NEATFORM AT NIAGARA FALLS

Neat Concepts’ versatile Neatform Bendy MDF product can now be seen at Niagara Falls in Ontario, where the panels were used in the visitor centre at the Sir Adam Beck II Hydro-Electric Power Station.

The centre features a 40-foot long, curved mural, which was built by Ladson Creative Millwork, and used the full height of the 48” x 96 long-cut version of the 6mm Neatform panels, supplied by Robert Bury Canada.

Jon Williams of Ladson said, “We used Neatform Bendy MDF because of its smooth surface. It was essential in this application because the mural consists of a long, sweeping curve onto which a thin vinyl graphic was bonded. We discounted other bending substrates because the wood grain was likely to telegraph through the graphic or we would have had to add an intermediate layer of laminate, which was unnecessarily expensive.”

He continued, “There were no issues – it’s a great product which forms itself into the required shape very easily. You don’t get the bumps and hollows you sometimes get with bending plywood.”

The station is one of three hydro-electric power stations located on the lower Niagara River boasting a 95 metre drop to drive the sixteen generators to create 1,450 Mega Watts of power. It is owned and operated by Ontario Power Generation, whilst the visitor centre is manned by employees of the Niagara Parks Commission.

Martin James, Neat Concepts’ North America and Canada sales manager says, “The pioneering work undertaken in the early 20th Century to create the hydro-electric power station in the Niagara Gorge is awesome and we are delighted that Ladson Creative Millworks used Neatform for the mural, which celebrates the achievements of these pioneering engineers.”

Neatform Bendy MDF is available in 48” x 96” column wrap and 96” x 48” counter wrap sheet sizes either 6mm (1/4”) or 9mm (3/8”) thick. It is widely available throughout the USA and Canada from more than 80 stockholding locations serving the professional woodworking industry.

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