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Applications of Processed Rubber Wood, What are They?

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I am sure you have heard about processed rubber wood (i.e. treated rubberwood). But what exactly is this wood and what are the applications for it?

Well first of all, rubber wood is a type of medium hardwood that comes from the family of maple woods. It is a strong and sturdy wood that rarely cracks or warps under pressure. It is actually one of the more durable woods used to make home furnishings in this day in age. One of the great things about this type of wood (i.e. rubber wood) is that it has a very dense grain that prevents it from shrinking too much during the drying process.

Applications of Treated Rubber Wood in Malaysia.Applications of Processed Rubber Wood

Just like maple produces sap, the rubber tree produces latex. In fact, it is said that rubber tree produces all the latex used in the world. That’s pretty amazing. But that’s not the most amazing aspect of rubber wood. The most amazing part is how eco-friendly this wood is. You see, the rubber tree, which is where Malaysia rubberwood timber comes from, is first used to create latex. Usually, a planted rubber tree can yield latex for about 25 – 30 years.

Once it can no longer produce latex, it is cut down and then used to make rubberwood furniture. Because of this process, it is considered to be one of the most eco-friendly woods around.

Applications of Processed Rubber Wood:

Though making furniture is the most popular application for processed rubberwoods, it is not the only one. Here are a few more:

  • Flooring
  • Packing Cases
  • Pulp
  • Paper
  • Block Board Doors
  • Plywood
  • Flush Doors
  • Hard Boards
  • Wooden Shuttle Block

As I stated before, these are just a few major uses of treated rubber wood. There are certainly many more. When it boils down to it, you can pretty much design the majority areas of yours house/office with rubberwood products (e.g. treated rubberwood timbers, rubberwood finger-joint boards, etc.). And the best part is that the processed rubber wood is insect resistant so you never have to worry about it being eaten up by little, nasty bugs.

Should Your Builder be using Malaysia Rubberwood Building Materials for Your Home?

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While you may have seen products made from Malaysia rubber wood in furniture store, you may not know about its increasing use as an eco-friendly building material or component.

Once it was realized that wood from rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) have many of the same characteristics as its relative the Maplewood tree, many uses & applications have been found for it.

With its consistent grain pattern and easy to finish pale cream coloring, it is not surprising to see it used for products that need a flawless finish. But Malaysia rubberwood (also known as “Para wood” and “Hevea wood”) can now be found in the manufacture of rubberwood plywood and pressed lumber.

Should Your Builder be using Malaysia Rubberwood Building Materials for Your Home?Rubberwood Building Materials for Home

There are several reasons for this, i.e. Malaysia rubber wood has a high grain density, which adds to its durability. It is also lightweight and inexpensive. So, no wonder it has caught the attention of the building industry.

It also has been found to have a “high bond strength” with industrial grade glues. When you combine this with its resistance to mold and other fungus that have the potential to cause humans serious health problems, it is not hard to understand why it would see increasing use. This especially true now that more and more homes are being over run with black mold.

Therefore, using building materials made from the Malaysia rubberwood tree could prove to be healthier for you and your family.

Also, the “recycling” of the Malaysia rubberwood tree has earned it a reputation for being better for the environment. The rubberwood tree is grown in many countries with tropical climates like that of Malaysia. The sap from the rubberwood tree has been used to make latex for many years now, but the tree itself was always burned when it was no longer useful.

Recently that has changed. Instead of burning the rubber wood, it is now processed (as treated rubber wood) and used for building materials, as well as high-end Malaysia rubberwood furniture and fixtures.

If Malaysia rubberwood building materials or components are being used by professional builders, should you consider using them for your eco-friendly home?

How Partially Finished Rubberwood Finger Joint Panel is Produced

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Rubberwood finger joint panel is lightweight, easy to transport and that is one of the main reasons why importers don’t hesitate to buy rubberwood finger-joint products thousand of miles from the Southeast Asia. Since it is light weight, it is also rather inexpensive to transport long distance.

There is a specific process through which partially finished rubberwood finger joint panel is produced. Here are the 6 major steps through which the pre-finished finger-joint panel is produced:

How Partially Finished Rubberwood Finger Joint Panel is ProducedManufacturing of Partially Finished Rubberwood Finger Jointed Panels

(1). Processed rubberwood sawn timber is usually very rough. And a process has to be undertaken to make the timber smooth. Machinery is used here to give a partial finish to the timber. The end result is a rather smooth rubberwood sawn timber which is very vital to produce a solid finger-joint panel.

(2). The second process involves a bit of cutting & trimming. It also has a process of selecting the right rubber-wood timber. The process starts with the use of machinery where the machinery cuts the rubber wood timber into specific lengths of small and large timber sections.

Once the cutting & trimming is done, the partially finished rubberwood timber is checked thoroughly by a team of specialists to find out if each and every cut timber fits into the quality standards set by the company, Rubberwood Products Ltd.. The low quality partially finished timbers are removed from the selected ones, and the good ones are then taken to the rubberwood finger-joint panel production line.

It is then the process of arranging the partially finished rubberwood timbers of different dimensions are made:

(3). The third process involves the use of finger jointing machine, to cut two ends of the partially finished rubber-wood timber to form finger joints.

(4). The process then takes a turn as high quality non-toxic water resistant adhesives glue is used to paste the finger joints. The process is used to form a rubberwood finger joint stick.

(5). Partially processed finger-joint sticks are kept in equal sizes and aligned accordingly. Machinery is used to complete the process as the glued finger-joint sticks are kept in proper sizes.

(6). The final process involves a final check before it is readied to be shipped into local market and different countries.

The exported partially finished rubberwood finger-joint panels, finger-joint boards or finger-joint sticks can be used by furniture manufacturers and building’s interior decorators to produce high-end rubberwood furniture, finger-jointed floorings and FJ table tops of different sizes & dimensions according to their own/customer’s requirements.