U.S. – The North Carolina subsidiary of Cefla Finishing, world leader in the finishing, decoration, digital printing of wooden articles and its by-products, has announced that it has partnered with Henkel Corporation, developer of TECHNOMELT CHS UV Fusion Coating technology, to speed the process of giving melamine panels and other products high-gloss as well as lower gloss finishes. 

Pairing Henkel’s technology with Cefla’s Inert Coater by Sorbini shortens production lines, saving equipment and labor costs, while reducing space and waste.

TECHNOMELT CHS UV bonds to all melamines and offers the advantage of an immediate cure with ultraviolet light, so it can be incorporated into a wet-on-wet process with Cefla’s Inert Technology to achieve the right coating weight and avoid repetitive sanding. Traditional finishing lines can be more than 300 feet long, designed for adding up to seven layers of coating. Each layer requires a UV cure lamp, followed by a sanding station to prepare for the next application. The streamlined processing created by the partnership between Cefla and Henkel saves the costs associated with extra labor, additional machines, and replacement parts such as sanding belts.