Poplar panel factory for three generations
For three generations, we have been involved in the cultivation of poplar and the production of wood panels ready to be used as raw materials. We take care of every single aspect of our production process, ensuring the highest quality step by step in order to produce fully functional and highly aesthetically pleasing products.
Plywood and multilayer, but also plated, plywood with MDF faces and T-FLEX: we satisfy the production needs of each of our customers with tailor-made deliveries on time.
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From logs to plywood
Selection
Depending on the desired product, we carefully select the type of wood to be used.
Debarking
With this procedure, the bark is removed to prevent the proliferation of many plant pests.
Veneer peeling
This operation produces sheets from the wood that will form the starting point for the manufacture of plywood.
Drying
A process that removes some of the water contained in the fresh wood, thereby also reducing its moisture level.
Composition and pressing
Pressing the wood facilitates the gluing of individual panels to create more complex products.
Squaring
With squaring, the wood begins to take shape, ensuring a high precision cut.
Sanding and sorting
In this operation, the product is chamfered, removing any imperfections present for a ready-to-use raw material.
Packaging and shipping
Finally, we take care of the packing and shipping of the order.
Quality Classification
The classification of poplar plywood according to faces refers to the standards UNI EN 635-1 and UNI EN 635-2. In particular, the classes defined by the standard are E, I, II, III and IV.
Each of the two panel surfaces is classified separately, so different combinations are possible.
- CLASS E (FORMERLY CLASS A OF UNI 6471). Face whitened with hydrogen peroxide that may remain visible, perfectly white colour, total absence of knots, even pin knots, and minimum defects perfectly repaired.
- CLASS I (FORMERLY CLASS AB). Face whitened with hydrogen peroxide, slight colour variations, few pin knots and a few well filled defects.
- CLASS II (FORMERLY CLASS B). Natural white face with pronounced colour variations, small pin knots and minor head cracks well filled in.
- CLASS III (FORMERLY CLASS BB). Natural face with healthy and fallen knots, cracks, overlaps, repairs and filling of all degrees.
- CLASS IV (FORMERLY CLASS C). All unrepaired wood and processing defects permitted, provided that the technical characteristics of the panel are not impaired.
Technical aspects
Quality Classification
The classification of poplar plywood according to faces refers to the standards UNI EN 635-1 and UNI EN 635-2. In particular, the classes defined by the standard are E, I, II, III and IV.
Each of the two panel surfaces is classified separately, so different combinations are possible.
- CLASS E (FORMERLY CLASS A OF UNI 6471). Face whitened with hydrogen peroxide that may remain visible, perfectly white colour, total absence of knots, even pin knots, and minimum defects perfectly repaired.
- CLASS I (FORMERLY CLASS AB). Face whitened with hydrogen peroxide, slight colour variations, few pin knots and a few well filled defects.
- CLASS II (FORMERLY CLASS B). Natural white face with pronounced colour variations, small pin knots and minor head cracks well filled in.
- CLASS III (FORMERLY CLASS BB). Natural face with healthy and fallen knots, cracks, overlaps, repairs and filling of all degrees.
- CLASS IV (FORMERLY CLASS C). All unrepaired wood and processing defects permitted, provided that the technical characteristics of the panel are not impaired.
CLASS E1
The parameter according to which the product is considered compliant with the standards is Class E1; products are measured according to methods that attest their belonging to this class: the chamber method, the perforation method and the gas-analysis method. The permissible formaldehyde emission must be equal to or less than 0.124 mg/cubic metre air (measured by the chamber method).
I.C.T.A. certifies and guarantees through periodic analyses that all panels produced fall within Class E1.
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