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Dehumidifier Room to Maintain the Wood MC

All the wood used in the woodworking industry should be dried to fulfill the standard moisture content. The moisture standard of the wood is following the humidity in the area where the furniture will be used. Since then, the furniture industry must have a facility to ensure its wood is dry. The kiln dry, of course, is a very important facility; it is used to release the moisture in the wood until it fulfills the standard moisture content. The other facility that is needed in the furniture factory to ensure the wood is kept in dry condition is the humidifier room. 
A dehumidifier is a room that is used as a place to store all the dry timbers and wood components before they are used in the production process. The humidifier is designed to keep the wood pieces inside dry and stable. This dehumidifier is a room equipped with an air circulation facility to control the humidity. The low-capacity air heater could be needed in the humidifier to control the temperature. The air temperature needed in the humidifier room is not as high as the kiln-dry. The temperature adjustment in the humidifier is also simpler than the kiln dry. The temperature adjustment in the dehumidifier is purposed to keep the wood MC to be constant in a certain number. 
The dehumidifier room is needed by the furniture factories, especially when it is located in the humid area. It is more important when the factory makes furniture products for another area with a different climate. For example, the furniture factory in Indonesia that makes its furniture products to be sent to Europe or America or other overseas countries. Indonesia is a tropical country that has relatively high humidity, while the European and American areas have relatively low air humidity. The factory has to make furniture with the MC standard according to the destination country. 
The wood used in the woodworking industry, of course, should be oven-dried. The wood pieces that come out from the oven usually have low moisture content (10% or less). These wood pieces could be directly brought into the production room to be processed to make furniture. But there are some pieces of wood that need to wait, since the production schedule. If the waiting time is quite long, then it could be a problem because of the wood moisture content. 
The dry wood that is put in the outside air will absorb the water from its air environment until its moisture content reaches the balance with its environment. If the humidity area is high then the wood moisture content will raise, if the humidity is low then the wood moisture content may drop until a balance with the environment is achieved. In this situation you need the dehumidifier room to keep the wood moisture content stable when the dry wood pieces are stored. You can get the dry wood from the supplier, and then the dehumidifier room will keep your wood mc.. 
This dehumidifier room can also be used to store the other hygroscopic materials, such as M.D.F., particle board, veneer, etc. They are the materials that are used to support the furniture industry and also need to fulfill the standard moisture content. That material usually is dry when it is purchased, but if it is improperly stored, it will absorb the water from its environment. 


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