Euro-Rite Cabinets Ltd. Production Plant Tour

Summary

Euro Right Cabinets, Canada's largest cabinet manufacturer, boasts an 86,000 sq ft plant with over 5,000 sheets of raw materials. They utilize automated machinery for precision and safety, cutting 8,000 sheets per month. The process includes edge banding, drilling, staining, and assembly. Over 50,000 doors are available, with natural doors hand-sanded and stained in a 100 ft long line. Cabinets are assembled with computer-guided precision, quality inspected, and shipped to over 600 dealers across North America.

Takeaways

• 🏭 Euro Right Cabinets is Canada's largest cabinet manufacturer, emphasizing quality from raw materials to finished products.
• 📏 They maintain over 5,000 sheets of melamine and veneer board, stored in an 86,000 square foot facility.
• 🤖 The manufacturing process utilizes automated, computer-controlled machinery to ensure worker safety and precision.
• 🔪 The facility operates three saws that can cut through 8,000 sheets per month, with one saw capable of 600 sheets per eight-hour shift.
• 🔄 After cutting, boards are sorted by job number and transported via an intricate belt and roller system.
• 🏷️ Edge banding is applied by machines, followed by cutting to length, trimming, and edging for a smooth finish.
• 📐 Drilling machines can drill every hole at once, following computer programs for specific patterns.
• 🚪 Over 50,000 cabinet doors in various materials are kept in stock, with natural doors hand-sanded and finished in a 100-foot long stain line.
• 🔥 A climate-controlled booth applies the base coat of stain, with sensors to prevent overspray, followed by infrared heat tunnels for drying.
• 🔗 The integrated toe kick system notches base cabinets for a superior fit.
• 🛠️ Fully assembled cabinets go through a final assembly line where they are drilled, glued, and have dowels pre-inserted for easy assembly.
• 📦 Ready-to-assemble cabinets are hand-packed in boxes with foam for safe shipment to over 600 dealers across North America.

Q & A

What is the specialty of Euro right cabinets?

Euro right cabinets is Canada's largest cabinet manufacturer, specializing in building quality cabinets.

How many sheets of melamine and veneer board does Euro right cabinets keep on hand?

Euro right cabinets keeps over five thousand sheets of melamine and veneer board on hand at any given time.

What is the size of Euro right cabinets' manufacturing plant?

The manufacturing plant is 86 thousand square feet.

What kind of machinery does the facility use to ensure worker safety and precision?

The facility uses automated computer-controlled machinery to keep workers safe and maintain high precision quality.

How many sheets of work does the facility's saws cut through per month?

The facility's saws cut through eight thousand sheets of work per month.

What is the capacity of the saw mentioned in the script?

The saw mentioned in the script can cut 600 sheets per eight-hour shift.

What is the purpose of the intricate belt and roller system in the plant?

The intricate belt and roller system is used to transport the cut board through the plant according to job number.

How does the edge banding machine work?

The edge banding machine loads the board, edge bands it, and then cuts each piece to the right length.

What is unique about the drilling machine mentioned in the script?

The drilling machine drills every hole at once in one pass and can stack the board ready for the next step following a computer program.

What is the function of the 'skipper' machine?

The 'skipper' machine can work on both the top and bottom of lower quantity volume pieces simultaneously, precision drilling and cutting the groove for backboard in a single pass.

How does the integrated toe kick system improve the quality of the cabinets?

The integrated toe kick system is notched into the base cables by a specific machine, enhancing the quality and functionality of the cabinets.

How many types of cabinet doors does Euro right cabinets keep on hand?

Euro right cabinets keeps over 50,000 thermofoil, laminate, and various wood specie cabinet doors on hand.

What is the process for staining the cabinet doors?

The doors are sanded by hand, run through a sanding machine, stained in a climate-controlled booth with sensors to prevent overspray, and then go through an infrared heat tunnel for drying before receiving a topcoat.

How are the assembled cabinets prepared for shipping?

Assembled cabinets are quality inspected, wrapped for shipping, and loaded into boxes by hand in the most space-efficient manner with foam to prevent movement during shipment.

How are the cabinets distributed to dealers?

The cabinets are sent to a distribution center and then shipped out to over 600 dealers across North America.