High Pressure Laminate (HPL) and Formica Laminates

Melamine laminate is a hard resin commonly used as an overlay for building materials like MDF or plywood. In its most basic form, melamine is an organic compound that when combined with formaldehyde forms a durable thermosetting plastic. This ‘plastic’ is then added to a paper base to form the …

LAMINATES ABET ARPA FORMICA POLYRAY REPOSAL

DECORATIVE SURFACES THERMALLY FUSED LAMINATE 3D LAMINATES & 2D LAMINATES DECORATIVE PAPER & DECORATIVE FOILS HIGH PRESSURE LAMINATES (HPL) COATINGS VENEER LAMINATES DECORATIVE PAPER & DECORATIVE FOILS DECORATIVE FOILS Decorative foils are an intermediate-range paperbased overlay and are also called impregnated papers. They are generally pre-impregnated with a blend of …

The same decorative paper is used for Thermally Fused Laminate (TFL) and High Pressure Laminate (HPL). For TFL, the melamine saturated paper is thermally fused directly to the core. HPL has an additional wear layer for increased scratch resistance and a kraft paper layer to improve impact resistance. HPL uses …

48″ x 96″ x 0.6mm Cabinet liner is used for cabinet and drawer interiors and for balancing the back side of panels. Surfaces HPL lamiantes Liners are composed of a layer of Melamine impregnated decorative paper bonded to layers of phenolic impregnated Kraft paper. The backside of the laminate is …

MATERIALS. MAINTENANCE. SERVICES. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS https://www.arpaindustriale.com/en/faq#PRODUCTIONOFARPAHPL PRODUCTION OF ARPA HPL How is a sheet of high-pressure laminate made? HPL laminates consist of superimposed layers of paper, impregnated with thermosetting resins and permanently bonded together by simultaneously applying heat (greater than 120° C) and pressure (greater than 5 MPa) for …

What should be done to make sure the HPL composite panels do not warp? To counterbalance the effects of possible variations in material sizes, it is almost always necessary to apply a sheet of laminate to the back of composite panels, as similar as possible to the one on the …

What substrates can be used for metallic laminates? Compared to other high-pressure laminates, metallic ones require greater care in the choice of substrate and adhesive. To achieve good results, the substrates should be perfectly smooth and the surfaces free from any undulation or blemish. Various adhesives (other than those that …

What are the most suitable substrates for HPL? Plywood, particle board and MDF are all particularly suitable because, like the laminates, they are cellulose based and therefore have similar dimensional movement. In some industries and applications they require special substrates such as mineral fibre boards, sheet metal, foam or honeycomb …

What are the essential elements in establishing product specifications? These are some of the essential criteria: – colour of the decorative finish – thickness – surface finish – grade (e.g. standard, vertical or postforming) – sheet size – fire resistance (standard or flame-retardant) – field of application (construction, shipbuilding, transport, …