Economic Aspects of Foamed Adhesives Using in Wood Processing Industry

In today's competitive business fight each company try to optimize its costs. Cost optimization is an important role for all of the companies. This fact also can be apply for the companies operates in wood processing industry. In the wood processing industry play adhesives important role and they are important secondary materials in furniture industry also. Adhesives significantly contribute to improving the products quality and they are also the basis for the development of new improved wood products. The main goal of the article is to promote the possibility of foamed adhesives using as a chance for the costs saving during the production of solid wood panels. The methods of our research are focused on the increasing of adhesive volume by foaming technology using the standard STN 13 354. Just through this technology adhesive can be applied to the bonding area more efficiently. It creates opportunities for applying of less volume of adhesive in bonded joints and on the other hand for obtaining the comparable strength requirements as the conventional volume of un-foamed adhesive. Based on our results it is possibility to reduce dispersion adhesive volume at 22%. From our research can be conclude that adhesives foaming is a technology that allows achieving the desired bonding strength at significantly reduced spread rate of adhesives and has also positive economic aspects in the production. Cost savings can be strong competitive advantage for plenty of companies.