鋁新木AluCoWood 二十多年來塑木(WPC)的發展歷史，一直在討論兩種材性(木材+塑料)之間的關係，藉以創造一種全新的原物料來取代純木或純塑。但一直無法突破塑化產品的熱塑問題，使得WPC材料處於一種不穩定的使用狀況，而退縮了WPC的應用發展。
當眾多塑木品牌出現在市場上，沂可木 努力擺脫塑膠產品的形象與質感而脫穎而出，但在戶外應用實例卻比不上木材的多變性及施工的便利性尤其是結構問題。產品穩定性，安裝施工便利性困擾著使用者，我們形容為有皮無骨的建材。
為解決結構性不足，變形等問題，眾多塑木品牌利用WPC中空腔體特性，在結構樑柱等中空位置加入高強結構性的材質，如鋼鐵鋁木等.雖然解決了WPC的結構強度問題，因為施工界面不同需跨不同工種及工具，來完成一工程，因此產生時間、人工、五金...等成本增加。
本系統原創理念的中心思考為 -保留木材質感與觸感的前提下將鋁新木系統型材成為木材或鋁材一樣的原材料，使用者可以依需求選擇標準尺寸規格的鋁木原材料做設計或施工成各種產品，如:遮陽格柵、牆面、天花造型、欄杆、花架、傢俱....等所有木材可做成的產品。成為實質取代木或成為木的新科技建材。
For the past 20 years, the history for development of wood plastic composite materials had been evolving around the discussion in the properties and relationship of two types of materials - wood & polymers and how to create a new and durable material to substitute them. But there is little break through to solve some of the problems found in thermoplastics. The continuous usage of wood plastic composites in these unstable conditions had limited the continuous development in applications.
There are many different wood plastic composite brands and materials available in the market. E-Core Wood, with its unique woods like surfaces and does not look like plastics, has been an outstanding alternative to wood. But although relatively easy to use, its application is still not comparable to the versatility of wood and wood application in the building and construction industries. Product stability and ease of installation are main issues with the users. This generation of products are term with skin but no structure.
Due to insufficient strength and product deformation problems, many different wood plastic composite brands add high-strength structural materials such as iron, steel, aluminium and wood through the hollow cavity of wood plastic composite materials. While addressing the issue of structural strength in the wood plastic composite, because wood and metal are handled by different trade specialist and different types of construction interface, tools may be required to use. To complete the project, the duration, labour and hardware may vary greatly and result in the increase in cost.
Based on our original system concept ideas - For future development, the design for other systems will centre around this original concept, retaining the texture and visual of wood in the wood plastic composite and embedding with aluminum profiles. The customers could use the standard products and design new system base on the individual requirement in terms of dimension, size, shape and installation such as sun shade, wall decoration, ceiling, pergola, furniture… etc and any products which are made of wood. This new technological building material concept not only will replace wood and look like wood.
