n improve the appearance of any space and add value to the home by improving its functionality. The wall cabinet is part of a furniture range that can be used in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, office and many other spaces. Wall cabinets are built in a wide variety of designs, materials, functions and sizes. Most wall cabinets are simply for storage, but nowadays people demand durable, sturdy, long-lasting yet affordable furniture with enhanced functionality. Modular furniture provides components that can be combined to suit individual needs and tastes that utilize all the space in which they can be exchanged and adapted. To create a successful design of a modular kitchen cabinet, appropriate suspension mechanisms are needed. It is important to understand the material properties and design of the suspension mechanism so that correct usage can be achieved to ensure efficient product design and user safety. Material selection is one of the most important aspects that must be taken into consideration before any suspension. the mechanism is produced This is because the material plays an important role in determining the suitability and durability of the suspension mechanism design. Nowadays, more advanced materials have been used to replace conventional ones because they offer more advantages (Myrdal, 2009). For example, in furniture manufacturing, conventional materials such as solid wood have been replaced with alternative timber such as particleboard, plywood, glulam, LVL or OSB due to their economic and production efficiency. This study aims to discover a better solution by providing an alternative material and design to make the most important part of a wall cabinet, i.e. the part suspended... in the center of the paper... but it could produce a more durable product. Therefore, using this material as a suspension mechanism could reduce the raw material cost and at the same time provide a robust and environmentally friendly alternative suspension mechanism. Hypothetically, if the proposed design (French cleat) and material (LVL) have the same or better qualities than the existing design and material, it can be used as a suspension mechanism in modular kitchen cabinets. Therefore, the thesis proposes a new suspension mechanism design using LVL that could likely provide similar or better load carrying capacity and mechanical properties than existing designs used in kitchen cabinets. Due to the lack of natural resources, the alternative material, i.e. engineered wood product, offers additional advantages as it retains the structural properties of wood and can be used as a substitute for solid wood.

Topic > n improve the appearance of any space and add value to the home by improving its functionality. The wall cabinet is part of a furniture range that can be used in the kitchen, living room, bedroom, office and many other spaces. Wall cabinets are built in a wide variety of designs, materials, functions and sizes. Most wall cabinets are simply for storage, but nowadays people demand durable, sturdy, long-lasting yet affordable furniture with enhanced functionality. Modular furniture provides components that can be combined to suit individual needs and tastes that utilize all the space in which they can be exchanged and adapted. To create a successful design of a modular kitchen cabinet, appropriate suspension mechanisms are needed. It is important to understand the material properties and design of the suspension mechanism so that correct usage can be achieved to ensure efficient product design and user safety. Material selection is one of the most important aspects that must be taken into consideration before any suspension. the mechanism is produced This is because the material plays an important role in determining the suitability and durability of the suspension mechanism design. Nowadays, more advanced materials have been used to replace conventional ones because they offer more advantages (Myrdal, 2009). For example, in furniture manufacturing, conventional materials such as solid wood have been replaced with alternative timber such as particleboard, plywood, glulam, LVL or OSB due to their economic and production efficiency. This study aims to discover a better solution by providing an alternative material and design to make the most important part of a wall cabinet, i.e. the part suspended... in the center of the paper... but it could produce a more durable product. Therefore, using this material as a suspension mechanism could reduce the raw material cost and at the same time provide a robust and environmentally friendly alternative suspension mechanism. Hypothetically, if the proposed design (French cleat) and material (LVL) have the same or better qualities than the existing design and material, it can be used as a suspension mechanism in modular kitchen cabinets. Therefore, the thesis proposes a new suspension mechanism design using LVL that could likely provide similar or better load carrying capacity and mechanical properties than existing designs used in kitchen cabinets. Due to the lack of natural resources, the alternative material, i.e. engineered wood product, offers additional advantages as it retains the structural properties of wood and can be used as a substitute for solid wood.