Lightweight wicker sets can become a highlight of every interior. Furniture made of artificial rattan- material imitating natural vine. Products from it are ideal for summer outdoor recreation, in the garden, for use at home or in a cafe - the properties of polyrattan increase the performance of wicker things, giving them reliability and durability.

Benefits of techno rattan

• environmental cleanliness - no harmful substances are released into the air;
• safety for the health of adults, children and animals;
• strength - the ability to withstand without deformation up to 250 kg;
• resistance to temperature extremes (from -30 to +55 degrees Celsius);
• resistance to ultraviolet rays;
• moisture resistance;
• lightness - even a child can move a chair or chair;
• ease of maintenance.

The material is suitable for the manufacture of chairs, armchairs, tables, hammocks, sofas, deck chairs. It allows manufacturers to create a variety of kits. You can choose sizes suitable for both small-sized rooms and spacious rooms, halls or grounds.

Artificial rattan furniture can be supplied:

• in the kitchen;
• in the living room;
• on the balcony or loggia;
• on the veranda;
• in a summer cafe;
• in a restaurant;
• in hotel;
• near the pool;
• in the country;
• in the garden or vegetable garden;
• in the park;
• Outdoors.

Small kits can be easily moved from place to place. If it rains outside, you can not worry about the safety of the furniture: nothing will harm it. Furniture can be stored outside even in winter.

A rich selection of furniture in Athena Garden

Buy artificial rattan furniture in Moscow offers the company Athena-Garden. Our assortment is rich in products for all occasions: miniature coffee tables and light chairs, spacious sofas and solid armchairs, sets of small and large families are available for purchase.

With ten years of experience in production, we guarantee the quality of our products. We have the best value for money on the market for artificial rattan furniture. We sell furniture wholesale and retail. Not only residents of Moscow and the Moscow region can order, but all of Russia. Contact us and feel what real benefits and comfort are!

Today our factory is located on thestages of active development and sells its products throughout Russia and abroad. The company produces up to 3000 items per month, in our warehouses about 2000 products in stock, - we can fully be called the largest factory for the production of wicker furniture made of artificial rattan in Russia.

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About the range of products

The wide range of mebius wicker furniture includes chairs, armchairs, rocking chairs, tables, deck chairs, hanging chairs, lunch, coffee groups, comfortable sets for lounge areas, barbecue, which will look beautiful and dignified in a restaurant, hotel, country house, on the beach, at your favorite cottage and at home. The environmental friendliness of artificial rattan, thoughtful ergonomics, strength and durability - all this is invested in each of our products with the warmth of the hands of our braiders and the love of everyone who creates furniture.

The factory makes models from the catalog, and by designcustomer.

What is artificial rattan?

Artificial rattan is a polymer thread obtained by extrusion. Under a certain temperature, the plastic is melted and passed through a special mold-hole. Thanks to the forming hole, a synthetic thread with a certain shape is formed: a crescent, a rod, in the form of a wooden bark, etc. Artificial rattan can have a different color and texture. The plastic components included in its composition comply with the ISO9001 environmental standard.

How we make furniture

Quite complex artificial rattan furniture production technology mebiusrotang is a process that uses special high-tech equipment and manual painstaking work masters. It is noteworthy that furniture made from scratch, that is, the production begins with the preparation of an artificial rattan plastic tape and ends with a full-fledged product. The technology for the production of artificial rattan tape is secret - the capsules are melted and mixed with ingredients that are known only to the manufacturer, and then, like noodles, they are rolled into long threads on a special machine. The craftsmen make the frame for furniture from red-hot aluminum, then paint it. The last stage is the braiding of the workpiece, it is performed by craftsmen only manually.

We have already talked about wicker furniture production from natural willow, which has a number of significant advantages, starting with the availability of a start in this business and ending with the commercial attractiveness of the finished product. And yet, such furniture is more suitable for household use, primarily due to the negative impact of weather factors in winter. Another thing - wicker chairs and sofas made of rattan, a synthetic vine made in the extrusion process.

« artificial rattan- this is a synthetic thread, which is obtained by forcing a material melt through a forming hole, - explains a business angel, an expert in the startup community, Ph.D. n. Associate Professor Igor Malyugin. - In fact, he has the properties of a natural vine, but is not afraid of the whims of mother nature. Plus, it is not the cause of the destruction of willow thickets.

All this may be of interest to a wide range of buyers, including those from the dacha community. Since there is demand, there must be supply, which means the idea of ​​​​how to open furniture business for the production of rattan furniture, may well become a relevant business idea.

Buyers and manufacturers

People who have bought wicker rattan furniture note its high performance. “We bought rattan chairs for our outdoor cafe,” says Irina Markova from Sochi. - In texture, they resemble natural wicker furniture, but based on an aluminum frame. It's practical for us since we don't hide it all year round."

What do manufacturers think about production? Evgeny Suvorov from the city of Sokol, which is located in the Vologda region, brought to life a business idea for the production of such furniture. According to him, the most important unit in this business is a machine for the production of artificial thread for weaving, and everything else, including frames, is produced by 20 employees of his Atlantic enterprise.

Another manufacturer of rattan furniture, Igor Malakhov, general director of the Street Gatherings company, notes the convenience of weaving from artificial thread compared to willow vines. “Willow rods need to be spliced,” he says. “And synthetic braid doesn’t need that, it’s made from endless vines, which makes it more durable.” According to him, buyers have already appreciated the quality of this furniture, for example, benches for garden plots.

Extruders, extruders - well, where now without you

Almost all industries, one way or another connected with synthetics, have extruders in their fleet of machines and equipment. Rattan production is no exception. “We also have an extruder installed, it makes no sense to open a furniture business with rattan without it,” says Igor Malakhov. - What is good about rattan, its production requires low temperature melt, the effect of plasticization occurs without problems and, most importantly, controllable. For example, you can make thread for a reed.”

Depending on the setting, it is possible to produce a rod with imitation of tree bark, a strip with a texture or in the form of a regular rod. Imitation under the tree bark is profiled polyethylene threads, as a rule, of a semicircular shape, but if desired, they can take on an oval or crescent profile. A strip with a texture is from 6 to 12 mm, and a rod is 3-8 mm in diameter.

A typical line includes a set of equipment, which, in addition to the extruder, includes a cooling system, a 4-wheel transport vehicle, a winder, a recycling crusher and a mixer. “This pleasure costs about 1.5 million rubles,” explains Igor Malyugin. “But this is already a real factory, since the production of aluminum frames can be organized on the basis of inexpensive automatic pipe benders.”

“For the uninitiated: natural rattan is a tropical liana, which can be of considerable length (up to 200 m) and an even diameter, sometimes more than 70 mm,” writes forum member AC78. - Like willow vine, palm rattan loses to its artificial counterpart in terms of price and quality. I do not produce, but I buy this thread and I weave furniture at home. I have decent money. And if they ask me how to open a furniture business, I confidently answer that it’s worth starting with artificial rattan.”

“Now there are a lot of wealthy people who buy crossovers for one and a half lemons,” a person with the nickname Vasilich shares his opinion. - For that kind of money, I would buy a plant for the production of artificial rattan. And now I work for an “uncle” who has this equipment, and I see that the boss has good money in this business. And yet, for those who have laid their eyes on this matter: their own synthetics are more profitable than bought ones.

“Yes, the start is not cheap, plus it will require placement of 150-200 squares, in general, nothing complicated,” Mykola Azarov from Khimki left his post. - I organized a startup two years ago, I planned to recoup the loan in three years. Moneylender bankers almost gave me a heart attack, so I sold the business. The kid who bought it from me said at the meeting that this is a business as a business, but it has seasonal ups and downs.

Thus, one can enter into entrepreneurship seriously with a total investment of 2-2.5 million rubles, or with an easy start by buying ready-made artificial rattan. Both the first and the second options have their pros and cons, however, this business idea has every reason to become viviparous.

Alexander Sitnikov, specially for the site

Dear readers, this article was written and published in 2013. The information it contains may be out of date.

The portal user tells how to independently make beautiful wicker furniture for the home.

Today we will talk about an artificial substitute for rattan (it is also called techno-rattan or poly-rattan), which is used to make wicker furniture. This material is supplied in the form of multi-colored ribbons, threads, circle segments rolled into coils. Unlike its natural "colleague", artificial rattan does not fade under the influence of ultraviolet radiation and is highly resistant to adverse weather conditions. Therefore, I often make outdoor furniture or wicker decorative items from it, which can be left outside all year round in snow and rain.

Many owners of suburban areas would like to put furniture made of this material in a gazebo or recreation area. But the high price of these products, which are considered a “handmade” product, stops them. It was the money issue that prompted the FORUMHOUSE user with the nickname Lulava master weaving from artificial rattan and all the wisdom of this craft in order to equip the living room in your house near Moscow with beautiful and functional furniture, on which you can sit and relax on long winter evenings.

Lulava Member of FORUMHOUSE

After searching, I found wicker furniture, which I really liked. Having caught fire with the purchase, when I saw the price tag on it, I cooled down, but the desire to have something like that overcame. Having studied the Internet, I made a firm decision - to start make wicker furniture yourself.

And here are the samples of furniture that the user liked.

Now let's announce the price tag for it: an armchair costs 45 thousand rubles, a corner sofa - 124 thousand rubles. No wonder that Lulava ordered 26 kg of techno-rattan - strips 9 mm wide and 1 mm thick.

Artificial rattan is sold in kilograms. This ratio of width and thickness, as indicated above, ultimately gives the maximum length of the coil for a given weight, which allows savings.

Also, according to the user, if a do-it-yourself rattan sofa or chair is made with a platform used as self-supporting, then it is better to use a more durable polyrattan, in the form of a circle segment, 1.2-1.4 mm thick, although artificial rattan 1 mm thick has sufficient strength and bearing capacity.

The work should begin with the choice of the base, which will be braided with rattan ribbons. One of these options may be a metal frame made of galvanized or aluminum pipes. But Lulava I settled on the most technologically advanced version - a wooden one, from a bar with a section of 4x4 cm, which is then treated with antiseptic impregnations.

Rattan weaving for beginners: the nuances

The most difficult thing in the manufacture of artificial rattan furniture is the weaving process itself. Despite the many training videos on the Internet, it is not always possible to see the nuances of the technology on them. Information is not enough. Therefore, the user had to learn a lot by trial and error.

Start weaving rattan furniture from the very simple products. This will allow you not to “burn out” ahead of time, and also not to lose interest in work. And only "filling your hand", move on to more responsible subjects.

Lulava

I started the weaving work with an ottoman. Moreover, I had to redo it 3 times until I figured out how to do everything right. Then I moved on to the manufacture of the frame - the basis of the sofa. To do this, I took the dimensions of the Swedish counterpart - 2240 (length) x 660 (height) x 860 (width) mm.

The design of the wooden frame is shown in the following photo.

The assembly was carried out on the "75th", the so-called. "black" screws. Although such fasteners are not the best option for connecting critical structures (it can cut off hats on self-tapping screws), the main thing is to think about how the load is distributed.

The armrests of the sofa should not "hang" in the air. The part must rest directly on the load-bearing frame, and the main load is redistributed on it. Self-tapping screws are needed only to fix the armrest - to connect it to the base in the desired position and prevent shifting.

When weaving artificial rattan, it is important to remember that one wrong stitch made at the very beginning will lead to a marriage of the product. Everything will have to start over. Making furniture from polyrattan is the lot of the attentive and patient.

Lulava

It is most convenient to work by placing furniture on a stand. Even after watching the video with weaving master classes, I still have questions about the secrets of work. Everything had to be learned through experience.

Of the weaving tools we need:

• Stapler - it is necessary for fixing strips of polyrattan with staples to a wooden base;
• Small pliers, with their help it is convenient to remove the bent bracket;
• A hammer of small weight, needed for finishing staples;
• Knife or cutter;
• Soldering iron or superglue.

A soldering iron is needed to solder the lock - at the junction of the strips.

interesting practical advice for working with techno-rattan. We assemble the frame with maximum geometric accuracy. Misalignments or inaccuracies in measurements can cause more stitches to be sewn on one side than on the other, or gaps are left.

According to Lulava, not important- the length of the sofa, the width of the armrest, because the pitch of the vertical threads can be changed.

But especially important- the height of the sofa, the length of the armrest and the height of the sofa on the front side (from the seat to the bottom edge).

The weaving itself is carried out without the use of a shuttle, because Polyrattan is a tough material and pulls well through the rows. The use of the shuttle will only complicate the work of threading it between the strips.

Attachments: from 540 000 rubles

Payback: from 2 months

Wicker chairs, tables and rattan sofas are increasingly used for interior decoration country houses. They give the rooms a special warmth and comfort. But products made from natural rattan - a woody liana that grows in Asia and Africa - are quite expensive. It is expensive to transport raw materials. To reduce the cost, artificial rattan is used for the manufacture of furniture. Since such furniture is in demand, it is profitable to establish the production of techno-rattan. Let's find out how to do it right.

business concept

Artificial rattan can completely imitate natural, or it can look like a flat flexible braid, convenient for weaving screens for radiators and baskets. It is made by extrusion, the main raw materials are polyethylene and rubber. Invented synthetic material in Indonesia, in the middle of the last century.

Polyrattan can be different - glossy, satin, textured under wrinkled skin, but three types are considered the most popular:

• completely imitating natural rattan "branches" of a semicircular shape 4-12 mm wide;
• round, plastic rods with a diameter of 2-4 mm;
• dyed in different colors stripes with a texture 6-12 mm wide.

They store and transfer to buyers polyrattan or technorattan in reels.

The target audience for manufacturers is large furniture factories and private salons for the manufacture of wicker furniture. It is also in demand among those who make screens for batteries, plastic fences and decorative and applied household items, such as baskets or vases.

What is required for implementation?

To open a small workshop for the manufacture of polyrattan, you need a room of 30-50 square meters. It can be rented inexpensively on the outskirts of the city, or you can use a garage or other utility room. It should fit an extruder line, a warehouse for storing raw materials and finished products.

The main thing that is required is an extruder line for the manufacture of a polymer thread.

An extruder is a unit that continuously processes plastic raw materials to a homogeneous composition, and then, using a calibrating device and a nozzle, gives the plastic the shape of a rod or braid.

Also, the hardware complex includes a hopper for mixing raw materials, a device for crushing it, a cooling compartment, a wheelbarrow for transporting goods. When buying, the kit usually comes with several profiles to give special textures, interchangeable nozzles for different diameters of the rod, a set of additives and paints.

A mini-workshop for the production of rattan does not imply huge costs. You will have to allocate funds on a monthly basis:

• for renting premises;
• for utility costs;
• for consumables;
• for the wages of extruder operators.

A large-scale advertising campaign is not required: there is a clear target audience that should be called before opening a business and establish preliminary supply channels. You need to spend money on business cards and creating a one-page website. The cost is reduced due to the use of recyclable materials crushed with a crusher.

Production will not require special permits, as it does not harm the environment and human health.

The company will need to be officially registered with the tax authorities. Please note that in the regions they offer tax incentives and subsidies to businessmen who decide to engage in production.

Step-by-step instructions for starting a production workshop

Starting a factory is easy. It will take about a month of time and several steps:

1. Make a clear business plan with forecasts and income.
2. Establish preliminary supply chains.
3. Look for a suitable room and sign a lease agreement.
4. Purchase an extruder line.
5. Register IP. A suitable taxation regime is the simplified tax system "Income".
6. Hire one or two extruder operators.
7. Purchase raw materials for production.
8. Conclude contracts with those to whom you will supply finished products.

After that, you can start working. According to those who have already tested the business idea on themselves, production quickly begins to make a profit.

Financial calculations

Such a mini-workshop pleases not only with the simplicity of opening, but also with the ease of conducting the main calculations and reporting. In principle, the owner of the enterprise can even do without an accountant, using electronic accounting services.

Start-up capital

The cost of the line itself depends on the design characteristics and functionality. It varies from 300,000 to 2,000,000 rubles. To begin with, let's take the minimum option. Additionally, it should include (in rubles):

• rent and utility expenses for the first month - 15,000;
• payroll for the first month (for two operators) - 30,000;
• IP registration costs - 800;
• business cards and a one-page website - 2,200;
• purchase of recyclables at an average cost of 30 rubles per kg (based on an approximate processing of 6 tons per month) - 180,000;
• expenses for dyes at an average price of 100 rubles per kg (based on 2 percent of the main raw material) - 12,000.

The total initial investment is 540,000 rubles.

Monthly expenses

Average monthly expenses will be start-up capital excluding the cost of the extruder itself - about 240,000 rubles (excluding taxes).

How much can you earn and payback periods

Calculate, knowing monthly expenses, net profit is very simple. The average market price of artificial rattan is 180 rubles per kg (but it can be more). Every month, the entrepreneur is able to produce about 6 tons of product. In total, with an optimistic forecast, he will receive 1,080,000 rubles of income. Subtract the tax - 6 percent (64,800), we get 1,015,200. Subtract the expenses. It turns out 775,000 rubles. This is net income.

It is unprofitable to choose the “Income minus expenses” taxation system at a rate of 15 percent. Under the same conditions, the net profit will be 714,000 rubles. But if the rates in the region are minimized, you can consider this option.

According to realistic forecasts, not everyone can immediately sell such a volume of products, and the net profit of those already engaged in such production in the first month amounted to about 400,000 rubles. Thus, the entrepreneur reaches the break-even point in the first month of work, and after two, he fully pays off the investment.

Benefits and possible risks

You can offer your goods not only to furniture makers, but also to manufacturers of souvenirs, accessories for baths and kitchens, even dishes. If production develops, you can open your own furniture or design studio.

But hurry up. Since the cost of starting a business is small, and the payback is almost instantaneous, there are a lot of people who want to start producing artificial rattan. Latecomers simply will not have time to occupy a profitable niche.