These two sample Threespine panels have been engineered to click together like pieces of a puzzle. After joined together with a simple click, the pieces fit seamlessly.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A technology that allows furniture to be assembled easily and without any tools has been launched in North America in hopes of simplifying the construction process for manufacturers.
Three Spine Furniture Assembly with a Click is a patented 5G Assembly technology by Valinge Innovation of Sweden. Valinge has used the same type of innovation for wood flooring over the past 25 years and later expanded the technology to use for furniture, storage units and cabinet manufacturing.
The 5G Assembly technology eliminates the need for hardware or glue by creating various joints along the edges of panels. In addition to eliminating holes for fasteners, screws and dowels, these joints also provide stability and strength along the entire edge of the wood frame.
A key part of the 5G Assembly is a plastic insert featuring a spring-like construction that helps the joinery snap into place and hold the unit together securely, much like interlocking pieces of a puzzle.
The process can be used on a variety of wood applications, ranging from bookcase frames and shelves to drawer construction, back panels of case pieces, as well as frames for wardrobes, nightstands chests or dressers.
“The type of customer we approach is a complete manufacturer that is building cabinetry and assembling it in house,” said Scott Augustine, business development manager for Valinge North America Inc. “We are approaching them to implement Threespine into their product.”
Thus the company would work with a case goods or RTA furniture manufacturer to assess its product and production process and determine the suitability of Threespine for their product line. It would then license the technology in a way that helps incorporate the technology into their production process.
“We align them with the machinery, and we also take them through the drawing and development of a product or redevelop existing product and do the prototyping for them,” Augustine added.
The 5G Assembly process, the company noted, allows for a broader palette of RTA design options, particularly by using materials and panel thicknesses that are currently limited by traditional assembly applications. This includes combining acrylic and other materials that can be machined and joined together with wood panels.
“Just as Threespine makes assembly faster and easier for the final user, it also makes factory assembly more efficient,” the company said in a marketing brochure. “By using assembly robotics, you can minimize the assembly time and maximize the output from the assembly line.”
A single production set-up, the company noted, will allow Threespine panels to be either flat packed or factory assembled. For factory-assembled items, the technology speeds up the assembly process significantly, Augustine noted.
And by simplifying the construction process for flat pack goods to be assembled by the end user, he noted, the manufacturer can create a better customer experience.
“We are truly tool-less,” Augustine noted, adding that this also creates significant opportunities for retailers looking for ways to better engage with end users of the product and thus “separate what they are selling from everyone else.”
For more information on the Threespine technology, contact Augustine.
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