"Opportunity" or "Tasteless" How far is the UV furniture paint green road?

In the “Twelfth Five-Year” development plan of China's paint industry, it is clearly proposed that environmental-friendly paints be regarded as development goals and structural adjustments as industry-oriented. This shows that the state encourages the development of waterborne coatings and photocurable coatings. At the same time, due to the rising costs of labor and raw materials, as well as the concept of end-user green consumerism, furniture manufacturers also urgently need some more comprehensive benefits. UV paint (also known as UV-curable coating) has unique advantages over traditional furniture paints such as fast curing speed (second-rate curing), VOC-free (volatile organic compound) emissions, labor saving, and high overall painting efficiency, attracting cabinets. In the field of wood flooring and other manufacturers.

The research and development of UV paint continues to increase The development of UV furniture paint began in the 1960s, and the real development of UV paint in China was in the 90s. In recent years, with the continuous introduction of national environmental protection policies, professional furniture coatings companies have increased the research and development of UV paint. Paint companies have different scales of investment in UV paint. China Resources Paint claims to launch UV paint as early as 15 years ago. Garbo Li, Chang Yunfa, and Zhan Chen have also been involved in this area to varying degrees, but the traditional The sales of PU lacquer and PE lacquer still account for the largest proportion of their total sales.

Opportunity is still a matter of how far the UV road furniture paints green roads. Industry associations and local governments have introduced some policies to encourage the development and application of UV coatings, such as Shenzhen, Shenzhen and other places in Beijing. Looking at the furniture exhibitions in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Sichuan in recent years, UV paint was frequently exhibited. Visitors came to consult a lot, and exhibitors did not hesitate to introduce. However, through careful comparison of the exhibited samples, it is found that the effect of the UV paint and the traditional furniture coating is quite different from that of the coating process and the quality of the paint film.

How long is the arrival of the green **? However, UV furniture lacquer in the applause, but also faced with technology, application, promotion and other problems. At present, the furniture paint industry has not yet appeared in the iconic UV paint brand, and no furniture paint manufacturer has UV paint as its main business. The main reasons for this status are as follows:

First of all, UV paint technology is weak and R&D investment is insufficient. UV curing is to use UV lamp as radiation source, irradiating liquid formulation added with photoinitiator, photoinitiator absorbs UV photon to initiate chemical reaction, instantaneously transform liquid resin formulation into solid film, which involves UV materials, UV equipment And professional operators and other factors. Most of the products developed by domestic furniture paint companies are roller-coated UV transparent bottom (face) paint and UV white (face) paint, while solid color paint products have a single brand and few breakthroughs. The key technologies of UV materials and formulations are in the hands of developed countries such as the United States, Japan, and South Korea. UV equipment is the most advanced in Germany. The imported equipment requires professionals to install, operate, debug, and maintain. However, due to the scarcity of domestic UV professional R&D personnel, insufficient attention from enterprises, lack of independent innovation capability, and relatively backward government guidance, despite rapid development, UV lacquer has not yet gained popularity in the furniture field.

Second, marketing and promotion are difficult and costly. Chinese companies like to innovate in imitation. When there is no precedent that can be imitated in the country, they are moved abroad. However, foreign things moving in are not necessarily completely suitable for the national conditions of the country. They need to be improved. This requires more costs. and time. Although the overall efficiency of UV paint is high, but the initial investment in equipment is very large, more suitable for large-scale furniture factory, because they have a solid financial and stable orders. In the furniture industry in China, the vast majority are small and medium-sized furniture factories. It is a long-term and difficult process for a seller of UV paint to transform a paint factory into a furniture factory that is accustomed to a mature traditional paint production line. . According to an industry source, some furniture companies have spent a lot of money on purchasing a number of equipment, but they have been unable to operate. They have almost become furnishings or even become scrap metal and cannot play a role. UV paint manufacturers and equipment makers lack integrated services that respond to rapid reactions, adding a lot of difficulties to downstream users.

Second, the coating process of UV paint is not mature enough. As UV paint is mechanized in the coating process, it requires the construction environment to be kept clean without dust particles, otherwise it will affect the paint film effect, and it is difficult to complete the coating operation of some special-shaped pieces of furniture.

It can be seen that the development of UV furniture lacquer is full of difficulties and temptations. In the course of development, there will always be some exploration and difficulties. However, UV furniture paint is a trend in the development of the industry, and it has become an indisputable fact. This is also an opportunity for companies to conduct differentiated transformation. This requires courage. Some companies regard this as an opportunity, and have already raised it to the level of development strategy. Some companies regard it as a tasteless, tasteless, and pity. It is only a small step to follow. Some companies have been waiting and waiting.

From the current situation analysis, the situation based on solvent-based coatings is difficult to change in a short time. Therefore, it is still too early to say that the green industry** in the furniture coating industry has started.