÉê=dãÄe=C=`çK=hdI=tÉáåÖ~êíÉå=EÄÉëëÉê G. Becker GmbH & Co. KG (better known as KLEIBERIT) ÄÉâ~ååí=~äë=häÉáÄÉêáíF=îçê=ëáÉÄÉå=g~ÜêÉå=ÉêëíJ and introduced seven years ago. Surface ã~äë=îçêöéëíéääíé=łeçí==`ç~íáåö K=a~ë=pìêÑ~ÅÉJ Magazine provided the first detailed technology j~ö~òáå=ü~ííé=áå=omno=epéáíé=os=ññf=éêëíã~äë report and background story of HotCoating ~ìëñωüêäáåü=çáé=qéåüåçäçöáé=ìåç=çáé=eáåíéêj in 2012 (pp. 26), and again in 2014 (pp. ÖêΩåÇÉ=ÄÉäÉìÅÜíÉíI=Éáå=ïÉáíÉêë=j~ä=áã=pìêÑ~J 24). Back in 2014 there were already more than ÅÉJj~Ö~òáå=OMNQ=EpÉáíÉOQ=ÑÑFK=_ÉêÉáíë=áå=OMNQ 30 äáéñéå=ïéäíïéáí=ωäéê=pm=^åä~öéåi=ç~îçå=çêéá production lines in operation, of which three were iáåáéå=áå=sçääñçêã~íj_êéáíé=îçå=o=qmm==ããk full-format width (2,400 mm). HotCoating a~ë=łeçí==`ç~íáåö =ëéíòí=ëáåü=~ã=j~êâí=áããéê continued to gain market ground, is today firmly ïéáíéê=çìêåü=ìåç=áëí=áå=çéê=eçäòleçäòïéêâj established in the wood/wood-composite finishing ëíçññjîéêéçéäåçéå=_ê~ååüé=ãáííäéêïéáäé=éáåé sector, and shows sustained signs of a promising ÑÉëíÉ=dê É=ãáí=~ääÉêÇáåÖë=åçÅÜ=ÉêÜÉÄäáÅÜÉã future with versatile new fields of use. KLEIBERIT wìâìåñíëåü~ååéå=ìåç=îáéäëéáíáöéålåéìéå=^åj has recently announced and realised a ïéåçìåöñéäçéêåk=déê~çé=áå=àωåöëíéê=wéáí=ëáåç number of further important projects. In February ïéáíéêé=ïáåüíáöé=mêçàéâíé=êé~äáëáéêíi=äòïk=çéj 2017, êéå=oé~äáëáéêìåö=îéêâωåçéí=ïçêçéåk=fã=céj wood-based panels specialist Pfleiderer (based Äêì~ê=OMNT=Ö~Ä=eçäòïÉêâëíçÑÑëéÉòá~äáëí=mÑäÉáJ in Neumarkt, south Germany) announced that ÇÉêÉêI=kÉìã~êâíI=ÄÉâ~ååíI=áå=ÉáåÉ=łeçí==`ç~J it is investing in a HotCoating line for its site in íáåö JiáåáÉ=òì=áåîÉëíáÉêÉåI=ÇáÉ=~ã=pí~åÇçêí Leutkirch. The line, designed for coating wood composite iéìíâáêåü=áåëí~ääáéêí=ïáêç=ìåç=áã=nk=nì~êí~ä products, high-pressure laminates and compact OMNU=áå=_ÉíêáÉÄ=ÖÉÜÉå=ëçääK=açêí=ä~ëëÉå=ëáÅÜ boards up to a width of 2,100 mm, is eçäòïéêâëíçññíê ÖÉêI=eçÅÜÇêìÅâëÅÜáÅÜíëíçÑÑÉ due to begin operation in Q1 of This ìåç=`çãé~åíéä~ííéå=áå=éáåéê=_êéáíé=îçå specific configuration is currently unique in the O=NMM=ãã=ä~ÅâáÉêÉåK=aáÉ=ÉåíïáÅâÉäíÉ=j~ëÅÜáJ market: åéåâçåñáöìê~íáçå=áëí=áã=j~êâí=äáëüéê=éáåã~j it combines the HotCoating method based äáöi=ëáé=âçãäáåáéêí=ç~ë=~ìñ=mrojhçãéçåéåíéå on PUR components with a high-quality multi-layer Ä~ëáÉêÉåÇÉ=łeçí==`ç~íáåÖ JsÉêÑ~ÜêÉå=ãáí=ÉáåÉê coat of UV-curing acrylic varnishes. At a ÜçÅÜïÉêíáÖÉå=jÉÜêëÅÜáÅÜíJi~ÅâáÉêìåÖ=~ìë length of 165 metres, is also the world s largest HotCoating rsjü êíéåçéå=^åêóää~åâéåk=aáéëé=nsr=ãjiáj line. Pfleiderer s declared objective is åáé=áëí=çáé=öê íé=łeçí=`ç~íáåö J^åä~ÖÉ=ÇÉê to provide a full range of functional surfaces téäík=a~ë=éêâä êíé=mñäéáçéêéêjwáéä=áëí=éëi=éáå coating systems for furniture manufacturing as sçääëçêíáãéåí=~å=ñìåâíáçå~äéå=läéêñä ÅÜÉå well as laminates for outdoor use as Michael The aáé=h~ëí~ãçåìjaéäéö~j Kastamonu delegation at íáçå=~ìñ=çéã=häéáäéêáíj KLEIBERIT s trade fair stand, jéëëéëí~åç=åéäéå=çéê next to the HotCoating łeçí==`ç~íáåö J=aÉãçJ exhibition line (photos: ~åä~öé= Koch) EcçíçëW=hçÅÜF Wolf, ~åòìäáéíéåi=ç~ë=äéíêáññí=i~åâj CEO of Pfleiderer Group ëóëíéãé=áã=j ÄÉäÄ~ì=ëçïáÉ S.A., announced at the Interzum påüáåüíëíçññé=ñωê=çáé=^ì ÉåJ suppliers trade fair in ~åïéåçìåöi=ïáé=jáåü~éä Cologne this May. Then followed tçäñi=`bli=sçêëí~åçëîçêëáíj òéåçéê=çéê=mñäéáçéêéê=dêçìé the joint announcement, at pk^k=~ìñ=çéê=wìäáéñéêéêãéëëé the LIGNA in Hanover, about the łfåíéêòìã =áã=j~á=áå=h äå investment into a second full-format ÄÉâ~ååí=Ö~ÄK=^ìÑ=ÇÉê=łiáÖå~ HotCoating line for Kastamonu áå=e~ååçîéê=ñçäöíé=åìå=çáé in Gebze (Turkey), in ÖÉãÉáåë~ãÉ=_Éâ~ååíÖ~ÄÉ the presence of Kastamonu s CEO ΩÄÉê=Ç~ë=fåîÉëíãÉåí=áå=ÉáåÉ Halluk Yildiz and Technical òïéáíé=sçääñçêã~íjłeçí==`ç~j Director Yusuf Ilery. This will íáåö JiáåáÉ=ÄÉá=h~ëí~ãçåì=áå undoubtedly prove to be another déäòé=ìåíéê=^åïéëéåüéáí emblematic reference ÇÉë=`blë=e~ääìâ=váäÇáò=ìåÇ and ÇÉë=qÉÅÜåáëÅÜÉå=aáêÉâíçêë a further testament to the technology s vìëìñ=fäéêók=páåüéêäáåü=éáåé practicality. ïéáíéêé=üéêîçêê~öéåçé=oéñéj êéåò=ãáí=páöå~äåü~ê~âíéê=ìåç ÇÉê=_ÉäÉÖ=ÑΩê=ÇáÉ=mê~ñáëí~ìÖJ äáåüâéáí=çáéëéê=qéåüåçäçöáék Depth qáéñé=áã=dä~åò of gloss Surface ^ìñ=çéê=jéëëé=ü~ííé=çáé=oéj Magazine s editorial staff Ç~âíáçå=ÇÉë=pìêÑ~ÅÉJj~Ö~J had the opportunity to òáåë=çáé=j ÖäáÅÜâÉáíI=ãáí=aêK talk ^ÅÜáã=eΩÄÉåÉêI=dÉëÅÜ ÑíëJ to KLEIBERIT s CEO, Dr. Achim ÑΩÜêÉê=häÉáÄÉêáí=häÉÄëíçÑÑÉI Hübener, at the LIGNA about ÇáÉ=~âíìÉääÉå=båíïáÅâäìåÖÉå the latest HotCoating developments. êìåç=ìã=ç~ë=łeçí=`ç~íáåö Dr. Hübener underlined òì=üáåíéêñê~öéåk=jáí=_éòìö the importance of the ~ìñ=çáé=^ì ÉåïáêâìåÖ=~ìÅÜ contract for this second new =proc^`bjj^d^wfk= OMNT= PN

4 The łeçí==`ç~íáåö JjÉëëÉäáåáÉI HotCoating line shown at the ÜáåíÉå=ÇÉê=báåä~ìÑÄÉêÉáÅÜ trade fair; feeders at the rear 400 QMM=ããJfåäáåÉJaáÖáí~äÇêìÅâ~åä~ÖÉ=áå=e~ååçîÉê mm inline digital printing line in Hanover, for printing and ÑΩê=ÇÉå=aêìÅâ=ìåÇ=~åëÅÜäáÉ ÉåÇÉ=łeçí==`ç~íáåÖ J subsequent HotCoating in one pass. _ÉëÅÜáÅÜíìåÖ=áå=ÉáåÉã=^êÄÉáíëÖ~åÖ line ÑΩê=ÇáÉ=jÉëëÉ=áå=e~ååçîÉê=ÄÉíçåí=aêK=eΩÄåÉê at Kastamonu, for the general public image as ÇáÉ=táÅÜíáÖâÉáí=ÇÉë=sÉêíê~Öë~ÄëÅÜäìëëÉë=ÇÉê well as for the fair visitors. This project and the line åéìéåi=åìå=òïéáíéå=iáåáé=äéá=h~ëí~ãçåì=çáj under construction at Pfleiderer represent key new êéâí=~ìñ=çéê=łiáöå~ K=wìë íòäáåü=òìê=áå=_~ì milestones on the HotCoating journey. The basic ÄÉÑáåÇäáÅÜÉå=^åä~ÖÉ=ÄÉá=mÑäÉáÇÉêÉê=ëáåÇ=ÇáÉë principle of the patented reactive PUR coating í~íë ÅÜäáÅÜ=łåÉìÉ=jÉáäÉåëíÉáåÉ=~ìÑ=ÇÉã remains unchanged; the improvements are in Ûeçí==`ç~íáåÖÚJtÉÖ K=tçÄÉá=Ç~ë=dêìåÇéêáåòáé the ÇÉê=é~íÉåíÖÉëÅÜΩíòíÉå=êÉ~âíáîÉå=mroJ_ÉJ coating technology, resulting in a very special depth ëåüáåüíìåö=ìåîéê åçéêí=öáäíi=çáé=kéìéêìåöéå of gloss or saturated look based on real ÄÉíêÉÑÑÉå=ÇáÉ=_ÉëÅÜáÅÜíìåÖëíÉÅÜåáâK 3D effects. The thus generated high-gloss exceeds a~ê~ìë=êéëìäíáéêí=éáåé=ö~åò=äéëçåçéêé=łqáéñé the 95 gloss unit (GU) mark. There have also áã=dä~åò =ççéê=~åçéêë=ñçêãìäáéêí=çáé=łp~ííé been significant secondary improvements including, mä~ííé =~ìñ=çéê=_~ëáë=éåüíéê=p=ajbññéâíék=aéê among others, dust removal via a clean room ëç=éêòéìöíé=eçåüöä~åò=äáéöí=àéåëéáíë=çéê=vr environment, a better milling process, and dä~åòéìåâíéjj~êâék=léíáãáéêìåöéå=éêñ~üêéå improved steering/controlling measurements Ü~í=ÄÉá=ÇÉê=~âíìÉääÉå=^åä~ÖÉåÖÉåÉê~íáçå=~ìÅÜ continuously ÇáÉ=mÉêáéÜÉêáÉI=ïáÉ=ìK=~K=ÇáÉ=båíëí~ìÄìåÖ=ΩÄÉê throughout the whole production run. oéáåê~ìã~íãçëéü êéi=çéê=påüäéáñéêçòéëë=ëçj The fusing temperature range has also been reduced ïáé=ëíéìéêåçélâçåíêçääáéêéåçé=jéëëãéíüççáâ and is now in the 100 C region. This lowers âçåíáåìáéêäáåü=áã=mêççìâíáçåëîéêä~ìñ=çìêåü the tension in the carrier material, which is a ÇáÉ=ÖÉë~ãíÉ=iáåáÉK=bÄÉåÑ~ääë=îÉêÄÉëëÉêí=Ó=áå general benefit of using lower temperatures. High ÇáÉëÉã=c~ää=ÖÉëÉåâí=Ó=ïìêÇÉ=Ç~ë=qÉãéÉê~íìêJ flexibility is a significant quality of PUR ÑÉåëíÉêI=ÇáÉ=~âíìÉääÉ=^ìÑëÅÜãÉäòíÉãéÉê~íìê jéëëéjjìëíéêëíωåâ=å~åü=aìêåüj A sample specimen leaves the line ä~ìñ=çéê=^åä~öé=~ã=^ìëä~ìñ at the trade fair

5 Embossing mê ÖÉï~äòÉå=ÑΩê=ÇáÉ=łeçí===`ç~íáåÖ J=píêìâíìêÖÉJ rollers that provide the HotCoating structures, ÄìåÖ=áã=aìêÅÜä~ìÑ=~ìÑ=ÇÉã=häÉáÄÉêáíJjÉëëÉëí~åÇ in operation at KLEIBERIT s trade fair stand ADHESIVES COATINGS Live HotCoating Demonstrations New possibilities on a running line components. ÄÉïÉÖí=ëáÅÜ=áå=_ÉêÉáÅÜÉå=îçå Even after hardening, NMM=ø`K=a~ÇìêÅÜ=îÉêêáåÖÉêå they can be formed or 3D patterns ëáåü=òk=_k=çáé=pé~ååìåöéå=áã can be applied, as was demonstrated qê ÖÉêïÉêâëíçÑÑ=~äë=ÖêìåÇë íòj on a pillar at the company s äáåüéê=sçêíéáä=éáåéê=öéêáåöéj stand at the LIGNA. êéå=qéãééê~íìêäéä~ëíìåök Flawless rounded edges with báåé=ã~ ÖÉÄäáÅÜÉ=báÖÉåJ a ëåü~ñí=îçå=mrojhçãéçåéåj 2mm radius can already be realised. íéå=áëí=áüêé=üçüé=cäéñáäáäáí ík KLEIBERIT is currently working pç=ëáåç=åçåü=séêñçêãìåöéå on narrowing the radius down ÄòïK=P=aJ^åïÉåÇìåÖÉå to 1mm, as required by the å~åü=çéã=^ìëü êíéå=ã ÖJ kitchen industry it looks likely äáåüi=çáéë=òéáöíé=ìk=~k=ç~ë=łiáj that a solution will be available Öå~ Jbñéçå~í=ÉáåÉê=p ìäé=~ìñ soon. ÇÉã=jÉëëÉëí~åÇK=o~ÇáÉå=Äáë ~ìñ=o=ãã=ëáåç=àéíòí=ëåüçå Faster ÄêìÅÜÑêÉá=êÉ~äáëáÉêÄ~êK=rã feed rates, improved ÇÉå=cçêÇÉêìåÖÉå=ÇÉê=hΩJ hardening ÅÜÉåáåÇìëíêáÉ=~ìÑ=NJããJo~J Another ÇáÉå=ÉåíëéêÉÅÜÉå=òì=â ååéåi exciting topic is roll-toroll ä~ìñéå=çáéëäéòωöäáåüé=téáj foil coating, usable for all kinds íéêéåíïáåâäìåöéå=äéá=häéáäéj of laminating, which also opens êáíi=çáé=i ëìåö=ëåüéáåí=~äëéüj new perspectives in combination with digital printing. Ä~ê=ã~ÅÜÄ~êK KLEIBERIT demonstrated this live påüåéääéêé=sçêëåüωäéi at the LIGNA in Hanover. On ÄÉëëÉêÉë=^ìëÜ êíîéêü~äíéå show was an inline digital printing báå=ïéáíéêéëi=ëé~ååéåçéë line with a working width of 400 qüéã~=áëí=çáé=oçääéjòìjoçääé mm, that showed printing and cçäáéåäéëåüáåüíìåöi=çáé=ñωê subsequent hot coating ~ääé=^êíéå=çéê=h~ëåüáéêìåö in one pass, a method that the ã ÖäáÅÜ=áëí=ìåÇ=~ìÅÜ=áå=sÉêJ company ÄáåÇìåÖ=ãáí=ÇÉã=aáÖáí~äJ recently enhanced in ÇêìÅâ=åÉìÉ=mÉêëéÉâíáîÉå=ÉêJ cooperation with machine manufacturer ÑÑåÉíK=aáÉëÉë=sÉêÑ~ÜêÉå=òÉáÖJ Huser GmbH (from íé=häéáäéêáí=äáîé=~ìñ=çéã=jéëj Herbolzheim, southwest Germany). ëéëí~åç=áå=e~ååçîéêk Its compact integrated báåé=fåäáåéjaáöáí~äçêìåâ~åä~j digital printer is worth QMM=ãã=ÇÉãçåëíêáÉêíÉI=ïáÉ a special mention. The unit can áå=éáåéã=^êäéáíëö~åö=öéj create embossed structures, thus ÇêìÅâí=ìåÇ=~åëÅÜäáÉ ÉåÇ=ãáí providing novel profile wrapping and surface lamination op- łeçí==`ç~íáåö =ÄÉëÅÜáÅÜíÉí ïáêçk=déãéáåë~ã=ãáí=çéã tions for paper manufacturers. j~ëåüáåéåüéêëíéääéê=eìëéê In future, paper laminations up dãäei=eéêäçäòüéáãi=ü~í Ç~ë=tÉáåÖ~êíÉåÉê=råíÉêåÉÜJ to a width of 1.60 metre will be ãéå=çáéëéë=séêñ~üêéå=ïéáíéêj possible; an interesting feature ÉåíïáÅâÉäíK=bêï ÜåÉåëïÉêí for companies in door, flooring áëí=çáé=âçãé~âíé=ìåç=áåíéj and furniture manufacturing, ÖêáÉêíÉ=dê É=ÇÉë=aáÖáí~äÇêìJ which can then laminate large ÅâÉêëK=jáí=ÇáÉëÉã=sÉêÑ~ÜêÉå surfaces and simultaneously â ååéå=~ìåü=mê ÖÉëíêìâíìêÉå coat the edges. ÉêòÉìÖí=ïÉêÇÉå=Ó=ÉáåÉ=åÉìÉ In roll-to-roll foil coating, j ÖäáÅÜâÉáí=ÑΩê=m~éáÉêÜÉêëíÉäJ äéêi=çéåå=äéá=çéê=mêçñáäìãj m/min. feeds are currently realistic. The achievable top speeds ã~åíéäìåö=ççéê=cä ÅÜÉåâ~J ëåüáéêìåö=éêöéäéå=ëáåü=ç~ãáí for boards are around 25 m/ ~äíéêå~íáîé=^åïéåçìåöéåk=bë min., a significant improvement ïéêçéå=òìâωåñíáö=m~éáéêäéj on the previous 10 m/min. New ëåüáåüíìåöéå=äáë=òì=nism=ã raw material formulations have _êéáíé=ã ÖäáÅÜ=ëÉáåI=áåíÉêÉëJ additionally brought improvements in the hardening process. ë~åí=òk=_k=ñωê=qωêéåj=ëçïáé _ççéåäéä~öëüéêëíéääéê=ççéê ~ìåü=j ÄäÉêI=ÇáÉ=Öêç É=cä J The fast basic hardening of the ÅÜÉå=â~ëÅÜáÉêÉå=ìåÇ=ÖäÉáÅÜJ surface considerably facilitates òéáíáö=çáé=h~åíéå=ìãã~åíéäåk handling both in the line run and cωê=çáé=çáé=oçääéjòìjoçääé=cçj during the subsequent stages. äáéåäéëåüáåüíìåö=ëáåç=çéêòéáí Levelling for high-gloss materials takes around one minute. sçêëåüωäé=îçå=smjum=ãlãáåk êé~äáëíáëåüi=áã=mä~ííéåäéêéáåü A protective foil is always ÄÉïÉÖÉå=ëáÅÜ=ÇáÉ=Ç~êëíÉääÄ~J êéå=péáíòéåöéëåüïáåçáöâéáj added at the end of the line, in íéå=ìã=çáé=or=ãlãáåk=eáéê compliance with the standard ä~ö=çéê=äáëüéêáöé=téêí=äéá requirements of the furniture and NM=ãLãáåK=táÅÜíáÖ=ëáåÇ=ÉÄÉåJ kitchen sectors. In practice, the ëç=çáé=séêäéëëéêìåöéå=áã boards can then be delivered ^ìëü êíîéêü~äíéå=ç~åâ=åéìéê after 24 hours. The Invisible Glue Line in Continuous Testing PUR hotmelt adhesives set standards LVT Flooring Specific adhesives for extreme demands Innovative Solutions For profile wrapping and flat lamination

6 Flawless h~åíéåê~çáéå=äáë=òì=o=ãã=ëáåç rounded edges with a 2mm radius ~âíìéää=êáëëñêéá=ãáí=~ìëöéü êíéíéê are currently possible with hardened łeçí==`ç~íáåö J=_ÉëÅÜáÅÜíìåÖ HotCoating (photo: KLEIBERIT) ã ÖäáÅÜ= EcçíçW=häÉáÄÉêáíF mä~ëíáëåüéê=báåçêìåâw Three-dimensional effect: digital aáöáí~äçêìåâ=ãáí=łeçí==`ç~íáåö J printing with HotCoating (photo: _ÉëÅÜáÅÜíìåÖ= KLEIBERIT) EcçíçW=häÉáÄÉêáíF Super aáé=ëåüåéääéêé=läéêñä ÅÜÉåJ matt and highgloss dêìåçü êíìåö=îéêéáåñ~åüí available at the push Ç~ë=e~åÇäáåÖ=áã=^åä~ÖÉåJ of a button ÇìêÅÜä~ìÑ=ìåÇ=áã=^åëÅÜäìëë ÇÉìíäáÅÜK=_Éáã=eçÅÜÖä~åò A completely contrary trend Ç~ìÉêí=Ç~ë=iÉîÉäáåÖ=EÇáÉ=sÉêJ to ä~ìñëòéáíf=êìåç=n=ãáåk=^ìñ=çáé high-gloss is super matt, which mä~ííéå=ïéêçéå=~ã=båçé=çéê is gaining popularity and generating iáåáé=öêìåçë íòäáåü=påüìíòñçj sales volumes. Here again, äáéå=~ìñöéòçöéåi=éáåé=pí~åj HotCoating gets to pull Ç~êÇ~åÑçêÇÉêìåÖ=áã=j ÄÉäJ another ace from its sleeve, as ìåç=hωåüéåäéêéáåük=få=çéê the super matt surfaces with extremely mê~ñáë=ä~ëëéå=ëáåü=ëç=çáé=mä~íj low glossiness are íéå=äéêéáíë=å~åü=oq=ü=~ìëäáéj achieved by physical means ÑÉêåK which offer numerous other benefits alongside preventing pìééêã~íí=ìåç=eçåüöä~åò glossing ~ìñ=håçéñçêìåâ=ã ÖäáÅÜ rather than with chemical matting agents. Furthermore, kéäéå=çéã=eçåüöä~åò=ëéíòí apart from re- or retrofitting ~âíìéää=åçåü=éáå=ö åòäáåü the production line with special âçåíê êéê=läéêñä ÅÜÉåíêÉåÇ units for hardening and òìåéüãéåç=^âòéåíé=ìåç=öéj matting åéêáéêí=sçäìãáå~w=a~ë=pìééêj the UV-polymerizable materials, ã~íík=få=çáéëéã=wìë~ããéåj no further changes are Ü~åÖ=â~åå=łeçí==`ç~íáåÖ =ÉáJ required (see Surface Magazine s åéå=ïéáíéêéå=sçêíéáä=~äë report from 2014). When qêìãéñ=~ìëëéáéäéåk=bë=ä~ëëéå UV paints and varnishes are ëáåü=ëìééêã~ííé=läéêñä ÅÜÉå hardened according to the methods ÉêòÉìÖÉåI=ÇáÉ=áÜêÉå=ÉñíêÉã developed by Innovative Oberflächentechnologien åáéçêáöéå=dä~åòöê~ç=åáåüí ÇìêÅÜ=ÅÜÉãáëÅÜÉ=j~ííáÉJ GmbH êìåöëãáííéä=éêêéáåüéåi=ëçåj from Leipzig, to begin with ÇÉêå=ÇìêÅÜ=Éáå=éÜóëáâ~äáJ extremely short-wave light is ëåüéë=séêñ~üêéå=ãáí=ïéáíéêéå applied in the absence of oxygen. sçêíéáäéåi=ï~ë=ç~ë=séêüáåj Directly afterwards, the ÇÉêå=îçå=^ìÑÖä åòéå=äéíêáññík surface is radiated with a medium-pressure få=çéê=iáåáé=ãìëë=~ì Éê=ÉáåÉê UVC emitter, where ^ìëjlk~åüêωëíìåö=ãáí=éáåéê the very high-energy _Éëíê~ÜäìåÖë~åä~ÖÉå=òìê=e êj light photons break down the íìåö=ìåç=j~ííáéêìåö=rsjéçj molecular äóãéêáëáéêä~êéê=j~íéêá~äáéå double bonds of the paint âéáåé=ûåçéêìåö=îçêöéåçãj molecules. Radicals are formed ãéå=ïéêçéå=eç~ë=pìêñ~åéj and polymerization ensues j~ö~òáå=omnq=ü~ííé=äéêéáíë immediately, resulting in Ç~êΩÄÉê=ÄÉêáÅÜíÉíFK super matt surfaces that are extremely aáé=e êíìåö=îçå=rsjc~êäéå hard and scratchresistant, ìåç=ji~åâéå=å~åü=çéã=séêj and that will also not Ñ~ÜêÉå=ÇÉê=fååçî~íáîÉ=lÄÉêJ gloss. One single production Ñä ÅÜÉåíÉÅÜåçäçÖáÉå=dãÄe line, ~ìë=iéáéòáö=ëéíòí=òìéêëí=éñj then, can cover the full scope íêéã=âìêòïéääáöéë=iáåüí=ìåíéê of high-gloss to super matt ^ìëëåüäìëë=îçå=p~ìéêëíçññ in any range of quantities while ÉáåK=råãáííÉäÄ~ê=Ç~å~ÅÜ=ÉêJ retaining all the positive features ÑçäÖí=ÇáÉ=_Éëíê~ÜäìåÖ=ÉáåÉã a major factor for the rs`=jáííéäçêìåâjpíê~üäéêk second line at Kastamonu. With aìêåü=çáé=äéëçåçéêë=üçåüj this investment, the Turkish ÉåÉêÖÉíáëÅÜÉå=iáÅÜíJmÜçíçJ company åéå=äêéåüéå=çáé=ãçäéâìä~êéå expects to achieve a further açéééääáåçìåöéå=çéê=i~åâj step towards worldwide market ãçäéâωäé=~ìñk=bë=äáäçéå=ëáåü leadership in this sector. It o~çáâ~äé=ìåç=çáé=mçäóãéêáë~j is also important to mention the íáçå=ïáêç=çáêéâí=áå=d~åö=öéj crucial role of dekorapur, KLEIBERIT s ëéíòík=a~ë=oéëìäí~í=ëáåç=pìj daughter company from ééêã~ííjläéêñä ÅÜÉåI=ÇáÉ=ÉñJ Barsinghausen (near íêéã=ü~êí=ëçïáé=âê~íòñéëí=ìåç Hanover), which provides key Ç~åÉÄÉå=åáÅÜí=~ìÑÖä åòä~ê support ëáåçk=^ìñ=éáåéê=iáåáé=â~åå=~äj for newcomers and major ëç=çáé=öéë~ãíé=_~åçäêéáíé line investment projects alike. îçå=eçåüöä~åò=äáë=pìééêã~íí A reference system with the áå=~ääéå=ã ÖäáÅÜÉå=píΩÅâò~ÜäÉå=ÖÉÑÉêíáÖí=ïÉêÇÉåI=ìåíÉê latest varnishing technology is already up and running in Barsinghausen. _ÉáÄÉÜ~äíìåÖ=~ääÉê=éçëáíáîÉå=báÖÉåëÅÜ~ÑíÉå=Ó=Éáå As a result, Pfleiderer first presented its product e~ìéí~åë~íò=ñωê=çáé=ok=iáåáé=äéá=h~ëí~ãçåìk=a~ë=íωêâáj at its in-house Innovation Days event back in February, and ëåüé=råíéêåéüãéå=îéêëéêáåüí=ëáåü=îçå=çáéëéê=fåîéëíáíáj again at the Interzum trade fair in May. Incidentally, çå=éáåéå=ïáåüíáöéå=påüêáíí=áå=oáåüíìåö=ïéäíïéáíéê one focus of Pfleiderer s production will be on compact j~êâíñωüêéêëåü~ñí=~ìñ=çáéëéã=péöãéåík boards táåüíáö=áëí=çéê=eáåïéáë=~ìñ=çáé=äéöäéáíéåçé=cìåâíáçå with melamine surfaces qualified for outdoor use. The ÇÉê=häÉáÄÉêáíJqçÅÜíÉê=aÉâçê~Jmìê=áå=_~êëáåÖÜ~ìëÉå=ÄÉá respective standard requirements have been fulfilled, thus e~ååçîéê=ñωê=kéìéáåëíéáöéêi=äòïk=äéá=^åä~öéåjdêç áåj opening up a challenging new market sector. These îéëíáíáçåéåk=açêí=ä ìñí=äéêéáíë=éáåé=oéñéêéåò~åä~öé=ãáí are yet more examples of the versatility and quality of HotCoating ÇÉê=~âíìÉääÉå=i~ÅâáÉêíÉÅÜåçäçÖáÉK=pç=âçååíÉ=mÑäÉáÇÉêÉê applications. All the products shown at KLEI- BERIT s ëéáå=mêççìâí=äéêéáíë=áã=céäêì~ê=~ìñ=ëéáåéå=łfååçî~íáçå stand at the LIGNA were made in Barsinghausen, providing a~óë =îçêëíéääéå=ìåç=ç~åå=~ìåü=áã=j~á=~ìñ=çéê=łfåíéêj a foretaste of possible future series productions. òìã =éê ëéåíáéêéåk=báå=påüïéêéìåâí=çéê=mñäéáçéêéêj mêççìâíáçå=ïéêçéå=ωäêáöéåë=çáé=ñωê=lìíçççêjbáåë íòé Embossing îçêöéëéüéåéå=ł`çãé~åí=_ç~êçë =ëéáåi=çáé=ñωê=^ì ÉåJ with a short-cycle press guaranteed ~åïéåçìåöéå=èì~äáñáòáéêíé=jéä~ãáåjläéêñä ÅÜÉå=~ìÑJ security of supply ïéáëéåk=aáé=éåíëéêéåüéåçéå=kçêã~åñçêçéêìåöéå The âçååíéå=éêñωääí=ïéêçéå=ìåç= ÑÑåÉå=ëç=Éáå=åÉìÉëI=~åJ roll-to-roll coating method, also demonstrated at the LIGNA ëéêìåüëîçääéë=j~êâíëéöãéåík in Hanover, provided another glimpse through the aáéë=áëí=éáå=ïéáíéêéê=_éäéö=ñωê=çáé=sáéäëéáíáöâéáí=ìåç=çáé looking-glass. As mentioned, this method can be used nì~äáí í=çéê=łeçí==`ç~íáåö J^åïÉåÇìåÖÉåK=^ìÅÜ=~ääÉ to create embossed structures with a maximum depth of häéáäéêáíjjéëëééñéçå~íé=ñωê=çáé=łiáöå~ =ëí~ããéå=~ìë 150 _~êëáåöü~ìëéå=ìåç=öéäéå=ëç=éáåéå=sçêöéëåüã~åâ=~ìñ µm. In practice, µm embossings will likely be more âωåñíáö=ã ÖäáÅÜÉ=pÉêáÉåÑÉêíáÖìåÖÉåK common. The method was introduced in 2015 as HotCoating Impress Touch and includes an application stage mê ÖìåÖ=ãáííÉäë=hq=Ó with a very high layer thickness. Due to the moisturecuring séêëçêöìåöëëáåüéêüéáí=ö~ê~åíáéêí principle, this layer can be embossed inline with the aid of an embossing calender or a short-cycle press, both a~ë=â ååíé=äéáëéáéäëïéáëé=ñωê=çáé=éäéåñ~ääë=áå=e~ååçj popular methods in the wood products and flooring îéê=~ìñ=çéê=iáöå~=îçêöéñωüêíé=oçääéjòìjoçääé J_ÉJ industries. To cater for the demand in luxury vinyl tiles (LVT), ëåüáåüíìåö=öéäíéåk=jáí=çáéëéã=séêñ~üêéå=â ååéå=ïáé flooring Éêï Üåí=~ìÅÜ=mê ÖÉëíêìâíìêÉå=ÉêòÉìÖí=ïÉêÇÉå=ãáí=j~J manufacturers are calling for materials that are printable ñáã~äíáéñéå=îçå=nrm= ã=ó=áå=çéê=mê~ñáë=ïéêçéå=ïçüä in widths up to 2.10 metres and that have very abrasion-proof qáéñéå=îçå=umjnmm= ã=ωääáåü=ëéáåk=a~ë=séêñ~üêéå=ïìêj coating, a super matt finish, and can be re- PQ =proc^`bjj^d^wfk= OMNT=

7 activated in a short-cycle press. ÇÉ=áå=OMNR=~äë=łeçí==`ç~íáåÖ Such HotCoating -based fãéêéëë=qçìåü =îçêöéëíéääí papers ìåç=äéáåü~äíéí=éáåéå=^ééäáj provide a soft touch finish â~íáçåëëåüêáíí=áå=ëéüê=üçüéê with excellent acoustic properties påüáåüíëí êâék=aìêåü=áüê and that can even be ÑÉìÅÜíáÖâÉáíëîÉêåÉíòÉåÇÉë embossed with deep structures. oé~âíáçåëéêáåòáé=â~åå=çáéëé On-demand generation of påüáåüí=áã=fåäáåéjséêñ~üêéå high-gloss and/or super-matt [surfaces] ÖÉéê Öí=ïÉêÇÉå=ãáííÉäë=mê J with a short-cycle ÖÉâ~ä~åÇÉê=çÇÉê=hqI=ÇáÉ=áå press ÇÉê=eçäòïÉêâëíçÑÑáåÇìëíêáÉ is certainly conceivable in ïéáí=îéêäêéáíéí=ëáåçi=ëç=~ìåü future. As áã=cì ÄçÇÉåÄÉêÉáÅÜK=rã HotCoating continued to gain ÇÉã=isqJqêÉåÇ=òì=ÄÉÖÉÖåÉåI market ground, KLEIBERIT simultaneously ÑçêÇÉêå=cì ÄçÇÉåÜÉêëíÉääÉê secured the raw materials _êéáíéå=äáë=òì=oinm=ãi=çáé supply for all production ΩÄÉê=ÉáåÉ=ÜçÅÜ~ÄêáÉÄÑÉëíÉ facilities. Because it is påüáåüí=îéêñωöéåi=éáåé=ëìééêj basically a closed system that ã~ííé=läéêñä ÅÜÉ=Ü~ÄÉå=ìåÇ uses áå=éáåéê=hìêòí~âíéêéëëé=êé~âíáj only carefully matched PUR îáéêä~ê=ëáåçk=pç=éåíëíéüí=~ìñ KLEIBERIT products, the company łeçí==`ç~íáåö J=_~ëáë=Éáå=_ÉJ can provide a guarantee ä~ö=ãáí=pçñííçìåüjläéêñä ÅÜÉ for the full functionality of ìåç=üéêîçêê~öéåçéå=~âìëíáj the different HotCoating methods, ëåüéå=báöéåëåü~ñíéåi=çéã and has total control of ã~å=~ìåü=åçåü=íáéñé=qéñíìj the complex processes. Raw êéå=éáåéê ÖÉå=â~ååK=^ìÅÜ material production is being ÇáÉ=bêòÉìÖìåÖ=îçå=eçÅÜJ massively Öä~åò=ÄòïK=j~íí=áå=ÇÉê=hq=àÉ extended in Weingarten, å~åü=_éç~êñ=áëí=áå=wìâìåñí corresponding to the rise ÇÉåâÄ~êK in demand. Capacities are due jáí=çéê=ëáåü=îçääòáéüéåçéå to be doubled by 2018/19, along bí~ääáéêìåö=çéë=łeçí==`ç~íáåö= with a multi-million euro investment. JsÉêÑ~ÜêÉåë=Ü~í=ëáÅÜ=häÉáÄÉêáí Two ÖäÉáÅÜòÉáíáÖ=ÇáÉ=oçÜëíçÑÑîÉêJ different types of varnish ëçêöìåö=ñωê=~ääé=éêççìòáéêéåj are on offer: unpigmented for ÇÉå=^åä~ÖÉå=ÖÉëáÅÜÉêíK=sÉê~êJ decor/veneer ÄÉáíÉí=ïÉêÇÉå=â~åå=~ìëJ surfaces, and pigmented ëåüäáé äáåü=éáå=déë~ãíëóëíéã for pre-dyed monochrome ~ìë=~ìñéáå~åçéê=~äöéëíáããj surfaces. In the meantime, íéå=mrojmêççìâíéå=çéë a multitude of shades of téáåö~êíéåéê=råíéêåéüãéåëk white are available for the latter, pç=áëí=häéáäéêáí=~ìåü=áå=çéê as well as a range of pale i~öéi=çáé=d~ê~åíáé=ñωê=çáé greys, depending on the îçääëí åçáöé=cìåâíáçå=çéê pigmentation. îéêëåüáéçéåéå=séêñ~üêéå Deeper colours such êìåç=ìã=łeçí==`ç~íáåö =òì as dark grey (currently still) ΩÄÉêåÉÜãÉå=ìåÇ=Ü~í=ÇáÉ require the use of precoloured âçãéäéñéå=^ää ìñé=îçääëí åj paper. HotCoating surfacing ÇáÖ=ìåíÉê=hçåíêçääÉK=m~ê~ääÉä requires a base material òìê=_éç~êñëëíéáöéêìåö=ïáêç=çáé of between 80 and 140 g/ m², oçüëíçññéêççìâíáçå=áå=téáåj depending on the intended Ö~êíÉåã~ëëáî=~ìÑJ=ìåÇ=~ìëÖÉJ use and material properties. Ä~ìíK Here sçêöéëéüéå=áëí=çáé=séêççééj again, the range has been äìåö=çéê=h~é~òáí íéå=äáë considerably extended as a OMNULNV=áå=sÉêÄáåÇìåÖ=ãáí=ÉáJ result of the increasing scope of applications. åéã=fåîéëíãéåí=áå=òïéáëíéääáj It ÖÉê=jáääáçåÉåÜ ÜÉK=wìê=^ìëJ is also a fact that the consumables ï~üä=ëíéüéå=òïéá=ìåíéêj are below those of classic ëåüáéçäáåüé=i~åâíóééåw=ìåj casting plants which, for process-related éáöãéåíáéêí=ñωê=aéâçêlcìêj reasons, need around åáéêçäéêñä ÅÜÉ=çÇÉê=éáÖãÉåJ 120 g/m² for the top coat íáéêí=ñωê=råájläéêñä ÅÜÉåK (for an overall g/m²), ^ìåü=üáéê=ü~í=çáé=aáññéêéåj to achieve comparable òáéêìåö=ëí~êâ=òìöéåçããéåw 3D effects, for instance. In a cωê=iéíòíöéå~ååíé=ëáåç=ãáííj direct äéêïéáäé=~ääé=ã ÖäáÅÜÉå comparison, KLEIBERIT expects téá í åé=ç~êëíéäää~ê=ëçïáé HotCoating to bring an àé=å~åü=máöãéåíáéêìåö=çáîéêj economic (i.e. cost) benefit of ëé=üéääé=dê~ìí åék=cωê=łíáéñéj around 30%. Equally êé=c~êäéå I=òK_K=ÇìåâäÉë important is the practically dê~ì=áëí=eåçåüf=çáé=séêïéåj non-existent reject rate on ÇìåÖ=îçå=Ñ~êÄÉáåÖÉëíÉääíÉå account of there being no m~éáéêéå=å íáök=cωê=çéå danger of stress whitening łeçí==`ç~íáåö =läéêñä ÅÜÉåJ when ~ìñä~ì=ïéêçéå=òïáëåüéå=um drilling or milling. Very low ìåç=nqm=ölã²=pìäëí~åò=äéå J machine set-up times (onetouch íáöí=àé=å~åü=^åïéåçìåö=äòïk changeovers from matt to báöéåëåü~ñíéêçñáäk=^ìåü=üáéê high-gloss) are another key argument. Ü~í=ëáÅÜ=ÇáÉ=pé~ååÉ=ãáí=ëíÉáJ As ÖÉåÇÉê=^åïÉåÇìåÖëÄêÉáíÉ such, many factors speak in favour ÇÉìíäáÅÜ=ÉêïÉáíÉêíK of the continuation and c~âí=áëí=éäéåëçi=ç~ëë=ëáåü=çáé promotion of the HotCoating séêäê ìåüé=ìåíéê=çéåéå=âä~ëj success ëáëåüéê=dáé ~åä~öéå=äéïéj story... ÖÉåI=ÇáÉ=òK=_K=ÑΩê=îÉêÖäÉáÅÜÄ~J êé=p=ajbññéâíé=~ääéáå=ñωê=çéå aéåâä~åâ=éêçòéëëäéçáåöí êìåç=nom=ölã²=eäéá=áåëöéë~ãí OMMJORM=ÖLã²F=ÄÉå íáöéåk _Éáã=ÇáêÉâíÉå=sÉêÖäÉáÅÜ=ìåJ íéê=ïáêíëåü~ñíäáåüéå=déëáåüíëj éìåâíéå=öéüí=ã~å=äéá=häéáäéj êáí=å~åü=ïáé=îçê=îçå=éáåéå łeçí==`ç~íáåö J=hçëíÉåîçêíÉáä îçå=å~k=pm=b=~ìëk déå~ìëç=ïáåüíáöéê=ëåüéáåí ~ääéêçáåöë=çéê=eáåïéáë=~ìñ ÇáÉ=îÉêëÅÜïáåÇÉåÇ=ÖÉêáåÖÉ ^ìëëåüìëëèìçíé=å~üé=kìää ÄÉá=ÇÉê=sÉê~êÄÉáíìåÖ=Ç~åâ ÇÉê=åáÅÜí=îçêÜ~åÇÉåÉå=tÉá J ÄêìÅÜÖÉÑ~Üê=ÄÉáã=_çÜêÉåL cê ëéåk=a~ë=öáäí=~ìåü=ñωê=çáé ëéüê=öéêáåöéå=oωëíòéáíéå ErãëíÉääìåÖ=j~ííLeçÅÜÖä~åò ééê=håçéñçêìåâfk sáéäé=c~âíçêéå=ëéêéåüéå=ñωê ÇáÉ=cçêíëÉíòìåÖ=çÇÉê=~ìÅÜ cçêåáéêìåö=çéê=äáëüéêáöéå łeçí==`ç~íáåö JbêÑçäÖëÖÉJ ëåüáåüíé=kkk Live HotCoating Demonstrations New possibilities on a running line The Invisible Glue Line in Continuous Testing PUR hotmelt adhesives set standards LVT Flooring Specific adhesives for extreme demands Innovative Solutions For profile wrapping and flat lamination ADHESIVES COATINGS

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