From residential cabinets to commercial displays, engineered wood panels deliver the performance, efficiency and consistency that furniture manufacturers demand. APA-Certified plywood and OSB panels are manufactured to rigorous North American standards, giving you a reliable, high-quality foundation for a variety of furniture applications. Explore the benefits of APA-Certified engineered wood and get more details about specific furniture applications.
When it comes to building furniture that lasts, engineered wood panels deliver a winning combination of performance and efficiency. APA-Certified plywood and OSB are manufactured to rigorous North American product and performance standards, ensuring consistent, dependable quality from one lot to the next. Whether you’re producing upholstered furniture frames, residential cabinets or commercial displays, engineered wood helps manufacturers reduce costs, maximize material use and meet stringent environmental regulations – all while delivering furniture built to stand up to years of use.
APA-Certified plywood and OSB are manufactured to stringent standards, including Voluntary Product Standards PS 1 and PS 2, so you can count on predictable, high-quality performance from lot to lot. This is not guaranteed with imported panels.
Proprietary furniture grades of plywood and OSB deliver the structural integrity needed to create furniture that will hold up over years of heavy use.
APA members are committed to a rigorous program of ongoing quality inspection and testing, so every panel bearing the APA trademark meets a verified standard of performance that manufacturers can rely on.
APA-Certified plywood and OSB panels dramatically improve yields compared to solid wood – manufacturers report yields of up to 90%, compared to only 30-40% for solid lumber, translating directly into less waste and lower material costs.
Higher material yields mean fewer raw materials consumed per finished piece, helping manufacturers improve productivity and keep production costs competitive without sacrificing quality.
APA-Certified plywood and OSB panels use only moisture-resistant adhesives that are exempt from U.S. EPA and California Air Resources Board (CARB) formaldehyde regulations, due to their very low emission rates.
These adhesives chemically react into stable bonds during pressing, resulting in finished panels with formaldehyde emission levels that easily meet or are exempt from the world’s leading formaldehyde emission standards.
Specifying APA-Certified panels gives furniture manufacturers confidence that their products comply with increasingly strict indoor air quality regulations, reducing risk and protecting both workers and end users.
Custom layups, custom panel sizes and a wide variety of thicknesses are available, making APA-Certified plywood and OSB adaptable to virtually any furniture, cabinet or component application.
The flexibility to tailor panel specifications means manufacturers can optimize designs for their exact performance and dimensional requirements, rather than working around the limitations of standard stock.
From upholstered furniture frames to commercial cabinets and millwork, engineered wood panels can be configured to meet the unique demands of each product line, supporting greater design freedom and manufacturing efficiency.
Standards - L870
This publication is the national standard for performance requirements and marking plywood for construction and industrial uses.
Standards - S350
Performance requirements, adhesive bond performance, panel construction and workmanship, dimensions and tolerances, marking and moisture content of wood structural panels.
Product Advisory - SP-1185
This publication provides test results for imported plywood panels from Brazil, evaluated for conformance to U.S. Product Standard PS 1
Technical Note - J330
This publication addresses concerns related to formaldehyde in engineered wood products and explains their exemption from leading formaldehyde emission standards and regulations.
