Is it necessary to seal the edges of the boards?

2025-10-12

At present, with the rapid development of the real estate industry in China in recent years, a variety of products in the building materials industry have also emerged. Today I will explain to you the important component of customized products, which is the edge banding of boards. With the rapid rise of the customization industry, brands and products have also emerged. However, in this huge family, the only similarity is that the boards everyone uses are artificial synthetic boards. Among the various synthetic boards, the most important component is the edge banding of the boards.

The quality of the board edge banding can determine the quality of the board brand and whether the formaldehyde content will exceed the standard. Why do I say that? Because most of the boards on the market are made of artificial synthetic boards, and these boards will add some glue during the processing and synthesis process. The quality of the glue is also good or bad. Some brands use it well and some brands use it poorly. The formaldehyde content of poor glue is high and easy to volatilize. Generally speaking, the formaldehyde volatilization temperature is 19-22 degrees at room temperature. If the edge banding is not very good, it may fall off after long-term use, allowing the internal formaldehyde and glue to contact the air and cause harmful gases to volatilize. This is why the formaldehyde content in many families does not exceed the standard in the early stage of installation, but formaldehyde evaporates after long-term use after moving in. In order to avoid such problems, we will teach you how to distinguish the quality of an edge banding.

1. Ask

Ask the seller where the boards are produced, because generally speaking, the better large-scale machines are all in Guangdong, Shanghai, Zhejiang, and Chongqing. Then, as for the edge-banding machines, the best board processing machines on the market are from Germany.

2. Look

Good edge banding strips are all integrally formed, and there is no damage or edge breakage on the direct contact surface with the board.

3. Touch

The well-treated edge banding strips will not feel sharp or scratchy when touched by hand, because the edge banding chamfering process has undergone a special rounding treatment.

4. Buckle

An edge banding strip that cannot pass the buckle stage will definitely not pass the test. Nowadays, many unscrupulous merchants use the sticking method to seal the edges. In order to avoid such defective products falling into their hands, the buckle stage is particularly important.

When renovating a new home, we often need to make furniture. We can choose to have a wardrobe crafted by a skilled carpenter, or opt for custom-made furniture. Regardless of the choice, there are issues with wardrobe design, material selection, and panel edge banding. So, is panel edge banding important? If you've already chosen environmentally friendly E0-grade eco-friendly panels, is edge banding still necessary? The answer is a resounding yes.