➊

High Pressure
Laminates High pressure laminates (HPL) are also known as
plastic laminates. HPL is a one-step process that
➋ is produced by fusing together, under heat and
pressure, multiple layers of kraft paper saturated with
phenolic resin. This sandwich is fused with a layer
of melamine saturated decorative paper, which is
typically added at the same time the phenolic layers
are being fused. Further value can be added to this
type of overlay by including a very thin top sheet
of clear or translucent alpha-cellulose paper heavily
saturated with melamine resins. This additional
layer, common in laminate flooring products, is used
mainly with print patterns and adds additional wear
resistance to the surface.

A relatively new development in HPL technology

is the Continuous Press, which uses rolls of resin-
➌ saturated papers instead of sheets to produce
laminates in a continuous fashion. Only thin
laminates can be produced with this process. The
laminates are rolled or cut to the desired length
as they exit the Continuous Press. The thinner
continuous high pressure laminates can be applied to
the substrate using a roll press.

High pressure laminates are available in a wide range

of solid colors, woodgrain prints, patterns, textures
and finishes. They are overlaid on particleboard or
MDF substrates for both vertical and horizontal end
use applications such as tabletops, countertops, sink
tops, furniture, cabinetry and case goods. There are
many types or grades of high pressure laminates
engineered for specific performance requirements.

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C OMMON USES

tabletops

countertops

furniture

cabinetry

case goods

flooring

GENERAL PURPOSE: Most widely used HPL and suitable for horizontal and
vertical surface applications. Typical thickness range from 0.028" to 0.048" (0.71
to 1.22 mm).

POSTFORMING: Can be formed around curved edges by application of heat

and restraint. Maximum thickness is approximately 0.038" (0.97 mm) and can
➎
normally be formed to radii as small as 3/8" (9.5 mm).

BACKER: HPL produced without a decorative face. Available as standard (most

➏
common; slightly thinner than decorative HPL) or regrind (reclaimed HPL with
decorative sheet sanded off).

SPECIAL PRODUCTS: Special purpose high pressure laminates include cabi-

net liners, high-wear, fire-rated, electrostatic dissipative and chemical resistant
laminates.
In addition to aesthetic attributes, the lamination of particleboard or MDF
with HPL can improve the physical performance of the substrate. For example,
a shelf of 3/4" industrial (M-2) particleboard that is 24" long will carry 45 lbs per
square foot (psf) of uniform loading with 0.133" deflection. The same shelf can
carry 85 lbs psf before reaching the same deflection if overlaid with HPL.

High pressure laminate is considered one

of the most durable decorative surface
materials and is often used in horizontal
applications like countertops ➊ and ➋,
furniture ➌, entertainment centers ➍ and
commercial cabinetry ➏. Laminate flooring
➎ is an excellent example of the durability
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of HPL. Special custom laminates ➐ can be

produced to match the theme or décor of
any environment.

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Overlay

Thermally Fused Melamine

Light Basis Weight Paper

Other (see next column)

High Pressure Laminate
C o m p o s i t e Pa n e l A ss o c i at i o n

Manufacturers

Heat Transfer Foil

Decorative Foils

saturated paper
polypropylene
3-D Laminates

wood veneer
Polyester
MDO / HDO

vinyl film
Phenolic

Company Special treatments,

m a n u f a c t u r e r s
and Location Brand Name other product types features and capabilities

AET Films
New Castle, Delaware SynDECOR™ • • SynDECOR TM, a performance Water resistant, dimensionally stable, scratch, stain and abrasion
polymer-based decorative overlay resistant, high print fidelity, no VOC’s.
Arclin
Tacoma, Washington Ultim Prefere • • • • • • Glue films, backers State of the art paper saturating for TFM, HPL,
flooring and industrial overlay applications.
Arjo Wiggins USA, Inc.
Stamford, Connecticut • Base paper manufacturer (saturating
and pre-impregnated) for the printing,
saturating and laminating industry
BauschLinnemann NA
Greensboro, North Carolina TecoFoil, TecoLine, TecoTop, TecoLam • • Pre-applied hotmelt adhesive Flat surface and profile wrap laminates, high abrasive resistant
surfaces, recoatable surfaces, melamine edgebanding for
straight and softformed edges, slitting services.
CDM Décor Inc.
Aquaseal™: Water resistance, stain and abrasion resistant, dimensionnaly
Drummondville, Quebec AquaSeal™, Foilspec™, • • • AquaSeal™, formaldehyde free, Aquaseal™:
stable, resistsWater resistance,
shrink/creep, no stain and abrasion
VOC emissions, resistant, dimensionally
Formaldehyde free.
Microspec™ high performance, polypropylene based stable,formaldehyde
100% resists shrink/creep,
barrier. no VOC emissions,
Electron Formaldehyde
beam top coat free. 100%
curing process.
decorative overlay with EB top coat formaldehyde
Domestic barrier. Electron
manufacturer beam
with short top coat curing process.
leadtime
Coveright Surfaces
Cobourg, Ontario Endure by Coveright • • • • Broad range of technical films High water resistant melamine, impact resistant melamine.
DIC International (USA) LLC
Teaneck, New Jersey • • • • Del Nature, natural touch & Del Vex Custom printing and design capabilities for products ranging from
performance urethane topcoat 23gsm thru 80gsm; small through large volume orders.
decorative overlays
DNP America, LLC
New York, New York X-TREAM, X-Value, X-Mighty, X-Gloss • • • • • Printer for decorative foil, film,
melamine paper
Formica Corporation
Cincinnati, Ohio Formica High Pressure Laminates, • • • Solid surfacing, Innovative High Pressure Laminate finishes: Etchings, Honed, Naturelle,
Formica Solid Surfacing, Formica Stone, metal and wood laminates MicroDot, Riverwash; fire and chemical resistant laminates,
DecoMetal Metal Laminates, Formica compact phenolic panels, decorative frp panels.
Veneer Premium Wood Surfacing,
Chemtop2, frpSelect
Kleerdex Company LLC
Impact resistant 3D laminate can be flat laminated and mitre-folded in
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Kydex® • addition to membrane pressed or vacuum formed. Achieves Class 1A Fire
Rating, NSF Splash Zone Rating and available with Microban® anti-microbial
product protection. Stock colors sold by the sheet and most custom colors
produced in 3 weeks. Available in 3000+ colors and a variety of textures.
Lamigraf, S.A.
Barcelona, Spain • • Decorative printing of foils and saturating papers up to 2700mm wide.

MeadWestvaco Specialty Papers

South Lee, Massachusetts Duraline, CGW • Base paper manufacturer for the print-
ing, saturating & laminating industry
 Munksjo Paper
Fitchburg, Massachusetts • Base paper manufacturer for the print-
ing, saturating & laminating industry
Neenah Paper Technical Products
Base paper manufacturer (saturated,
Alpharetta, GA
Heirloom® • pre-impregnated, coated) for the print-
ing, saturating and laminating industry
Olon Industries, Inc. (Decoratives Division)
Continuous TF laminates for wrapping and edgebanding applications.
St. Charles, Illinois
OLON • • • • • • Continuous polyester
thermally Designs to complement Arclin, Coveright, Flakeboard, Formica,
fused laminates Nevamar, Panval, Tafisa and Wilsonart. High abrasion resistant
wrapping grade laminates for flooring laminate designs. Saturated
products with polyester resins, such as décor cellulose paper,
fiberglass and backers. Available with antimicrobial protection.

Omnova Solutions
Fairlawn, Ohio Surf(x) 3D Laminates, Preempt Paper • • • • • Domestic manufacturing with short lead times, small minimum
Laminates, Radiance Flat Laminates, orders, broad variety of performance coatings and surface laminates.
Harmony Collection
Panolam Industries International, Inc.
Odenton, Maryland Nevamar HPL, Pluswood TFM • • • • • • Custom print capabilities in both TFM and HPL. Boardface and
substrate options, chemical resistance and erasable projection board.
Portland, Maine Nevamar HPL, Lammates TFM, • • • • • • •
Pluswood TFM
REHAU Incorporated
Provide edgeband in PP and PVC to match a variety of laminate boards.
Leesburg, Virginia
FlexEdge, NaturEdge, SpectraEdge • Manufacturer
of thick and thin Product lines include: T-mold, Tambour and thin edgeband. Express
edgeband Collection stocking program allows small order quantity and quick delivery.
Riken U.S.A.
Burlington, New Jersey Integra, Tre Nuovo, FINO, Rivestar • • • Printing, top coats, non PVC, UV top coats, 3D thermofoil, high gloss thermofoil.
Sappi Fine Papers North America
Westbrook, Maine Sappi Warren Release Papers, • Tip Printing (patent pending) for printing in-register with texture.
Ultracast, Classics
schattdecor
St. Louis, Missouri • • •
Suddekor, LLC
Agawam, Massachusetts • • • •
Surface Source International
Randolph, New Jersey Pentadecor, Furnitop, Natural Line, • • • • • • Phenolic Backed 3D Laminates Stocking distributor, cut to length program, slitting, same day shipping,
Gloss Line, Easy Clean, Klockner, on staff technical dept., HPL/TFM matching program, Surface Coatings,
SSI North America Peel Coating, PVC alternatives, Owner operated.
Technocell Dekor Base paper manufacturer (saturating

Pulaski, New York • and pre-impregnated) for the printing,
saturating and laminating industry

Toppan Interamerica
McDonough, Georgia • • • • • Non PVC film (printed)
U.S. Coating Company Electron beam cured decorative foils; coatings applied to premium grade high
Lexington, South Carolina • • Paintable/glueable papers and backing
opacity resin saturated paper; basis weights range from 40gsm to > 100gsm.
Wilsonart International
Temple, Texas Wilsonart Laminate, WilsonartHD High • •
Definition Laminate, Chemsurf
Chemical-Resistant Laminate
Zamma Corporation (Laminates Division)
Continuous pressure melamine laminates for both flat surface and
Orange, Virginia Zammalam • • • • • Continuous thermally fused melamine profile wrapping capability. High abrasive resistant surfaces, melamine

laminates edgebanding and custom melamine saturation up to 4'.
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Thermally Fused Melamine
Light Basis Weight Paper
High Pressure Laminate
C o m p o s i t e Pa n e l A ss o c i at i o n

Laminators

Heat Transfer Foil

Decorative Foils

Saturated Paper
Polypropylene
3-D Laminates

wood veneer
Fiberglass

Polyester

Vinyl Film)
MDO / HDO

Phenolic
PB, MDF
Company Special treatments, substrates
or HB
and Location Brand Name features and capabilities offered producer

American Laminates, Incorporated

Premium melamine panels with MDF and industrial grade particleboard laminated
Riverbank, California • • PB, MDF No
with a variety of colors, patterns and sizes. Serving Western USA distributors.

ATC Panels, Inc.
• • In-house impregnation capability and specialty papers. PB, MDF Yes
Moncure, North Carolina
ClosetMaid Companies • • Custom components, cut-to-size and CNC routing. PB, MDF, HB No
Chino, California
Columbia Forest Products PB, MDF, No
Hearst, Ontario • • • • Melawood products.
Plywood

Decolam, Inc.
Orangeburg, South Carolina Decolam/DL, Decolam/HPT, Decolam/ML, • • • • • • • • • • • UV coating, full fabrication services and public warehousing. PB, MDF, HB, No
Champkote, Vinylcote, Woodlam, Mela-Shield Plywood
Duraplay de Parral, SA de CV
PB, MDF,
Chihuahua, Mexico Duralam, Duramel, Duracore • • • • • Mix loads capabilities with raw PB, Mende, softwood and hardwood plywood, CTS, Mende, Yes
bullnose and furniture parts.
Veneer Core

Flakeboard
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario Superior MDF, Superior Plus MDF, • Mix ship capabilities with raw MDF, melamine laminated MDF and particleboard. Can PB, MDF Yes
Superior SW MDF produce MDF/HDF, particleboard, mende with paint, print, melamine, paper/foils, CTS
and perforated board from one source. Fire-rated
Simsboro, Louisiana UltraPine® • Specialty products also include Wear Resistant Melamine (WRM), and PB, MDF,
fire-rated melamine on particleboard. Moisture
Resistant
PB, MDF

St. Stephen, New Brunswick Fibrex®, Rezflake • • • • PB, MDF
Fibrex®

Florida Plywoods, Inc.
Greenville, Florida • • • Cut-to-size, bullnose edge, drawer sides, shelving, end panels, tops & bottoms. PB, MDF Yes
Particleboard manufactured in-house with double refined particles; homogeneous. Veneer Core
Funder America, Inc.
Hope, Arkansas; Mocksville, FUNDER • Multiple surface textures & glosses, complete fabrication/component capability PB, MDF No
North Carolina; Sebring, Florida and multiple sizes.
KML Corporation
PB, MDF,
Tacoma, Washington; • • Slotwall panels, edgebanding/shelving, custom cut-to-size. Thermally fused designs Veneer Core, No
Stockton, California from Coveright, Dynea, Wilsonart and Formica. High pressure laminate bonded panels. Medite II,

Medex, Fire
Retardant

Laminate Technologies PB, MDF, Luan
Tiffin, Ohio; Gallatin, Tennessee; Diboll, Texas • • • • • • • • • • • Able to laminate 2-mil to 16+ mil vinyl’s and 23 gram and up papers. Capability to Hardwood No
simultaneously laminate 1 or 2 sides at all facilities.
Veneer

MJB Wood Group, Inc. • • • • Custom component fabricator. Cut-to-size, edgebanding, CNC routing and boring. PB, MDF, HB, No
Cedar Hill, Texas
National warehouse distribution. Plywood

Olon Industries, Inc. (Components Division) Decorative profile wrapped cabinet stiles and rails with thermally fused polyester,
Georgetown, Ontario; OLON • • • • • • vinyl and lightweight papers. Vinyl wrapped drawer components, v-grooved, blank, MDF, Solid No
Washington, Indiana mitrefold and KD drawer systems. Baltic birch drawer sides. Wood, Plastic

 Olympic Panel Products, LLC
Shelton, Washington Barrier Film™, MultiPour® Plus, MultiPour®, • • • • UV cured coatings, base and top coat, prefinished and cut-to-size components. PB, MDF, HB, No
Classic HDO™, Basic HDO™, B-Matte 333®, Plywood
Basic MDO™, Highway HDO , Signal
® ®

MDO, Crezon / Two Step MDO,

® ®

Guardian® MDO, Tuf-Tred®, SkidGuard®,

DecraGuard®, Cabinet Liner™,
Tempered & Standard Plyron
Panel Specialists, Inc. • • • PB, MDF, HB, No
Temple, Texas
Thermax

Panolam Industries International, Inc. PB, MDF Yes
Portland, Maine Nevamar HPL, Pluswood TFM • • • • • • •
Hardwood

Shelton, Connecticut Panolam, Pionite, Resopreg • • • Eight laminating plants located throughout the US (Albany, OR; Auburn, ME; Chino, CA;
Hampton, SC; Huntsville, ON; Norcross, GA; Oshkosh, WI; Tarboro, NC). Plywood

Pasquier Panel Products
Custom laminating and cutting –shelving and drawer parts – edgebanding, CNC routing PB, MDF, HB, No
Sumner, Washington • • • •
and boring, moulding, profile wrapping and RTA packaging to precise custom specifications. Plywood

Patrick Industries, Inc. Nine laminating plants located throughout the US (Elkhart, IN; Mt. Joy, PA; PB, MDF, HB, Luan
Elkhart, Indiana • • • • • • • •
New London, NC; Decatur, AL; Ocala, FL; Phoenix, AZ; Waco, TX; Woodburn, OR; and Decorative No
Fontana, CA). Drawer sides, wrapped mouldings, cut-to-size, edgebanding Hardware,
and custom components. Plywood

Rexcel SA de CV
Chihuahua, Mexico Panelart • • • In-house impregnation, mix loads capabilities with raw PB, Bullnose, Stair Tread and CTS. PB Yes

Roseburg
Dillard, Oregon Duramine TFM, Hardwood Plywood, • • • • • • • • • • Mixed shipments of flat panel, CTS, edge-treated matching surfaces from this PB, MDF, VC, HB, Yes
UltraFinish-Paper & Vinyl Overlays, integrated producer of custom designs, Wilsonart, Formica, Arclin, Coveright and others. SkyBlend™
RediPly, Melagard, Redishelf, SkyBlend™ and others
Missoula, Montana Duramine TFM, UltraFinish-Paper & • • Mixed shipments of flat panel, CTS, edge-treated matching surfaces from this PB, MDF, VC, HB, Yes
Vinyl Overlays, Rediply, Melagard, integrated producer of custom designs, Wilsonart, Formica, Arclin, Coveright and others. and others
Redishelf, SkyBlend™
Oxford, Mississippi Duramine TFM, SkyBlend™ • • Mixed shipments of all products from this integrated producer of custom designs, PB, MDF, VC, No
Formica, Arclin, Coveright and others to match HPL, RTF & edge banding. SkyBlend™
and others
Orangeburg, South Carolina Duramine TFM, UltraFinish-Paper & • • • • • • • • • • • Mixed shipments of flat panel, CTS, edge-treated matching surfaces from this PB, MDF, VC, HB, Yes
Vinyl Overlays, SkyBlend™ integrated producerof custom designs, Wilsonart, Formica, Arclin, Coveright and others. SkyBlend™
and others
Roucke, Inc.
Full service panel processing from cut-to-size to CNC machining. Flat or 3-D processing
Denver, Colorado • • • • of rigid thermal foil to match TFM & HPL. Coveright, Dynea (Arclin), Formica and Wilsonart PB, MDF, HB, No
TFM papers. All brands high pressure laminate bonded panels. Plywood

Bulk or custom packaging available.

Shioleno Industries, Inc. Specialist in short run batches of TFM and HPL panels. Quick to Ship Program. Most major
Arlington,

Texas Rainbow Panels • • • brands for TFM/HPL matches, including PVC custom edging to match. Full service manu- PB, MDF, HB No
facturing facility including: Cut to size, EB, CNC Routing & Drilling and UV Coatings. Fully Plywood
intergrated production for Fixtures, Shelving, Cabinets, Closets Systems and Drawer components.

Stevens Industries, Inc. Thermofused Melamine Panels: Special wood look and feel textures (StevensWood), PB, MDF, Plywood
Teutopolis, Illinois Stevens TFM, Stevens HPL, • • • Wilsonart, Coveright, Pionite and Formica patterns. High Pressure Laminate
Fire-rated PB, No

StevensWood™, Stevens Shelf™ Panels: All major brands including Wilsonart, Pionite, Formica and Nevamar. MDF, Moisture-
Component Fabrication: Cut-to-size, EB, CNC routing, contour edging, postforming Resistant PB,
(HPL and TFM) closet parts, cabinet parts, fixture components and shelving. MDF, NAF (Green),
PB, MDF

Tafisa Canada and Company Ltd. Tafilam color range offered with various complementary color matching products PB, MDF Yes
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec Tafilam •
such as high pressure laminates, PVC edgebanding, polyester wrapped mouldings,

thermovinyl films and five piece doors.
Timber Products Company
PB, MDF, HB,
Springfield, Oregon Spectraboard, Spectracore, ColorLam, • • • • • • • • Cut-to-size, shelving, drilling, hardwood veneer one-side and sublimination grade polyester. Yes
Plywood
TufDec, Polyboard, Decraboard
Uniboard Canada Inc.
Thermofused melamine panels. Matching products such as high pressure laminates,
Fostoria, Ohio Panval • • PVC edgebanding, mouldings and RTF. All surfaces available on Nu Green particleboard – PB, Nu Green
Mont-Laurier, Quebec PanFibre • • no urea formaldehdye added. MDF, HDF Yes
Sayabec, Quebec Panval, Nu Green • •
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Overlay Manufacturers
KLEERDEX COMPANY, LLC SAPPI FINE PAPERs NORTH AMERICA
o v e r l a y
6685 Low Street 89 Cumberland Street
AET FILMS Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania 17815 Westbrook, Maine 04092
15 Read’s Way (800) 325-3133 Fax (800) 452-0155 (207) 856-4823 Fax (207) 856-1346
New Castle, Delaware 19720 [email protected] [email protected]
(302) 326-5500 Fax (302) 326-5505 www.kydex.com www.sappi.com/warrenreleasepapers
[email protected]
LAMIGRAF, S.A. SCHATTDECOR
www.syndecor.com
c/. Mas Dorca 14-16 Ametlla Park 11802 Borman Drive
ARCLIN L’Ametlla del Valles St. Louis, Missouri 63146
2144 Milwaukee Way Barcelona, Spain 08480 (314) 209-1655 Fax (314) 209-1656
Tacoma, Washington 98421 +34 (93) 843-1888 [email protected]
(253) 572-5600 Fax (253) 627-2896 Fax +34 (93) 843-2089 www.schattdecor.de
[email protected] [email protected]
www.lamigraf.com SUDDEKOR, LLC
www.arclin.com
240 Bowles Road
ARJO WIGGINS USA, INC. MEADWESTVACO SPECIALTY PAPERS Agawam, Massachusetts 01001
1200 High Ridge Road, 2nd Floor 40 Willow Street (413) 821-9000 Fax (413) 821-9010
Stamford, Connecticut 06905 South Lee, Massachusetts 01260 [email protected]
(203) 674-6700 Fax (203) 674-6701 (413) 243-1231 Fax (413) 243-4602 www.suddekorllc.com
[email protected] www.mwvspecialtypapers.com
Surface Source International
www.decor.arjowiggins.com
MUNKSJO PAPER 961 Route 10E, Unit 2-i
BAUSCHLINNEMANN NA 642 River Street Randolph, New Jersey 07869
7918 Industrial Village Road Fitchburg, Massachusetts 01420 (973) 598-0152 Fax (973) 598-0156
Greensboro, North Carolina 27409 (978) 342-1080 [email protected]
(800) 992-3936 Fax (336) 665-1387 www.ssinorthamerica.com
NEENAH PAPER TECHNICAL PRODUCTS
[email protected]
3460 Preston Ridge Road TECHNOCELL DEKOR
www.bauschlinnemann.de
Suite 600 179 County Route 2A
CDM DÉCOR INC. Alpharetta, Georgia 30005 Pulaski, New York 13142
3075 Bernier Street (678) 518-3341 Fax (678) 518-3389 (315) 298-8388 Fax (315) 298-8822
Drummondville, Quebec J2C 6Y4 www.technicalproducts.com [email protected]
(800) 311-9191 Fax (819) 478-0120 www.technocell-dekor.de
[email protected] OLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
www.cdm.ca Decoratives Division TOPPAN INTERAMERICA
951 State Avenue, Unit F 1131 Highway 155 South
COVERIGHT SURFACES St. Charles, Illinois 60174 McDonough, Georgia 30253
56 Willmott Street (630) 377-6566 Fax (630) 377-7389 (770) 957-5060 Fax (770) 957-6447
Cobourg, Ontario K9A 4R5 [email protected] [email protected]
(905) 372-1896 Fax (905) 372-1355 www.olon.com www.tia.toppan.com
[email protected]
www.coveright.com OMNOVA SOLUTIONS U.S. COATING COMPANY
175 Ghent Road 465 Industrial Drive
DIC INTERNATIONAL (USA) LLC Fairlawn, Ohio 44333 Lexington, South Carolina 29072
Glenpointe Centre West (866) 332-5226 (803) 957-3377 Fax (803) 957-3357
500 Frank W. Burr Boulevard, Suite 28 [email protected] [email protected]
Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 www.omnova.com/laminates www.uscoating.com
(201) 836-4097 Fax (201) 836-4962
[email protected] PANOLAM INDUSTRIES WILSONART INTERNATIONAL
INTERNATIONAL, INC. 2400 Wilson Place
DNP AMERICA, LLC 20 Progress Drive Temple, Texas 76504
335 Madison Avenue, 3rd Floor Shelton, Connecticut 06484 (254) 207-7000 Fax (254) 207-3209
New York, New York 10017 (203) 925-1556 Fax (203) 225-0050 [email protected]
(212) 503-1090 Fax (212) 286-1506 www.panolam.com www.wilsonart.com
[email protected]
REHAU INCORPORATED ZAMMA CORPORATION
FORMICA CORPORATION 1501 Edwards Ferry Road Laminates Division
10155 Reading Road Leesburg, Virginia 20176 14468 Litchfield Drive
Cincinnati, Ohio 45241-4805 (703) 777-5255 Fax (703) 777-3053 Orange, Virginia 22960
(513) 786-3400 Fax (513) 786-3566 www.rehau.com (540) 672-5200 Fax (540) 672-9200
www.formica.com [email protected]
RIKEN U.S.A. www.zamma.com
1702 Beverly Road
Burlington, New Jersey 08016
(609) 636-2935 Fax (609) 387-4958
[email protected]
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KML CORPORATION ROSEBURG
l a m i n a t o r s
1616 Saint Paul Avenue PO Box 1088
AMERICAN LAMINATES, INCORPORATED Tacoma, Washington 98421 Roseburg, Oregon 97470
3142 Talbot Avenue (888) 358-5075 Fax (253) 475-7517 Western Sales: (800) 245-1115
PO Box 778 www.kmlcorp.com Southeast Sales: (866) 387-2646
Riverbank, California 95367 www.roseburg.com
LAMINATE TECHNOLOGIES
(800) 800-2536 Fax (209) 869-4040
161 Maule Road ROUCKE, INC.
[email protected]
Tifflin, Ohio 44883 12000 E. 56th Avenue, Unit A
www.americanlaminates.com
(800) 231-2523 Denver, Colorado 80239
ATC PANELS, INC. www.lamtech.net (303) 339-4120 Fax (303) 339-4910
985 Corinth Road [email protected]
MJB WOOD GROUP, INC.
Moncure, North Carolina 27559
1585 Highmeadows Way SHIOLENO INDUSTRIES, INC.
(800) 334-2250 Fax (919) 542-6387
Cedar Hill, Texas 75104 1715 N. Peyco Dr.
[email protected]
(972) 293-5249 Fax (972) 293-6283 Arlington, Texas 76060
www.atcpanels.com
[email protected] (817) 557-9365 Fax (817) 557-9495
CLOSETMAID COMPANIES www.mjbwood.com [email protected]
5151 Edison Avenue www.shiolenoindustries.com
OLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
Chino, California 91710-5717
Components Division STEVENS INDUSTRIES, INC.
(909) 590-4444
42 Armstrong Avenue 704 West Main
www.doable.com
Georgetown, Ontario L7G 4R9 Teutopolis, Illinois 62467
COLUMBIA FOREST PRODUCTS (905) 877-7300 Fax (905) 877-7383 (217) 540-3100 Fax (217) 540-3101
212 Boulevard LaBelle, Suite 204 [email protected] [email protected]
Ste-Thérèse, Quebec J7E 1X2 www.olon.com www.stevensind.com
(450) 437-1964 Fax (450) 437-1555
OLYMPIC PANEL PRODUCTS, LLC TAFISA CANADA AND COMPANY LTD.
www.columbiaforestproducts.com
PO Box 640 4660 Villeneuve
DECOLAM, INC. Shelton, Washington 98584 Lac-Mégantic, Quebec G6B 2C3
PO Box 2126 (360) 432-5066 Fax (360) 432-5080 (819) 583-2930 Fax (819) 583-2931
Orangeburg, South Carolina 29116 [email protected] [email protected]
(803) 534-2632 Fax (803) 534-8283 www.olypanel.com www.tafisa.ca
[email protected]
www.decolaminc.com PANEL SPECIALISTS, INC. TIMBER PRODUCTS COMPANY
3115 Range Road 305 S. 4th Street
DURAPLAY de PARRAL SA de CV Temple, Texas 76504 Springfield, Oregon 97477
Ave Santa Barbara s/n (254) 774-9800 Fax (254) 774-7222 (800) 547-9520 Fax (541) 744-5431
Barrio de España [email protected] [email protected]
Hidalgo del Parral, Chihuahua 33870 www.panelspec.com www.timberproducts.com
(505) 217-1700 Fax (505) 217-1702
[email protected] PANOLAM INDUSTRIES UNIBOARD CANADA INC.
www.duraplay.com.mx INTERNATIONAL, INC. Montreal, Quebec Sales
20 Progress Drive 2540 Daniel-Johnson, Suite 500
FLAKEBOARD Shelton, Connecticut 06484 Laval, Quebec H7T 2S3
80 Tiverton Court, Suite 701 (203) 925-1556 Fax (203) 225-0050 (800) 263-5240 Fax (450) 682-6630
Markham, Ontario L3R 0G4 www.panolam.com www.uniboard.com
(800) 268-9830 Fax (905) 475-3827 Ontario, Western Canada, U.S. Sales
[email protected] PASQUIER PANEL PRODUCTS
PO Box 1170 6205 Airport Road, Bldg A, Suite 300
www.flakeboard.com Mississauga, Ontario L4V 1E3
Sumner, Washington 98390
FLORIDA PLYWOODS, INC. (253) 863-6323 Fax (253) 891-7993 (905) 673-5743 Fax (905) 673-0175
PO Box 458 [email protected] www.uniboard.com
Greenville, Florida 32331 www.pasquierpanel.com
(850) 948-2211 Fax (850) 948-4616
[email protected] PATRICK INDUSTRIES, INC.
www.flply.com PO Box 638
Elkhart, Indiana 46515
FUNDER AMERICA, INC. (574) 294-7511 Fax (574) 524-7706
PO Box 729 [email protected]
Mocksville, North Carolina 27028 www.patrickind.com
(800) 438-6276 Fax (336) 751-5623
REXCEL SA de CV
[email protected]
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www.funderamerica.com
Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico 31390
52 (614) 429-8900 Fax 52 (614) 429-8905
[email protected]
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ADHESIVE EPOXY SOLVENT-BORNE ADHESIVES

A substance capable of holding materials A two-component thermosetting adhesive An adhesive containing polymeric
together by surface attachment. The term typically used for laminating medium and materials dissolved in volatile organic
is used to cover the bonding of sheet heavy gauge vinyls. Epoxy adhesives are solvents to which other components
material and is synonymous with glue. generally blended 1:1 (resin to hardener) can be added to obtain certain desired
by volume and are roll-coated either to performance properties, such as higher
BACKER the backside of the vinyl web or to the heat resistance. This type of adhesive is
A non-decorative overlay used on the board surface. typically used on a “hot line” laminator
back of composite panel constructions where it is applied to the board or film
to protect the substrate from changes HOT MELT surface, dried and then heat-activated
in humidity and to balance the panel A thermoplastic adhesive that is 100% prior to a hot roll laminating station.
construction. solid and applied molten to form a bond They are non-grain raising and exhibit
upon cooling. Hot melts differ from good coatability, high heat resistance and
BALANCED CONSTRUCTION conventional liquid adhesives because excellent bond strengths.
A laminated composite panel construction they set by cooling rather than by
that typically has a similar overlay on absorption or evaporation of water or SUBSTRATE
both surfaces, which reduces or eliminates solvent. A material that provides the surface onto
warp when subjected to moisture which an adhesive or coating is spread.
changes. LAMINATOR
A company that applies an overlay to a TELEGRAPHING
BASIS WEIGHT panel substrate or other blank material, Transfer of substrate surface defects
Most often used to characterize the typically through the use of a bonding through the thickness of the overlay
weight of paper products; in the system. material.
decorative overlay industry the basis
weight is defined as the weight in pounds MIL THERMOPLASTIC
(or grams) per square feet (or square A thickness measurement, typically used Resins or adhesives that harden at room
meter) of paper. for vinyls and papers. One mil = 0.001" temperature and re-soften upon exposure
to heat.
BIAXIALLY ORIENTED FILM OVERLAY MANUFACTURER
Film in which molecules are oriented A company that produces and/or supplies THERMOSETTING
in two directions within the transverse a decorative overlay. The manufacturer Resins or adhesives that cure at room
direction (TD) and machine direction may add value to the overlay by, for temperature or in the hot press by
(MD) of the film. example, applying a topcoat. chemical reaction to form rigid bonds
that are not re-softened by subsequent
CALENDERED POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS exposure to heat (cross-links).
Polymer is passed through heated rolls, Polyurethane dispersions are used for the
moving at varying rates, to reduce the film membrane pressing of vinyl films and VOLATILES CONTENT
thickness. veneers to a MDF core. They can be used Weight loss of a saturated paper when
in conjunction with a hardener for higher heated to bone-dry, expressed as a
COATER heat resistance if required. Polyurethane percentage of the weight of the saturated
A company that paints, prints, primes or dispersions are typically spray-applied to paper.
otherwise pre-finishes panel substrates the MDF and then air-dried before mating
with liquid or powder paint finishes. with the vinyl film or veneer in the press. WATER-BORNE ADHESIVES
Formulated synthetic polymer (usually
COATING MANUFACTURER RESIN CONTENT polyvinyl acetate or ethylene vinyl
A company that produces and/or supplies In the decorative overlay industry, the acetate). These products are generally
an industrial decorative paint, print or resin content is the percentage of resin in used for paper laminating where the
prime coating. the saturated paper in relation to the total adhesive is applied to the web and/or
weight of the saturated paper. panel surface and tacks up through one or
EMBOSSING more heated rolls that combine paper to
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A process by which the surface of the panel.

panel product is given a relief effect. This
can be accomplished with a pressure roll
or a patterned caul plate in a hot press.

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