Over the past few years in Moscow, the demand for solid massive furniture, which is assembled from 32-60 mm elements, has increased significantly. Interesting design developments, excellent aesthetics and respectability have ensured rapid growth in popularity for such products. At the same time, until quite recently, the technological capabilities of domestic manufacturers did not allow them to satisfy the urgent needs of the market. First of all, difficulties arose with the high cost of such products and the limited choice of raw materials for the production of modern models. In addition, furniture made using old technologies was literally too massive and put a significant load on the walls and ceilings.
The problem was solved in Europe several years ago through the development and subsequent mass production of a new material - tambourate. At first, furniture made from it had the same high cost as analogue models made from traditional materials. By the way, in Russia such models were even more expensive. However, the development of production capacity and the availability of this material for factories with average production capacity have made it possible to reduce the retail price of prestigious and stylish tambourate furniture.
The Stiver-100 company was one of the first to evaluate the characteristics of this new material and master the technologies for its processing. We make custom-made furniture from vestibule at competitive prices for clients from Moscow and neighboring regions. We managed to add newness to even obsolete but still popular serial models, as well as develop fundamentally new exclusive headsets. Our new product line looks creative and unconventional, it is durable and easy to use. To better understand what kind of furniture we offer you, we recommend that you read the material about the operational and aesthetic characteristics of the vestibule.
Main characteristics and advantages of tambourate
Tamburat (Eurolight) - frameless lightweight slabs with three separate layers, designed for the manufacture of modern, eye-catching furniture. Its appearance in the 2000s was a real surprise for manufacturers of headsets and interior items. Since then, the popularity of this material has been steadily growing throughout the world, including Russia. Tamburat made it possible to reduce the cost of respectable furniture, and at the same time significantly reduced its weight. Thanks to these plates, it was possible to establish in-line production of previously exclusive models, making them available to a wide consumer audience.
Tamburat has another name - “honeycomb slabs”, which reflects its structure. To reduce the weight of furniture made using this material, lightweight cellular cardboard is used for the internal filling of double-sided boards. Traditional HDF, laminated chipboard or MDF boards with a thickness of 3 are used as outer layers for the production of tambourate; 4 or 8 millimeters. This design allows, without compromising performance characteristics, to reduce the weight of furniture by 40%.
The thickness of the vestibule slabs varies between 38-100 mm, which removes almost any restrictions in the manufacture of visually massive furniture, which in reality is no heavier than products made from 16-18 mm laminated chipboard or MDF. The idea of creating such slabs was borrowed from door manufacturers. The strength of tambourate products is beyond doubt, since all technologies have been tested for many years on interior door leaves. “Honeycomb boards” (Eurolight) have proven themselves excellent in the production and operation of furniture due to the following advantages:
- availability of all methods of classical processing - sawing, edging, veneer finishing, milling, drilling, as well as insertion of built-in elements
- Possibility of hidden cable installation and installation in any area of the furniture structure
- compatibility with traditional furniture fittings and easy installation of auxiliary mechanisms
- pressure strength, as well as excellent deflection performance of workpieces under high vertical load
- the ability to maintain the original shape of workpieces unchanged in all planes
- a wide selection of finishing decorative coatings from EGGER and other well-known chipboard manufacturers
- low weight in relation to the dimensions of the workpieces
- versatility and wide range of applications
- favorable price in comparison with other materials of similar thickness.
The operation of furniture made from tambourate has proven in practice that products made from Eurolight are not inferior in reliability and durability to analogues made from paired laminated chipboards. The cellular board used to fill the internal cavities is shaped like a hexagonal endless honeycomb, providing outstanding mechanical and flexural strength. Tamburat sheets have a format of 2800x2070 millimeters and, depending on the thickness and type of facing slabs, have a mass of 70 to 80 kg, which is slightly greater than the weight of laminated chipboard (16-18 mm). Tamburat organically combines physical, technological and economic indicators. This material can easily withstand loads from 1.3 to 3.5 kgf (kgf), thanks to which tambourate furniture has an additional margin of safety, which is more than enough to protect products from mechanical damage: dents, cracks, etc.
Tamburat
We offer lightweight TAMBURAT board veneered with Oak and Beech veneer (lined with 8 mm chipboard, grade A/B, cardboard filling).
Sheet format: 2800x2070
Tambourate thickness: 39 mm
In the modern world, eco-design has become the most popular type of interior decoration. Today we can talk about its widespread use in Business centers, restaurants, shops, and, of course, in your own home. It has gained particular popularity among those who lead an ecological lifestyle and strive to surround themselves and their families with natural and healthy household items made of wood. But not everyone thinks about how many forests are cut down for their production. If all our houses and all our furniture consisted of wood, then there would be no trace left of natural nature. And we want to preserve nature, because environmental protection begins with careful forest management!
Thus, our company does not abandon the point of view of the ecology of man and his home, but is looking for other possible ways and solutions to design problems for the home.
This solution was a new innovative material for interior decoration - tambourate. It is a three-layer board, the top layers of which are chipboard, MDF, HDF or plywood, between which there is a layer of shape-stable cellular kraft cardboard (corrugated paper), reminiscent in its structure of a honeycomb. This is where the name “honeycomb” plates came from. Tamburat (or, as it is also called, “sandwich panel”) is a new, modern, technologically advanced material, the main characteristic ideas of which are lightness and incredible strength, which makes it a real revolution in the field of furniture design and interior decoration. Due to its unique properties, tambourate can be used for any furniture known today, as well as for the manufacture of parts of great height and length. Widely used in the interior as a designer of cabinets, bedside tables, tables, chests of drawers and other architectural compositions. Frameless lightweight furniture boards became a hit on the European furniture market and allowed furniture manufacturers to produce massive-looking and at the same time unusually light furniture, as well as to realize any customer’s desires for creating furniture for the home and office. Today, tambourate is one of the best materials for the manufacture of exclusive furniture and the implementation of the most daring ideas for the design of your interior. The “light geometry” of the panel in terms of thickness, high fracture resistance characteristics and withstanding static loads make it possible to realize absolutely fantastic and seemingly impossible design possibilities that are not available when using single arrays, MDF or laminated chipboard, but what if you start using it in a complex with these traditional materials, it is possible to achieve an even more respectable and expensive type of furniture.
The main feature of tambourate furniture is its elegant and spectacular appearance, as massive surfaces give it status and originality. Thanks to the use of embedded strips along the perimeter of the slab, on this furniture the junctions of shelves and surfaces are not noticeable, everything looks like a single whole, harmonious and complete. The visual effect of a thick-walled natural mass undoubtedly has additional promising marketing advantages when selling furniture made from tambourate. The furniture looks unique and interesting. External elements that are not covered by facades or doors look most attractive. These unique honeycomb slabs and color range for painting make it possible to decorate a room in any style: modern, classic, hi-tech, eco, “minimalism”, as well as where it is necessary to give massive shapes to details.
The main characteristics of the tambourate are:
High load-bearing capacity;
Compatible with any accessories.
Versatility in use;
Durable, not subject to aging.
Resistant to temperature changes and indoor humidity levels.
Made from environmentally friendly materials, not harmful to health.
Thanks to all these qualities, tambourate allows the production of large and not bulky furniture that perfectly retains its original shape and is not subject to deformation under its own weight.
Lightweight furniture boards are the newest word in the global furniture industry and an alternative material that fully complies with all environmental standards.
tamburat – light furniture boards – honeycomb boards – Eurolight. All these terms are synonyms. Eurolight is a tambourate produced by Egger.
Area of application of tamburat
Being a universal material, tamburate is suitable for the production of almost any furniture that can be used in home, office, retail, municipal and educational premises. The expediency of using this material is due to the fact that, in addition to excellent aesthetic characteristics, products made from honeycomb slabs place minimal load on load-bearing structures. That is, massive-looking furniture turns out to be no heavier than sets made from laminated chipboard or MDF with a thickness of 18-28 mm. Thanks to these qualities, Eurolight tambour slabs have found application in the production of:
- kitchen sets
- shelving structures of all types, including those with long shelf lengths
- exhibition equipment
- bedrooms
- wall shelves and cabinets
- living room furniture
- any modifications of tables
- furniture for children's rooms
- reception desks
- banking equipment
- catering furniture
Massive furniture in spacious rooms looks much more organic than similar models made from thin slabs. In addition, due to their good soundproofing properties, vestibule panels can be used for zoning space and constructing interior partitions, including sliding ones. If the outer cladding of Eurolight boards is made of MDF or HDF sheets, then this material is suitable for the manufacture of convex parts - bent facades and other curved structural elements.
There is an opinion among some sellers and furniture manufacturers that tambourate is only suitable for the manufacture of conceptual modern models. This is a serious mistake that misleads some customers. A wide range of cladding slab decors ensures compatibility of vestibule furniture with interiors decorated in any style. You just need to choose the right material and develop an appropriate design project. The staff of the Stayver-100 company will easily design and manufacture bedrooms, living rooms, wardrobes, offices and kitchens for rooms with a classic interior. The presence of veneered tambourate with the possibility of applying matte, semi-matte or glossy varnish to its surface opens up additional opportunities for manufacturers and allows them to fulfill orders for the production of luxury premium furniture.
Types of sandwich panels
Initially, this material was used purely in the construction industry. We are talking about wall and roof sandwich panels. Having seen all the advantages of this solution, builders and designers found application for the material in furniture production. Thanks to it, the mass production of headsets has been facilitated, the final mass of which, compared to classic models, is several times less.
The differences in tambourate come down not only to the thickness of the sheets and dimensions. Several types of slabs are currently produced. They have different characteristics and outer layer coating.
The following types are distinguished:
- Uncoated. Before use, it is necessary to make the cladding from veneer or paper-laminated material.
- Coated. Natural wood veneer, laminated paper or PVC film are used as finishing.
- Standard decorated. These types of boards require factory cladding: varnished paper, veneer or plastic. The only thing you need to consider when choosing is the color of the edge. In the future, the slabs do not require any preparation; they are already ready for use.
Typically, manufactured products are decorated with wood, which allows them to look good in many style solutions.
Depending on the outer coating, the operational characteristics of the vestibule change. The edge is finished in the same way as for solid wood or chipboard. The difference is that it not only performs a decorative function, but also additionally stabilizes the side surface of the material.
Tambourate edging
For gluing tambourate parts, PVC edges with a thickness of 1.5-3 mm are mainly used. If Eurolight sheets are covered with 8 mm thick slabs, the edge can be applied using standard technology without any preparatory measures. For all other cases, it is recommended to additionally use a support edge, which is a flexible tape made of foamed ABS, the thickness of which is 3 mm. It serves as a reliable basis for subsequent application of decorative polyvinyl chloride edges to the ends.
Regardless of the thickness of the facing sheets, you should not use melamine edges to finish the ends of tambourate parts. If Eurolight panels have a decorative coating of natural veneer, then strips of similar veneer of the appropriate width are used to cover the ends, and it is advisable to apply the veneer to the supporting edge of ABS. In this case, the lining of the ends of the veneered vestibule is carried out before applying varnish to the front surfaces in order to avoid repeated paintwork.
Accessories for vestibule
Although some experts argue that traditional fittings can be used for a stool lined with 8 mm thick slabs, it is still better to give preference to specialized fasteners that were specifically designed to compensate for voids in the honeycomb filling of the slabs. The most authoritative and well-known manufacturer of accessories for vestibules is the German company Hafele, which produces all the necessary elements for high-quality assembly of Eurolight furniture:
- Rafix 20 HC nickel-plated – designed for fastening horizontal and vertical parts with a thickness of 32-50 mm
- Tab 20 HC nickel plated – provides connection of tambourate slabs 32-60 mm
- Maxifix 35 HC screed – fixes individual elements of worktops made of lightweight honeycomb slabs together
- Aerofix 100 adhesive coupling is a plastic dowel, for more reliable fixation of which glue is used in the body of the panel
- Galvanized steel bolts for Aerofix couplings
- Nickel-plated shelf holders for vestibule
- Special galvanized self-tapping screws for honeycomb panels with a diameter of 3 or 5 mm
- Brackets for rear walls 4 mm thick.
The listed set is quite sufficient to ensure high-quality connection of tambourate parts. All other elements and mechanisms for assembling Eurolight furniture can be taken from the range of traditional furniture fittings. All visible parts of the fastening elements for the vestibule are black, brown, white and chrome-plated, which allows you to choose the right fittings for any decor of the facing sheets.
Maxifix ties, self-tapping screws with special threads and Aerofix adhesive couplings guarantee high reliability of connections of all types, which in strength are not inferior to the assembly characteristics of blanks made of laminated chipboard or MDF with a thickness of 16-32 mm. Thanks to these specialized elements, the body of tambourate products can be equipped with guides, retractable baskets, pantographs and other auxiliary mechanisms designed for standard loads. All these devices function perfectly in Eurolight furniture, providing a high level of comfort and ergonomics.
Tamburat
Tamburat is a structural slab material. It consists of two outer layers of chipboard (MDF, plywood, etc.) with an inner honeycomb paper and cardboard filling.
The main difference from other panel wood materials is lightness. Tamburat is ideal for use in places where it is necessary to reduce the load on the structure. Used for the manufacture of parts of great height or length. Used for the manufacture of home furniture, shelving, bookshelves, open-front cabinets, kitchen countertops, and commercial equipment. It is not subject to deformation under its own weight. It retains its original (straight) shape well due to its rigid structure.
Over the past 2–3 years, Russian manufacturers are increasingly turning their attention to one of the most popular European innovations – lightweight furniture boards. However, there are several reasons why Russian furniture makers are still not particularly fond of them. Tamburat has insufficient strength.
Furniture makers unreasonably assume that if there is cardboard inside a honeycomb panel, it means it is fragile, easily breaks and wrinkles. Credo specialists have been trying to “dispel” these misconceptions since 2006, explaining their mistake to manufacturers. For example, to demonstrate the strength of cardboard, you can conduct the following experiment: roll a sheet of cardboard into a tube and try to “crumple” it in a vertical position. Even with considerable effort, this is unlikely to succeed.
The cells of the Eurolight Egger slab, by analogy, have a hexagonal shape, which actually repeats the shape of the tube, but close to a rectilinear geometric shape.
The structure of several plates fastened together is stronger.
At first glance, this design will be stronger than the vestibule. But to ensure the required strength of a product made from two chipboards, it is necessary that the self-tapping screw “gets stuck” in the outer, denser layer of chipboard (when fastened with self-tapping screws). However, even selecting screws of different lengths will not guarantee this. It is also completely unknown how the slabs will “behave” in the places of fastening; they can “warp” relative to each other, which will affect a decrease in strength.
Using glue to hold together several boards also does not provide the required strength and always carries the risk that the product will simply fall apart.
1. Reduced financial costs
2. Reduced time costs during production
3. Light weight of the final product
Furniture production "Briar" presents a range of production of light furniture boards lined with Italian ARPA plastic, as well as EGER laminated chipboards with a total thickness of 38, 50, and 60 mm.
Accessories for vestibule.
Standard fittings are ordinary fittings that are used in particular with chipboard. Its use is only possible in Eurolight with a thickness of outer layers of 8 mm or when using embedded strips, when small chipboard blocks are glued to the ends of the furniture board to increase its strength. Thanks to this, it becomes possible to attach standard end fittings to a furniture piece made of vestibule, and the furniture edge does not bend even with a width of more than 35 mm.
Specialized fittings are fittings that can be used in Eurolight with both an outer layer thickness of 8 mm and less than 8 mm. Among the specialized accessories for the vestibule, one can note: a connector for countertops type M, a T-shaped profile for a sink, a VB36 Hettich coupler, a special Varianta (“Euroscrew”) Hafele screw, which, due to its shape, provides increased
Application of tambourate in furniture production.
Many furniture manufacturers have already paid attention to the growing consumer demand for furniture made from thickened slabs and have managed to test them in their production. In furniture production, two methods of using tambourate are used.
The first method is the partial use of honeycomb plates in the production of furniture. It allows furniture makers to “try” and “test” lightweight furniture boards and, with minimal changes in the production process, “revive” the furniture collection, making it more stylish and expensive. For example, you can use tambourate instead of chipboard on visible, eye-catching parts.
The second method is to make furniture entirely from honeycomb slabs. Of course, it is more difficult in terms of execution, but the result obtained exceeds all expectations. Using this method, furniture manufacturers can create fundamentally new modern collections.
Nowadays, the ergonomic shape of furniture is very relevant. Modern ergonomic furniture is a stylish design. A successful combination of smooth curved lines and unusual shapes - this gives the space laconicism, convenience and sophistication. From such a vestibule you can make various options for shelves, table tops, and chests of drawers. Furniture made from ergonomically shaped vestibule is usually very simple. There are no complicating elements here.
Slab formats and technical characteristics.
1. The thickness of the plate is only 40 and 50 ml.
2. Shape of the tambourate:
3. We make slabs according to the required dimensions. Maximum slab size: 2440x1240 mm.
4. Honeycomb core: cellulose kraft cardboard, cell size 20mm.
5. Bonding of outer layers with honeycomb core: KLEIBERIT (waterproof)
6. Thickness of face layers: 3.0; 6.0; 8.0 mm.
7. Material, front layers: laminated chipboard 8mm, HDF 3mm, MDF 8mm.
8. Finishing surfaces of the outer layer:
9. Tamburat edging:
– PVC edge from 0.42 to 2.0 mm
10. Frame (mortgage strips) around the perimeter: width 20 mm (basic version), others - upon request. Material of frame and embedded strips (base): chipboard
Characteristics of the slab with installed embedded strips (relative to the nominal dimensions in mm)
1. Thickness tolerance: ±1.0mm
2. Length and width tolerance: ±1.0
3. Curvature: mm/m; ; e-mail: [email protected]
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Compatibility of tambourate with other materials for making furniture
Tamburat goes well with all known components that are used today for the manufacture of furniture. A wide range of fastening fittings ensures compatibility of the component elements of the product, even if they are made of different materials - chipboard, MDF, plywood, natural wood, glass, mirrors, aluminum and MDF profiles, acrylic plastic, postforming, perforated metal, decorative relief plastics, etc. d.
At the same time, experts recommend using parts from a regular laminated chipboard as vertical partitions and horizontal shelves to equip closed areas of the body of tambourate products. This allows you to slightly reduce the cost of production without negatively affecting the performance and aesthetic qualities of such furniture. The open parts of the body will create a massive effect, and the internal filling of the closed areas of the structure will not in any way affect the visual characteristics of the products.
Decorative inserts in tambourate panels
To improve the aesthetics of a number of products, inserts are made into tambourate panels using other materials. Glass and acrylic plastic are mainly used for these purposes. The presence of a variety of decorative corners and MDF profiles allows such integration to be carried out accurately, thanks to which the places where decorative elements are inserted look great even up close.
A good example is modern interior doors, the glazing of which is carried out using a similar technology. Integration of decorative inserts can be carried out in the side racks of shelving or cabinets, as well as the side and front panels of tables, reception desks, exhibition equipment, display cases and bar counters. If desired, glazed areas can be additionally equipped with internal decorative lighting.
Conclusion
The cost of tambourate sheets is on average 2 times more than the price of laminated chipboard sheets (18 mm) of a similar format. Accordingly, the cost of furniture made from this material will exceed the price of similar models made from 18 mm thick laminated board. However, all the advantages of products made from Eurolight panels, listed at the beginning of this article, more than cover the client’s material costs. If you compare the prices of similar products several years ago and today, it is quite obvious that high-quality furniture made from vestibule has become accessible to a wide range of buyers.
Employees of the Stiver-100 company will develop for you original author’s design projects for any furniture made from lightweight Eurolight honeycomb panels. If necessary, we can carry out this work together with experienced Moscow architects, thanks to which you will become the owner of not only an elegant fashionable set, but also an exclusive interior in which literally everything is organic - from furniture to wall decoration.
