Since entering modern society, with the breakthroughs in human research on artificial solid boards, various new materials have emerged one after another. From ceramic tiles, quartz stone, composite wood boards, to acrylic boards, aluminum powder boards, calcium powder boards, particle boards, UV boards, PVC boards, etc., it can be said that you sing and I come on stage. The "corner" on stage this time is called the rock slab. In just two years, more than 45 slate production lines have been built in China, and the slate category has also ranked C in the man-made solid sheet camp in 2020.
On July 8, the 22nd Guangzhou Construction Expo arrived as scheduled. This time, Yanban finally showed its due momentum and "occupied" the large customization pavilion of the Guangzhou Construction Expo. I believe everyone is looking forward to how this emerging product will perform at this year's first offline exhibition.
According to statistics, there are a total of 12 companies exhibiting slate products at this Guangzhou Construction Expo, including two well-known imported slate brands, Deses from Spain and Laminam from Italy, as well as Lishi Slate, Guangdong Zhongyan, Domestic brands such as LA'BOBO all-rock home furnishing, Lingbiao Technology Rock Slab, Zhongsheng Home Furnishing, 90° Home Furnishing, Big Horn Deer super wear-resistant marble tiles, Golden Stone marble tiles, Difenci slate, Guanrui slate, etc.
It is better to see for yourself when you say one thousand and say ten thousand. Below, please enjoy the "tens of millions of direct shots" of each participating slate brand.
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Home Applications
As we all know, slate is a new material that breaks the application boundaries in the ceramic industry. It can not only be used on walls and floors, but also is widely used in wardrobes, cabinets, bathroom cabinets, window sills, stoves, Wash basins, countertops, countertops, dining table tops and other home areas. With so many complicated links and influencing factors involved, what is the application of slate in the home furnishing field? The author "scouted" the following three pieces of information from this Guangzhou Construction Expo.
1. Ultra-thin rock slabs are more suitable for cabinet door customization.
The first problem encountered by slate in cabinet customization is that the "weight" is too heavy, which makes the finished product more difficult to service during the process of going upstairs and installing it (meaning labor costs Increase). Therefore, the cabinets of most custom cabinets are still made of other boards. Although the "weight" of rock slabs is heavy, it does not hinder its "appearance". At the Construction Expo, ultra-thin slate custom cabinet doors were highly sought after by everyone. According to the relevant person in charge of Hongguo Home Furnishing Co., Ltd., a slate cabinet door customizer, they use 3mm thick slate as cabinet doors. The weight of the slab is even less than the weight of the metal frame on the back, making it easy to customize cabinet and wardrobe doors.
As the second cross-border company to produce slate slabs, Lingbiao Technology (the first cross-border company to produce ultra-thin slate slabs) did not participate in the exhibition, and Lingbiao Technology’s ultra-thin slate The rock slab project was officially launched in Hebei on June 11, 2020). At this Guangzhou Construction Expo, it earned a lot of attention with its 6mm super-large full-body rock slab; another brand LA'BOBO, which is famous for its thin slabs, displayed The latest 3.3mm ultra-thin rock slab, “lightweight” is the biggest selling point of this product.
2. There are fewer slate materials in customized homes, and most of the countertops are quartz stone.
The author searched the booths of many well-known customized home furnishing brands such as Dinggu, Haolaike, Zhibang, Quanyou, etc., and found that the rock slabs used less wood, and the density of the wooden boards was Slabs, acrylic boards, etc. are still the mainstream, while Stone boards mostly only appear on one or two dining tables and coffee tables as countertops .
▲The presence of rock slabs in customized homes
According to Manager Wu, the person in charge of the Zhibang Home Furnishing booth, Currently, quartz stone is the most used material for countertops, followed by slate;< /span>With the maturity of thick rock slab products and the improvement of the processing system, rock slabs will gradually increase their share in the home furnishing field. When the author asked whether rock slabs can surpass quartz stone, the other party said: "Even if it is just a guess, it needs to be done from a cost perspective."
It can be seen that there is still a lot of room for development of slate in the sales channel of customized home furnishings.
3. Bathrooms prefer slates to custom-made homes.
In the No. 12.1 Bathroom Hall of this Guangzhou Construction Expo, many bathroom brands such as Langden, Youlaiqi, and Amy's Bathroom exhibited slate sinks and bathrooms. Cabinets, marble grain, imitation cement, imitation wood grain and other slate applications are dazzling. The reason why bathroom ware loves slate more than custom-made homes may be that slate is more suitable for the high appearance and high taste of the bathroom space, and also It may be that the two parties have a "kinship" in the ceramics industry, making it easier for them to integrate with each other.
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Deep processing
The application of rock slabs in the home furnishing field is inseparable from preliminary deep processing.
The edge processing required for countertop applications is one of the simpler ones in rock slab processing. The edge processing of rock slabs can be divided into four types: "right-angled edge, rounded edge, small bevel edge, and horse belly edge", which are suitable for different areas. According to the relevant person in charge of the Guanrui slate booth, the edge shape of the slate dining table can be adjusted in processing arc according to customer needs. Most of the processing of slate dining tables with regular thickness is mainly to smooth the straight edges of the edges.
Stone slabs are used in kitchen countertops, bathroom countertops, etc., and need to be cut and drilled Large cutting equipment is required. At this Guangzhou Construction Expo, the author noticed a piece of equipment called a rock plate rotary cutting machine. Compared with ordinary five-axis water jet cutting machines, it can not only cut and cut materials, but also cut and grind. , cutting and polishing are completed in one go.
When slate is used in cabinets and other places that require styling splicing, it needs to be chamfered + bonded. Where there is demand, there is a market, so a fully CNC automated rock slab chamfering machine was also seen at this Guangzhou Construction Expo. In addition to the convenience of full CNC operation, this rock slab chamfering machine can also cut through at will. The position accuracy of the opening is within 1mm. The fixed method of cylinder compression can also effectively prevent the vibration of the equipment from causing edge collapse.
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As long as the thinking does not slip, there are always more methods than difficulties. I believe that in the face of resourceful humans, deep processing will not become a roadblock to the development of rock slabs.
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Price and Value
“It’s very expensive” This is the main impression that most people have about rock slabs. At this Guangzhou Construction Expo, the price of rock slabs was also far ahead of other man-made solid slabs.
Give a very typical example. In terms of cabinet door customization, the price of 3mm ultra-thin rock slabs is 1500-1600 yuan/㎡; the price of quartz stone products with the same pattern At around 500-600 yuan/㎡; while UV boards (after UV curing paint treatment), stone pattern acrylic boards (special The price of processing plexiglass) and other plates is even lower, among which the price of stone pattern acrylic plate ranges from 280-380 yuan/㎡ . The widely different pricing of various boards further highlights the "self-admiration" flavor of rock boards.
▲Competitor quartz stone quotation list
As the saying goes, good things are not afraid of being appreciated. So is the value of rock slabs worthy of such a high price? We can see that almost all boards on the market will mention anti-fouling, wear-resistant, and anti-bending when promoting their properties. KnowThese are the unique attributes of ceramic products; as an upgraded version of ceramic tiles, slates have better performance. Looking at all the boards in the exhibition, only slate dares to promise to have "food grade safety surface, A1 grade fire protection, UHA grade acid and alkali resistance" and other properties. Wouldn’t it be worthwhile to spend more money to buy a safe one in a space with greater safety risks like the kitchen?
“The price of our slate slabs has dropped, why are you still selling it so expensive?” The author overheard some merchants questioning this while visiting the exhibition. The same question, but no one would ask the two imported slate brands, Desaisi and Lamina. Is imported rock slab really better than domestic rock slab? Is the moon in foreign countries really rounder than the moon in China? This is worth pondering.
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Then again, with so many man-made solid boards competing against each other at this Guangzhou Construction Expo, how can rock boards defeat their number one opponent, quartz stone? This question may be answered more convincingly by a company that is a stone manufacturer turned slate manufacturer.
Let me tell you secretly that the parent company of exhibitor Lingbiao Technology·Span>Qinhuangdao Jingwei Stone Co., Ltd. is a major A company that produces artificial quartz stone slabs. In order to comply with the development trend of the times and enrich its product line, the company decided to build four new ultra-thin slate production lines. The total investment in the entire project exceeds 2 billion yuan, and the annual output of a single line is more than 2 million square meters of new energy-saving ultra-thin slate. Another company, Foshan Guanrui Art Furnishing Co., Ltd., which also produces slates across borders from stone, is Shishan Town, Foshan City A benchmark company for the production of stone background walls and Roman columns, this year it also started production because it spotted the trend of slate slabs, and launched new products such as slate dining tables and customized cabinets at the Construction Expo...
Everyone with a discerning eye knows whether rock slabs are good or not!
Author:Hong Xiaochun
