Processing

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1. The raw material (oak, ash, etc.) is kiln dried and then stacked. (See picture 1, above)
2. The raw material is machined into geometrically accurate cubes. (See picture 2, above)
3. The raw material cubes are sliced into thin (3mm, 4mm) veneer pieces. (See picture 3, above)
4. The thin veneer pieces are selected and graded (nature, rustic). (See picture 3, above)
5. Thin veneer pieces are glued together to form a face veneer sheet. This process can be done manually (See picture 4, above) or automatically (See picture 5, above).

Producing the Core Board, step by step 

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1. The raw material (poplar) is kiln dried and then stacked.
2. The raw material is machined into geometrically accurate strips.
3. The strips are selected.
4. The strips are glued together to form the core board.
5. Core boards are stacked. (See picture 6, left)

Producing the Back Veneer, step by step 

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1. Poplar logs are rotary cut.
2. Poplar veneer rolls are cut into veneer sheets.
3. Back veneer sheets are selected.
4. Back veneer sheets are stacked. (See picture 7, left)

Assembling the 3 layers and making Engineered Wood Flooring 

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1. Placing a core board on top of a back veneer and then face veneers on top.
2. Hot pressing the 3 individual layers into one single 3-layer wood block. (See picture 8, above)
3. Cutting the 3-layer wood block into individual planks.
4. Effecting repairs. (See picture 9, above)
5. Sanding the face veneer. (See picture 10, above)
6. Sanding the back veneer. (See picture 10, above)
7. Lengthwise tongue and groove. (See picture 11, above)
8. Widthwise tongue and groove. (See picture 11, above)
9. Plank selection.

Varnishing 

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1. Sanding.
2. First coating - drying.
3. Second coating - drying.
4. Third coating - drying.
5. Sanding.
6. Fourth coating - drying.
7. Fifth coating - drying.
8. Sixth coating - drying. (For 1 to 8, see picture 12, above)
9. Varnish inspection, plank selection and grading. (See picture 13, above)

Packaging 

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1. Printing cartons with client's marks and sticking product labels.
2. Placing planks into cartons. (See picture 14, left)
3. Sealing cartons with a plastic film.
4. Placing cartons onto pallets.
5. Sealing pallets with plastic film.
6. Protecting each pallet with a tailor made plastic bag.

Warehousing 

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Marking, stacking and placing pallets in the warehouse, under appropriate environmental conditions. (See picture 15, left)

Delivering to Harbour 

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