Rotary peeling
The manufacture cycle starts with the cutting of the log: by rotating it against a blade, veneers of different thickness, length and width are obtained.
The Manufacturing Process
San Giorgio S.p.a. uses state-of-the-art technologies
and very automated processes.
Veneer drying and sorting
The veneer strips are then accurately dried and sorted automatically according to hudreds of parameters.
Veneer processing
The veneer are spliced transversally and longitudinally to obtain the desired customer dimensions.
Gluing
The veneer sheets are glued with different resins according to their purpose.
Pressing
The glued veneers are then conveyed to the pressing lines to cure the resins and make a solid and durable panel.
Finishing
Once the panel is done, it is sanded to make its thickness uniform and edges are trimmed to obtain the desired dimensions.
Film Facing
If panels have to be film-faced a special film made of resin and paper is melted on the surface.
Cut-to-size
Panels can be further sectioned in every dimension with tolerance of a tenth of millimeter.
Quality control
For quality assurance, before delivery, all items pass through a new-generation ultrasound scanner which detects possible quality problems.
Packaging
Following the customer specifications, the panels are counted, packed, labelled and stored ready for delivery.
