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MS Srl’s Revolution in the Furniture Industry: Dense Phase Powder Coating also Effective on MDF Monica Fumagalli ipcm®
MS Srl, a company founded by Sauro Macrolei in 1979, designs and manufactures wooden furniture components distributed all over the world. Specialising in the processing of MDF, this firm has recently installed a powder coating booth with Nordson’s dense phase technology, supplied to it by Siver, the exclusive Italian distributor of Nordson. The coating quality results are amazing and they will open the doors to the use of MDF panels in the furniture sector.
Medium-Density Fibreboard (MDF) is
optimisation of the pre-heating (if required)
with market trend changes, which
one of the most versatile materials
and curing cycles with the IR technology
are more frequent in the furniture
derived from wood. Introduced in Italy
are now making this technique relevant
sector than in other fields. However,
in the 1970s to make up for the lack
again. In particular, the development of
one goal has never changed: showing
of raw material due to deforestation,
dense phase application equipment and
to our customers the advantages of
it has become widespread above all
the coating quality level it guarantees
applying powder coatings on MDF
in the furnishing sector, especially for
have led MS Srl (Osimo, Ancona, Italy),
panels, which we were among the first
shelves, platforms, furniture, doors,
a European leader in the research and
companies in Italy to recognise. The
chairs, and tables. MDF powder
development of MDF powder coatings, to
development of ever more efficient
coating, introduced about twenty
return to focus in this material.
epoxy powders and of advanced
years ago, has never conquered
application technologies has enabled
the market despite its undoubted
“MS has always believed in the resistance,
us to reach a high quality level and,
advantages: it is sustainable (powders
eco-compatibility, and versatility
above all, consistent results, which
do not generate any VOC emissions)
characteristics of MDF and in the quality
was the main challenge faced in the
and efficient and, above all, it could
results that could be obtained by powder
early years of studying this application.
open up several new applications for
coating it,” states Andrea Macrolei, the son
Eventually, the increased demand for
MDF in the mid-range furniture sector.
of the owner of this company, whose long-
powder coated MDF panels eventually
However, powder coaters treating
standing R&D activity in the field of MDF
pushed us to renew our paintshop to
MDF panels can still be counted on
power coating was described in an article
create the best conditions for facing
the fingers of one hand all over the
published in our magazine in 20131. “In
any future demand peaks.”
world.
the seven years passed since our previous
MS chose to install a new powder
This is due to the technical difficulties
meeting,” says Macrolei, “MS has further
coating booth to replace its previous
associated with painting such a
grown by diversifying its production as
two machines. It turned to Siver Srl
non-conductive and heat-sensitive
much as possible in order to optimally cope
(Corciano, Perugia, Italy), a firm
material. However, the development of powder application technologies, the formulation of low-curing temperature powders, and the
designing and manufacturing coating 1 F. Stucchi, “MDF powder coating: MS Macrolei celebrates 10 years of success”, in ipcm International Paint&Coating Magazine no. 23 (September/October 2013), pages 42-48.
systems that has been the exclusive distributor of Nordson in Italy since 2015.
Dense phase powder application on MDF panels.
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