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SCHMIDT'S ADVANTAGES - Quality
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     Forerunners in our research programme, engineers, technicians and laboratory staff combine their talents day after day. With Schmidt you have a guarantee of precision technology, proven strength and acknowledged quality manufacturing.
At the heart of the furniture
Controlled movement, exemplary lightness of touch, discover the secrets of Schmidt's precision technology. But now you can just relax, you're in your Schmidt kitchen ... now, tidying up is child's play!
| Structure of the unit
Unit structure made of 19 mm thick melamine panels, the thickest on the market. Our units come with a 5-year warranty.
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Front edge
Front edges in 1.4 mm thick polypropylene for optimal impact resistance.
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| Front edge finish
Perfect finishes for thick rounded edges.
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Rear edge
Rear edges in melamine for perfect protection against damp.
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| Top and bottom edge
The visible top and bottom edges are made of melamine matching the colour of the unit.
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Assembly
Assembled with wooden pegs and glue: traditional and strong
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| Shelves
The shelves are protected with a melamine edge on the sides and at the rear.
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Rear edge of shelves
The front edge of the shelves is made of 1.4 mm thick polypropylene.
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| Base drawer
The back of the unit is made of 3 mm melamine, for total stability.
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Built-in drawer under oven
Top units have a load-bearing capacity of up to 160 kg.
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Fittings
Controlled movement, exemplary lightness of touch, discover the secrets of Schmidt's precision technology.
Hinges
Your needs: stability and durability.
Our answer: a completely metallic hinge, with aesthetic cover, easily adjustable in all 3 directions, offering an opening of 110°. Our hinges are guaranteed for 20 years. |
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Runners
Your needs: flexibility and strength. Our answer: fully extended drawers fitted with Softmotion*, and load resistance of 50 kg. Our runners are guarantees for 20 years.
**In technical terms, Softmotion is a fluid-operated damper that slows down the drawer when it closes, whatever the speed. A standard fitting on all our drawers, Softmotion guarantees total, gentle, smooth and silent closing. |
Shelf pegs
At the back of the shelves, our pegs are fitted with a tab that prevents the shelf from tipping over. |
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Beyond appearances
Your hard-wearing kitchen won't let you down. Because more often than not you hurriedly put everything one shelf, because it's only human to knock over one's coffee mug or glass of water!
Keep everything tidy!
When you get back from shopping, you need to put everything away … not to mention the sparkling clean dishes in the dishwasher.
Our top units can take up to 160 kg, that's a lot of tins! |
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 Water repellent quality: on top!
Water is a natural feature of your kitchen, drops of water or spills often make your worktop wet, which is why our worktops are made of water-repellent laminate, cut-outs and assemblies are protected by water-repellent glue, and we have developed a vast range of matching sealing profiles for where the worktop meets the wall.
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 Water repellent quality: underneath!
Our bases, the object of all our attention, are made of water-repellent quality lined 13 mm thick chipboard.
Optimal protection and waterproofing: the rear face is lacquered and the waterproof seal fitted into a groove for perfect resistance. |
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 Water repellent quality: inside!
Our bottom units under the sink and refrigerator units are fitted with protective aluminium sheeting as a prevention measure. |
 Tested quality!
Set up in 1991, our laboratory achieved CTBA approval (French Technical Centre for Wood and Furniture ) in 2004. Its remit is to check the robustness, durability and production and finishing quality of our products, in accordance with French and European standards. It performs extreme yield stress tests and subjects them to all the wear and tear they undergo in everyday life: physical and chemical tests, mechanical impact and load tests, the stress fatigue limit of the hinges and runners at over 100 000 open-close cycles , thus guaranteeing a service life of 20 years. |
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 Quality rewarded!
Our factories are ISO 9001-certified, which guarantees compliance of our products with demand and constant standards of quality. Our products also bear the French quality compliance mark 'NF Exigence'.
Our products also bear the German compliance mark Geprüfte Sicherheit. For the 17th year running, Schmidt has been awarded the Quality Trophy. |
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