The Future Of Furniture is Here: Threespine® click furniture technology

Patented and only available for licensing by Välinge Innovation, Threespine® click furniture technology is the future of furniture with cost-saving, implementation and design perspective.

 

Imagine furniture without any visible holes for fasteners, plugs or screws… furniture that can be transported in flat packages be assembled without any tools, screws, plugs or complex manuals… On the top of that, several times faster, with perfect result everytime… Imagination becomes reality with Threespine click furniture technology!

 

Furniture can now be assembled in seconds without using any tools, screws, fasteners or other loose parts with Threespine click furniture technology. You just need to click the parts together for perfect, stable results every time. Just as easily as they can later be dismantled when needed. With Threespine click furniture technology and comprehensive technical support, Välinge innovation provides a solution that enables its licensees to introduce a new generation of furniture on the market.

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Ready-to-assemble (RTA) furniture is also known as flat-pack, knock-down (KD), DIY (do-it-yourself), self-assembly, or kit furniture. Over the years, RTA furniture has evolved in technology, designs, and quality. People prefer decreased environmental impact, no screws, no tools with uncomplicated installation, fast and easy assembly. While Ready-to-Assemble furniture (RTA) is booming all around the world, the future of RTA will be easy assembly. Today the RTA segment in Europe and US account for roughly 10% of the total market. According to analysts, RTA market in Europe is expected to grow at a CAGR of 4.25% during the period 2017-2021. RTA is also in high demand in US and expected to grow at a CAGR of 5% by the year 2021.

 

Threespine now enables the introduction of a new generation of upgraded RTA furniture. More clean designs can be implemented and, since the locking function resides in the flexible plastic tongue, the technology is suitable for all materials that can be machined to a profile, such as particle board, HDF, MDF, CDF, plywood, solid wood, plastic, WPC, HPL and more. Moreover, it makes it possible to combine these materials in ways not possible before. Finally, since

the load is spread along the entire connection surface, the strength of the joint is less dependent on the material dimensions and properties. This opens up completely new design opportunities, for instance, to use very thin furniture panels.

 

Threespine® works with conventional production equipment available on the market. All you need is either a through-feed machine featuring three available motors with adjustable angles or a 5-axis CNC.

For placing the plastic tongues, Välinge provides solutions for both high- and low-volume production. You can implement the high-speed inserter directly into your production line or choose the handheld inserters for smaller series. Välinge has an experienced team of engineers and technicians providing installation support and training to ensure a swift and smooth transition to furniture production with Threespine.

 

Among many licensees, recently, one of the Nordic region’s leading shopfitting companies, Hestra, has also signed a license agreement with Välinge for the use of Threespine® click furniture technology. According to Hestra CEO Johan Petersson, the multiple benefits provided by Threespine will have a significant impact on the company’s offer. ”We regard Threespine® as an efficient and very reliable assembly method: quick, easy and functional. Our long-term aim is therefore to implement Threespine in the major part of our wood-based interior designs” said Petersson. The first products from Hestra featuring Threespine will be available during spring 2018.

 

Välinge’s Threespine® click furniture technology offers endless material possibilities

 

Threespine® can be used with virtually any material. It also enables different materials to be combined in new innovative ways.

 

  • Perfect miter joints

With Threespine® you will get perfect miter joints with a simple click – even in compact laminate down to 2.5 mm.

 

  • Always perfect angles

By embedding the joining function in the panels, Threespine automatically aligns the furniture during assembly.

 

  • Stable furniture

In contrast to traditional fittings with point loads, Threespine spreads the load along the entire connection. The result is strong joints and very stable furniture.

 

  • Joints and materials

Threespine® click furniture technology is suitable for a wide range of materials and material dimensions.