RTA Slate Grey Melamine Kitchen Cabinets in 18mm HMR Board
A 3 meter run in eight cartons at 0.52 m3 — about 125 runs to a 40HQ
This is the volume program: a flat-pack kitchen built on 18 mm HMR particleboard, faced in a super-matte slate grey melamine and edged in 1 mm ABS, with a 720 mm carcase height and a 560 mm base depth. Doors are slab, so there is no shaker frame to collect grease and no profile to mask a bad edge. Carcases come grooved for an 8 mm HDF back, drilled for DTC soft-close hinges on 32 mm system holes, and fitted with click-on adjustable legs. A three meter run leaves the factory as eight cartons at 0.52 m3 and about 85 kg, which puts roughly 125 runs — around 375 linear meters — into a 40HQ.
- ModelFAME-KC-MFC-SL
- ProgramRTA flat-pack, 3 m reference run (base + wall + tall)
- Carcase18 mm HMR particleboard, E1, melamine faced both sides, 8 mm HDF grooved back
- Door finishSlate grey super-matte melamine, slab door, 1 mm ABS edge
- Carcase size720 mm high x 560 mm deep base; 720 x 350 mm wall unit
- Module widths300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 800 / 900 mm, plus 600 mm drawer bank
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Full Specification
- ModelFAME-KC-MFC-SL
- ProgramRTA flat-pack, 3 m reference run (base + wall + tall)
- Carcase18 mm HMR particleboard, E1, melamine faced both sides, 8 mm HDF grooved back
- Door finishSlate grey super-matte melamine, slab door, 1 mm ABS edge
- Carcase size720 mm high x 560 mm deep base; 720 x 350 mm wall unit
- Module widths300 / 400 / 500 / 600 / 800 / 900 mm, plus 600 mm drawer bank
- HardwareDTC soft-close hinges, 35 kg ball-bearing runners, click-on adjustable legs
- WorktopQuoted as a separate line — 38-40 mm laminate or compact laminate; no stone in this program
- PackingEight cartons per 3 m run, 0.52 m3, about 85 kg gross
- Loading quantityAbout 125 runs (375 linear meters) per 40HQ
- AssemblyCam and dowel with pre-glued dowels; one 4 mm hex key, no power tools on site
- MOQ20 modules per model per finish
- Lead time25-30 days after deposit and finish confirmation
- Loading portNingbo / Shanghai
- Trade termsFOB, CIF or DDP on request; mixed container with vanities and mirror cabinets allowed
Why Buyers Choose This Model
- 18 mm HMR particleboard carcase and doors, E1 class, faced both sides with melamine and edged in 1 mm ABS on doors and 0.5 mm on carcase panels
- Super-matte slate grey face with a 105 degree gloss level — the finish that hides fingerprints in a rental kitchen without the cost of a lacquered door
- A 3 meter run leaves in eight cartons at 0.52 m3 and about 85 kg, so a 40HQ at 68 m3 usable takes roughly 125 runs or 375 linear meters
- 720 mm carcase height and 560 mm base depth give a 900 mm finished working height on a 40 mm worktop, the dimension most European and Latin American programs specify
- DTC soft-close hinges on 32 mm system holes and full-extension ball-bearing runners rated to 35 kg, drilled on one CNC program so a replacement door fits an existing carcase
- 8 mm HDF back panel sits in a groove rather than being stapled to the rear, which keeps the carcase square when a container has been stacked four high in transit
- Click-on 100-150 mm adjustable legs and a 60 mm service void behind the carcase — no plinth cutting on site and no chasing a wall that is not plumb
- Every panel is cut from a nesting program that yields the door, the carcase and the shelf from one sheet, which is what holds a per-meter cost at volume instead of a per-cabinet price
Specification Questions Buyers Ask
Why 18 mm HMR board rather than the 16 mm board used in European flat-pack?
Because the failure that matters in this program is water at the carcase edge, not panel stiffness. An 18 mm HMR panel carries a bigger edge face for the ABS bond and a higher swelling resistance than a standard interior board, and it survives a dishwasher leak long enough for someone to notice. Sixteen millimeter is a fine engineering choice for a dry, mechanically extracted European kitchen; for a coastal apartment or a unit without extraction, the extra 2 mm is the cheapest insurance in the specification.
What does a 3 meter run actually cost per meter, and where does the money sit?
Per-meter cost is driven by sheet yield and hardware count, not by the door color. A 3 m run in this program is eight cartons, roughly 6.5 sheets of 18 mm board at 2.8 m2 each, 14 hinges, four runner pairs and one leg set — so the board and the hardware are about two thirds of the FOB and the packing and finishing the rest. Ask for the sheet count and the hardware list per run rather than a single price: it is the only way to compare two quotes that look identical on a rendering.
Can the doors be changed to a different finish without a new MOQ?
Yes. The door is a cut-and-edge operation on the same nesting program, so a change of decor within the melamine range does not restart tooling or MOQ — it changes the board purchase and the edge band color. What does restart it is a change of door construction: a lacquered or veneered door needs a different line, a different cure and a different quality check, and that is the point at which a program becomes a separate project.
How is the container loaded, and can it mix vanities and mirror cabinets?
Flat-pack cartons are stacked on edge and strapped, four high, against a full-height container wall, which is why the carton dimensions are fixed to the module grid rather than to a shipping pallet. Vanities at 0.09 m3 and mirror cabinets at 0.055 m3 consolidate with kitchen cartons on the same booking from Ningbo or Shanghai — one 40HQ, one set of documents, one customs entry, which for an importer is usually worth more than the unit-price difference between two suppliers.
What documentation ships with the boards?
The panel producer's certificate with the E1 class and a batch reference that ties the delivered boards to the tested lot, plus the hardware specification sheet naming hinge and runner models. The certificate belongs to the mill, not to the cabinet factory, so a program buying from three mills has three files — ask which mill and which decor, and keep the answer with the purchase order rather than in an email thread.
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