Edge Banding or Edgebanding can be made of different materials (PVC, ABS, acrylic, melamine, wood or wood veneer). It is used in carpentry and furniture-making. Edge banding is used to cover the exposed sides of materials such as plywood

Plywood

Plywood is a type of manufactured timber made from thin sheets of wood veneer. It is one of the most widely used wood products. It is flexible, inexpensive, workable, re-usable, and can usually be locally manufactured...

, particle board

Particle board

Particle board, or particleboard , is an engineered wood product manufactured from wood particles, such as wood chips, sawmill shavings, or even saw dust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which is pressed and extruded...

 or MDF

Medium-density fibreboard

Medium-density fiberboard is an engineered wood product formed by breaking down hardwood or softwood residuals into wood fibres, often in a defibrator, combining it with wax and a resin binder, and forming panels by applying high temperature and pressure...

, giving the appearance of a solid (or more valuable) material. Edge banding can also be used instead of features such as face frame

Face frame

A face frame in cabinet making is the frame fixed to the front of a cabinet carcass which obscures the edges of the carcass and provides the fixing point for doors and other external hardware...

s or molding

Molding (decorative)

Molding or moulding is a strip of material with various profiles used to cover transitions between surfaces or for decoration. It is traditionally made from solid milled wood or plaster but may be made from plastic or reformed wood...

. Edgebandings typically come with a primer, which acts like a bonding agent between the adhesive and the substrate. Thicker edgebanding requires a slight concavity to provide a tight glue line. The thickness can vary from .018" to 5mm or even more. Edgebanding can be applied to the substrate by using hot melt adhesives. Hot melt adhesives can be water or solvent based and they can consists of different raw materials (EVA, PUR, PA, APOA, PO). The machine that applies the edgebanding is called edgebander. An edgebander bonds the edgebanding to the substrate, trims leading and trailing edge, trims top and bottom flush, scraps any surplus and buffs the edge.