Is furniture edging just for aesthetics?

Edge banding, that is, during the processing of panels in the customization of whole-house furniture, the edges around the panels will be exposed. At this time, it is necessary to use a edge banding strip of the same width as the panel to adhere to the surrounding areas of the panel under the action of hot melt adhesive.
The commonly used materials for edge banding include copolymers of acrylonitrile, butadiene, and styrene (ABS), polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PVC), and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA).
Many people will think that with edge banding, PVC edge banding makes furniture more beautiful and overall more attractive. Edge banding also reduces the amount of formaldehyde released from the board. After edge banding around the board, the amount of formaldehyde and other substances released from the board will weaken to a lower level.
Currently, the environmental protection coefficient of plates is very high, do you still need edge sealing? The answer is yes, yes! For furniture that has been used by family members for a long time, regardless of whether the board meets environmental requirements, regardless of whether the board is environmentally friendly and does not release harmful substances, edge banding is very important. The quality of edge banding is also an effective basis for testing the reliability of a brand.
Prepare two plates, one without edge sealing and one with four sides sealing, both of which are E1 grade inner core plates. The current formaldehyde emission amount of the plate without edge sealing is 1, and the current formaldehyde emission amount will decrease to 0.5 after four sides sealing, which will also vary in the same hour. In other words, during this hour, what you smell is the difference between 1 and 0.5. It is likely that 1 has reached the edge of threatening your health, while 0.5 is far below the national threat standard.
Moreover, according to national regulations, Grade E2 plates must be treated to Grade E1 before they can be used indoors. Edge sealing is one of the treatment methods. At the same time, the benefits of four-sided edge sealing not only slow down the release amount, but also prevent moisture from entering the plate substrate and causing deformation.
The quality of the edge banding with the same color will also affect the regret of the aesthetic appearance of the edge banding, and also affect the quality of volatile emissions of substances such as formaldehyde after edge banding! So try to find large factories and brands to customize. Most small factories use semi-automatic edge banding technology. Some door-to-door furniture makers still use manual edge banding. A board with tight edge sealing will make the furniture seamless and have a strong overall feeling during use, and the residual harmful substances such as formaldehyde inside the board are not easy to leak, making it more environmentally friendly. However, if the edge sealing effect is poor, uneven and warped phenomena may occur, affecting the service life and aesthetics of the furniture, which is not environmentally friendly, thereby endangering human health.
Strictly control the edge sealing technology in the whole house customization, which can make the furniture look more beautiful and feel smoother. It also plays a role in preventing moisture from entering the board substrate and causing deformation.