Daiken’s industrial innovation

Daiken New Zealand are essential manufacturers of Customwood premium MDF products. The company is renowned for the quality of its products, as well as superior colour and consistency.

Its Southland factory is located in Mataura and specialises in producing niche highly soughtafter Customwood Medium Density Fibreboard. Innovation is at the core of Daiken, making their creative process unique to the business. This has meant 75 percent of the company’s revenue is exported globally to Japan, USA and Asia. Daiken’s Sales and Marketing manager, Tristan Dawson, explains the process of creating their specialised MDF. “We take pine logs from the forest and chips from local sawmills. We then break the wood components down into a fibre. “From there we add glue into the fibre, before taking it to the hot press. “After this we sand the boards and cut them to a good size,” he says. Daiken continues to maintain high standards of resource management to ensure impact on the environment is lowered. Tristan says the company has begun their journey of becoming more environmentally friendly. “One of the current components in the MDF manufacturing process is Formaldehyde. Looking forward to the future, exploring plant based, eco-friendly and bio-resins will be the way forward.” He says he is optimistic about the future of MDF having a more positive environmental impact and becoming a part of the circular economy. Daiken sources their wood resources from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified forests. Daiken is able to provide customers with ecofriendly sourced wood products. They are proud to be a forward thinking company who can match good business with awareness of global and local environmental concerns. Daiken pride themselves in meeting technological, process and engineering challenges. Both of their plants are fine-tuned to ensure they manufacture with efficiency and effectiveness. The company has multiple different types of MDF available. This includes their classic fibreboard which comes in a wide range of thicknesses, ideal for interior applications. The classic range can be used for interior applications such as; joinery, lacquered furniture, furniture mouldings, built-in furniture, shelving, wall linings, floor linings, toys, clocks, trophies and many other possibilities. MDF-Light is another option available from the business. This product will perform well in situations where a lightweight end product is desired. MDF-Light is a natural choice for laminating with white or light coloured overlays and printing. The lightweight design is easy to work with. The lower density means your tools and equipment blades will last longer too. Daiken pride themselves in meeting technological, process and engineering challenges. Both of their plants are fine-tuned to ensure they manufacture with efficiency and effectiveness.

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MDF-Light is suitable for interior fittings such as doors and wall linings. The lightweight design also offers creative opportunities including DIYing your own furniture or for the more advanced builder, shop fittings and interior signage. Lastly, another popular option is Daiken’s Melamine Faced Boards, offered in White or Black. By using Daiken’s Whiteboard or Black melamine solution, means your new wardrobe and kitchen will have a great finish to elevate any project. For manufacturing excellence, make sure to reach out to Daiken for all your MDF needs. Their extensive range has something for everyone. No project is too big or too small for Daiken. They will ensure to have the best possible MDF product for your next project or build, no matter the size. The team will be happy to help and advise you on the next steps going forward, as well as choosing the appropriate MDF to suit your project, build or fit-out. To find out more about Daiken and the work they do make sure to visit their website at: daikensouthland.co.nz. CT

Images supplied courtesy of Daiken New Zealand.

Daiken Southland Limited 301 Pioneer Highway RD4, Gore (03) 209 3101 Tristan.Dawson@daiken-nz.com www.daiken-nz.com

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