In addition to witnessing the beauty and legacy of Chinese flooring craftsmanship, this process also reflected the significant changes in China economy and society, from the Hemudu culture period 7,000 years ago, when the country first floor was created, to the widespread use of wooden floors throughout the nation and on both sides of the Yellow River 30 years ago, to the current thriving development of the flooring industry.

As China flooring business has developed, the adage "30 years in the east, 30 years in the west" has been aptly mirrored. Since 1995, China flooring sector has experienced rapid expansion for 30 years, coinciding with the market economy wave. With their superior product quality and creative design concepts, numerous outstanding flooring brands—including Life Home, Moganshan, Shuxiangmendi, Shide, Fudeli, Fulin, Creative Players, North American Maple, Lemai Stone Crystal, Jiusheng, Shiyou, Forest Star, and the venerable Furen—have emerged as the industry new pride and the preferred choice of consumers during this time. The majority of these prominent businesses, which began with flooring and spearheaded the growth of the whole home furnishings sector, now operate across the board. Their success is a result of their constant innovation and astute understanding of consumer demand in addition to their superb flooring craftsmanship. The growth of these companies has not only helped China flooring sector advance, but it has also given most home furnishings buyers access to more varied and superior options.

Overview

The wood flooring business in China has undergone a 30-year development process from 1995 to 2025. China wood flooring sector has seen growth from "small to large," "weak to strong," "from manufacturing to creation," "from products to brands," and "from speed to quality" as a result of the market economy upswing. In addition to being one of the biggest producers and consumers of wood flooring worldwide, my nation has established a global flooring/wood flooring market pattern of "three pillars" in China, the US, and Europe.

Significant technological advancements in China flooring sector in recent years have aided in the industry overall modernisation and transformation. Flooring materials, production methods, and installation technologies have changed significantly as a result of ongoing scientific and technological advancements. This article will examine how the flooring industry in China has changed in recent years due to scientific and technological trends, highlighting advancements and developments in the sector.

1. Innovation in materials driven by technology

The advancement of technology has led to numerous advancements in floor materials. New materials are gradually taking the place of traditional tile and wood flooring. For instance, the market favours solid wood floors, three-layer solid wood floors, laminate floors, bamboo floors, and three-layer and multi-layer solid wood composite floors due to their longevity and ability to safeguard the environment. Along with the recently developed stone wood plastic flooring and stone crystal flooring, these new materials offer better performance in addition to a wider variety of looks.

By employing healthy and ecologically friendly "solid wood core" substrates, brands like Yunfeng Moganshan have elevated the ENF-level environmental protection standard to the category strategy, maintaining the fundamental benefits of solid wood while satisfying consumer demands for both environmental and health protection. Life Home "living room floor" is made of entirely imported birch substrate, and the flat buckle has been replaced with a lock buckle, which increases the floor stability and resistance to deformation. Through meticulous processing and assembly, Fudeli log frame flooring creates distinctive creative and aesthetic value by utilising the principles of interlayer staggering and structural symmetry.

In order to guarantee that the floor inlay materials can be removed and replaced on time to preserve their stunning look and durability, Shuxiangmendi Aesthetic Flooring has created a technique to replace specific surface materials. To satisfy each customer unique space aesthetic needs for home beauty, Creative Player, the industry pioneer and leader in "floor and wall integrated customisation," offers a one-stop whole-house space aesthetic customisation solution. Fulin Flooring S500 Birch Flooring adds a romantic and stylish feel to the product by utilising the carving and gold-drawing skills of national wood craftsmen.

Installing Lemai Stone Crystal Flooring is simple and may be done with floor heating. It can be placed all throughout the house and addresses issues with standard materials. As China construction materials market grows rapidly and domestic awareness of novel materials like stone plastic flooring gradually improves, more and more people are joining the market, making competition more intense. But it also encourages brand development and creativity. Companies like North American Maple Love have creatively put out a differentiation approach in an effort to produce high-value home furnishings by fusing technical innovation with cultural assurance. With its deep cultural legacy and distinctive design idea, Forest Star Cultural Floor, a well-known brand in the floor sector, has effectively spearheaded the new floor culture trend. Each floor piece has rich emotional worth and aesthetic intrigue, and it is more than just a floor product—it is the culmination of the knowledge and labour of artisans. It is the ideal combination of delicate textures and excellent craftsmanship.

In the early days of my country reform and opening up, the former Ministry of Forestry and Fujian Province collaborated to build the venerable Furen Floor, the first large-scale state-owned wood comprehensive utilisation enterprise in China to produce medium-density fibreboard. Its primary activities include the development, manufacturing, and distribution of artificial boards, their deep-processing products, and associated materials. Furen Floor maintains sensible peace and tranquilly by being above the wealth of outside things. Infinite sky and earth, a sophisticated human world, a dark wood species, and a high and graceful aura.

II. Process of intelligent creation

The advancement of intelligent manufacturing technology has led to the optimisation of every facet of floor production. The use of intelligent machinery and automated production lines has significantly increased floor production efficiency and stabilised product quality.

1. Production line automation

All facets of floor production are now highly mechanised because to the use of automated production lines. Intelligent machinery handles every step of the process, from the cutting and pressing of raw materials to the packaging of final goods. This lessens the effect of human variables on product quality while simultaneously increasing production efficiency. For instance, this year addition of the EIR digital shaping process and the EB electron beam curing civilian non-power nuclear technology to the production process, which had previously included digital painting technology, greatly enhanced the automation and intelligence of the production line. The overall energy consumption of the production line decreased by over 10%, the corresponding production line labour decreased by over 30%, the production efficiency increased by more than 20%, and the

The creation, selection, design, manufacturing, and installation of stone crystal materials are all incorporated into the overall house décor of Lemai Shijing. Lemai, the forerunner of the stone crystal category, essentially achieved automated production and brought cutting-edge technology. Introduce intelligent manufacturing progressively in the customised home industry. Overcome typical challenges, possess numerous industry patents, and have a professional R&D and management structure that is enhanced by exacting testing and inspection procedures to guarantee the superior quality of every product.

In order to achieve humanised automatic operation, Jiusheng started introducing specialised electronic automation equipment in the workshop. This included robotic arms and assembly lines replacing human labour for labour-intensive tasks like handling, packaging, and temperature and humidity monitoring. These changes significantly increased production efficiency.

2. A method of intelligent detection

The intelligent detecting system introduction improves the accuracy of quality control in the floor production process. To guarantee that every floor quality satisfies requirements, issues in the production process can be identified and promptly resolved through real-time monitoring and data analysis. Shuxiangmendi establishes a standardised production line, implements the new quality productivity, makes the establishment of "smart factories" and "lighthouse factories" its ultimate objective, and constructs an information platform centred on the primary lines of marketing, production, and operation. It also actively encourages the digital transformation of equipment. As of right now, nine significant digital capabilities have been attained, propelling the industry green intelligent manufacturing development forward.

In order to achieve intelligent order input and output, the Shide SPC board production line uses a digital intelligent order management system. It also uses intelligent manipulator configuration to achieve intelligent flipping and transportation during processing, and it uses intelligent CNC linkage equipment to achieve intelligent linkage of processing procedures and enhance processing efficiency. The "MES kneading intelligent control technology system" and fully imported German Homag digital production equipment are used by Moganshan Home Furnishing Intelligent Production Technology to accomplish group parts kneading production, increase production accuracy, and boost efficiency.

Through rigorous moisture content distribution testing and extreme environment alternating testing, Fudeli Flooring assures that the floor structure stability reaches a new high. The company uses globally recognised intelligent production equipment and formaldehyde-free cold pressing technology. Intelligent sheet inspection, intelligent pressing, intelligent scheduling, intelligent warehousing, order collection, and intelligent analysis of floor raw materials are all areas in which North American Maple is currently heavily involved. The company also intends to make investments in these areas.

3. Technological innovation in installation

In order to satisfy consumer demand for quick and eco-friendly installation techniques, floor installation technology is also always evolving. Floor installation has seen revolutionary developments as a result of the development of glue-free and floating installation technologies. The floating installation technology connects the floors using a lock structure rather than requiring the floor to be fastened to the ground. This installation technique works well in a variety of ground conditions and is quick and easy to remove. A unique connection structure is used by the glue-free installation technique to eliminate the need for glue when installing the floor. This increases installation efficiency while simultaneously lowering environmental contamination. The entire home furnishings market is now more colourful as a result of numerous enterprises breaking through the installation technology innovation on the aforementioned foundation.

Adhering to the service concept of user first, Life Home Flooring insists on green installation and rest assured installation. It is the first in the industry to promote the dust-free installation mode, and the standardized 9-step paving method ensures the high quality of the entire installation process and results, especially in the two aspects of noise reduction and moisture-proof treatment. Not only does it make the product more robust after paving by 360° wax sealing or lamination, but it also supports the use of unique silent pads to give clients a better use experience. Shide SPC floor wall panels use special assembled keel technology to achieve fast installation; apply expansion enhancement technology to achieve high-strength installation of floors; use convenient installation structures to achieve efficient and high-strength installation; and use waterproof structures to achieve water-resistant paving. Shuxiangmendi insists on customer first, focusing on high-quality services throughout the process, featuring a "beauty +" service system, and star installation technicians customize floor paving solutions to achieve full-process services including measurement, cleaning, trial paving, installation, and maintenance.

Thanks to the excellent stability of stone crystal, Lemai stone crystal whole house decoration can break through the limitations of traditional floor materials and expand the application of stone crystal materials to the whole house space, including not only walls, ceilings, stairs, doors and other locations, but also cabinets, wardrobes, bathroom cabinets and other cabinets, to achieve formaldehyde-free quick installation, not only with the advantages of leading revolutionary material technology, but also with the advantages of overall style unity and integrity of the whole house. Moganshan Home Furnishing Installation Technology Innovation: The floor is securely joined after splicing, without seams, nails, or glue, and is simple to install thanks to the perfect combination of mortise and tenon joints and unique lock technology. In order to accomplish a whole-house installation mode with hidden skirtings, Fudeli uses a lock structure. This eliminates the need for keels, nails, and glue, making the installation more eco-friendly, convenient, and attractive. In order to achieve differentiated competition and improve market competitiveness, North American Maple developed the FR combination straight-down lock, which is easy to install, quick, efficient, and environmentally friendly. It is also convenient for floor replacement and after-sales maintenance.

In addition to the excellent qualities of intensive installation, craftsmanship, standardisation, and green and environmental protection, the EB finishing products upgraded by creative players can also solve the issue of outdoor building walls fading, are low-carbon and environmentally friendly, and provide an infinite amount of creative space.