As we all know, aluminum profile is a light, high-strength and environment-friendly new structural material. Because of its excellent mechanical features and processing performance, the trend of “aluminum taking the place of wood” is getting more and more popular in the field of architecture and furniture. Here are some brief introductions on the development research of aluminum profile furniture:
As aluminum profile has special mechanical features, aluminum profile furniture also has various structural forms, which mainly include fixed type, folding type, and dismantled type.
Fixed type:
Fixed type is done by welding the various parts of the furniture. Its strong points are evenly stressed, steadily placed, and less installation procedures. But its weak points are big occupied space, and not good for storage, packing and transportation.
Folding type:
Folding type is divided into fold-moving type and fold-layer type. They are often used for aluminum profile furniture such as tables, chairs, etc. They use the theory of planar linkage mechanisms with connecting as the main forms. Rivet and folding is used to change the furniture format. So they have the features of small occupied space, easy to store, transport and carry.
Dismantled type:
Dismantled type aluminum profile furniture is made up of metal components, auxiliary parts and connecting parts. All parts are connected with bolts, screws and nuts. Dismantled type is the most common structural forms in the aluminum profile furniture nowadays. Because dismantle structure applies industrial theory to their designs, making the parts standardized, generalized and serialized. They simplify the specifications of the spare parts, prolong the equipment’s service life, and lower the production cost. They are adapted to the modernized large-scale industrial production. So they are trend of the future aluminum profile furniture design and production.
The development situation of the aluminum profile furniture:
1. Franchise level is still on the start-off stage
Now the concept of full-aluminum furniture is just on the start-off stage, there is still a long way to go from mature production lines. Some major aluminum factories are still based on aluminum profile doors and windows, industrial aluminum profiles and curtain wall aluminum. But I believe that with the stricter production capacity policy in aluminum profile industry and the proposal of expanding aluminum application being put forward, full-aluminum furniture will have better and greater development in the future.
2. Little product varieties
At present aluminum profile furniture in the market is mainly office furniture, outdoor furniture and storage furniture such as wardrobe, cupboard, etc. Product varieties are single and little, serialization level is not high.
3. Product homogeneity
Aluminum profile furniture is different from wooden furniture. Wooden furniture has developed into specific high-end and low-end standards so far. Compared with low-end wooden furniture, high-end wooden furniture has several standards to tell the differences such as color, original wood material, processing technique, etc. But at present aluminum profile furniture in the market is still on the research stage. Furniture style and structure is not mature. There is still much room for improvements for the innovation and design abilities of the aluminum furniture finished products
Materials are basis of the furniture. The appearance of aluminum profile furniture has provided an entry port for the future modernized sustainable development economy as well as the future green home life of human beings. As environment-friendly metal, aluminum will definitely be widely applied to furniture products.
