Dackor is able to coat papers for 5 piece doors, profile wrapped components and other applications. This post will explain the difference in papers. MELAMINE PAPERS: Board companies that utilize papers take a raw (typically 80 gram per square meter) paper that then is sent to an impregnator. The papers are sent through a melamine bath which full saturates throughout the entire paper. The paper then becomes brittle and hard. It is then used on a short cycle melamine press to create TFL, Thermo Fused Laminate, aka melamine board. This board is then used to build cabinets and other furniture and ..read more

Most of Dackor's customer use a 2 part PUD adhesive that they spray on MDF using a spray gun. We do have a few customers who use pre-applied adhesives and this article discusses that. Product: Pre-applied glue on rigid vinyls Description: This thermoplastic adhesive film is a tough fully reacted elastomer, which is very flexible over a wide temperature range. It exhibits excellent adhesion to wood, MDF, and vinyl decorative foils. Its low activation temperature makes it an ideal adhesive for these heat sensitive materials. Product Benefits:  Low activation temperature, excellent adhesion t ..read more

Change is rarely met with enthusiasm. Usually, the first response is lackluster; it takes effort to unlearn what is comfortable. However, using a change management framework encourages the people impacted to adapt to a new process and increases the success of implementation. For example, switching expense reporting platforms may seem like a simple change. But think back to the last time you traded in one process for another. There are likely to be a few frustrating moments while learning where functions exist in a new dashboard. It takes time to rewire the brain. And if the new process is no ..read more

There is a Chinese Proverb that goes something like this… A farmer and his son had a beloved stallion who helped the family earn a living. One day, the horse ran away and their neighbors exclaimed, “Your horse ran away, what terrible luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.” A few days later, the horse returned home, leading a few wild mares back to the farm as well. The neighbors shouted out, “Your horse has returned, and brought several horses home with him. What great luck!” The farmer replied, “Maybe so, maybe not. We’ll see.” Later that week, the farmer’s son was try ..read more

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CUSTOMER: "How much will it cost to do this job?" CONTRACTOR: "$2,800 Dollars." CUSTOMER: "That's WAY too expensive for this job!!" CONTRACTOR: "How much do YOU think it would cost?" CUSTOMER: "No more than $800 Dollars - MAX!! It's a simple job!" CONTRACTOR: "I can't prioritize my time for so little." CUSTOMER: "People in your line of work are so greedy." CONTRACTOR: "Sorry you feel that way. Why not do it yourself?" CUSTOMER: "But... but... I don't know how to do any of this." CONTRACTOR: "For $900 Dollars, I'll teach you EXACTLY how to get this job done. Then you can spend $800 to do th ..read more

Are you an executive in the Interior Design, Manufacturing or Building market?  Are you interested in hearing market forecasts as it pertains to our industry?  In this Quarterly article, I will compile financial docs that may pertain to our industry. You may unsubscribe at any time however as fellow executives in the Design/Build space I hope you stay connected. ​ As a member of Vistage, the nation's largest CEO group for small business's I was pleased to have a guest speaker from a financial modeling and economic forecasting company. Due to the confidentiality of their report, I wi ..read more

We recently had a customer out in Winter Haven who needed their kitchen remodeled.  They had many changes they wanted to make, but Dackor is always up to the task.  There cabinetry needed to be laminated to a cream white color to match the walls.  They had an island and lower cabinets that needed to be laminated in a navy blue color to match the aesthetic.  Not to mention, there were many different new kitchen appliance installations that would affect the laminate application process.  When all was said and done however, the results were night and day!  The cream ..read more

ANCHORED COATING A coating applied to a base sheet (usually bonded) so it very strongly resists separation. ANNEALING Technique of keeping a material for a period of time at a temperature short of melting, to relieve internal stresses; the application of heat to a formed or oriented plastic article to relieve stress resulting from the forming or orientation process. ANTI-BLOCK The name for a treatment applied to plastic film surfaces to keep them from sticking together or “blocking” when they are tightly rolled up on a mandrel. ANTIOXIDANT A substance that prevents or reduces oxidation of the ..read more

There are two popular ways to tell if a thermofoil component is manufactured well. The first is the appearance and the second is the adhesion on the edges.  Appearance examples: - Telegraphing of the mdf through the film - visible wrinkles, shadowing, defects - overstretched corners or whitened corners Adhesion: - clear bite of the film to the edge of the component. You can tell by a pull test - adhesion down in raised panel profiles, no bridging For the sake of this post, I'd like to discuss why and when to do a pull test. Firstly when the heat is activated well the film will stick we ..read more