Bamboo Veneer by Zen Bamboo

• Product information
• Advantages
• Manufacturing
• Specifications

Product Information

Woven Bamboo Enterprises Ltd. is the New Zealand agent for Zen Bamboo, one of the pioneers in bamboo veneer manufacturing in China. Zen uses state-of-the-art production equipment with a capacity to produce 100,000 square meters of bamboo veneers monthly. Zen Bamboo has been recognized in the industry for high quality bamboo veneers.

Product Range

True veneers

Colour: Natural & Carbonised
Construction: Horizontal grain & Vertical grain
Thickness: 0.6mm
Length: 2500mm
Width: 1250mm

Multi layer veneer bendy plys

Colour: Natural & Carbonised
Construction: Horizontal grain & Vertical grain
Thickness: 3 ply - 1.5mm: 5 ply - 2.6mm: Plastic coated - 0.9mm
Length: 2500mm
Width: 1250mm

Application
Zen Bamboo veneer will normally be pressed on panels such as chipboard, multiplex or MDF. It can be used for cabinetry, furniture construction, interior panelling, counter tops, and any other interior use where wood products have traditionally been used.

Bamboo Species
Phyllostachys Pubescens (common name: Mao Bamboo) is harvested at maturity at 5-8 years for maximum stability and hardness.

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Advantages

Innovative and Naturally Beautiful

Zen Bamboo veneer is sliced from laminated bamboo blocks by using exclusive patented technology. Bamboo veneer is an innovative and elegant addition to the world of interior decoration and furniture design. It offers a unique design concept for walls, ceilings, furniture, cabinets, doors or any surface. 
   
Excellent Characteristics

• Flexible and strong (Backed with Cellulose fleece) 
• Bonded with D3 water-resistant PVAc glue, which has good resistance against temperature and humidity.
• High tear resistance combined with high flexibility.
• No penetration of glue, bonds well with different types of glue: PVA, hotmelt, contact adhesives.
• Reduced roll up of veneers after pressing

Constant Quality and Prompt Delivery

• Uniform colour grading.
• Uniform thickness and sizing.
• Precision sanding.
• Large stock of bamboo veneers.

Wide Selection of Bamboo Veneer Products

• Bamboo veneer overlaid onto different carrier panels, like chipboard, MDF, multiplex etc.
• Multi-layer bamboo veneer panel, such as 3-layer, 5-layer etc.
• Edge banding is available
• Maximum length of 2520mm; max width 1300mm

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Manufacturing

1. The hollow bamboo stems are sawn - lengthways - into strips.
2. The bamboo strips are pressed against each other horizontally (plain pressed) or sideways (side press) and glued under high pressure. The result is a panel or plank with the characteristic bamboo knots.
3. Laminate the bamboo plank into a block, then conditioned and soaked in water.
4. Bamboo veneer is sliced from blocks. Bamboo veneer is more difficult to produce than conventional solid wood veneers, due in part to the number of glue joints that reduce yield.



5. The bamboo veneer is dried and selected. All sheets with defects are selected out and are cut to smaller sizes, the smaller sizes are then jointly to regular size by Kuper Longitudinal splicer.
6. All selected (A grade) veneer is backed with cellulose fleece to give the product more stability and strength. Producing un-backed veneers is possible, but very fragile and hard to transport, this can result in a lower yield due to damaged material.
7. Colour Selection and grading, where extremely light or dark colours are selected. Special colour indications for light and dark colours are marked on each package or pallet.
8. Inspection every sheet before packaging, uniformly - sized veneers are well packed in cartons and strong pallet.

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Specifications

To have bamboo veneer work well during further laminating, ZEN company recommend it is better to carry out a glue test first, to determine the exact pressing time, temperature and pressure. Also, as bamboo veneer is more porous and can take more finish – run some test on finish applications to get the right feel.

When pressed under high pressure and high temperature a considerable cooling time should be taken into account before stacking the cooled (max. 60 °C) panels.

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