Thermally Fused Laminates

This paper is fused directly to a substrate with heat and pressure creating a bond to the substrate.

Thermally fused laminates.

Thermally fused laminate tfl is created by soaking decor paper with resin and allowing it to partially dry. Also just like laminate the melamine surfaces have lower quality and higher quality products. Tfl is a melamine saturated paper that is thermally fused directly to the substrate. Wilsonart thermally fused laminate panels include more than 200 curated designs and nine exclusive textured finishes all available through our industry leading wilsonart distribution network.

These products synonymous with innovation are an essential part of any construction renovation or decoration project. However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate. With the absence of the multiple layers of kraft paper that is found. Thermally fused laminate uniboard s tfl collection transcends market trends.

Each is produced differently. Arauco s distinction program for prism tfl allows you to turn your inspiration into a reality. Thermally fused laminate thermally fused laminate tfl panels for decorative surfaces. Thermally fused laminate decorative panels once known as thermally fused melamine or tfm is made by fusing a resin impregnated sheet of décor paper directly to a substrate.

There are two types of laminate that we use pretty often for furniture. When its time to have the look of high pressure laminate hpl with similar performance thermally fused laminate tfl also referred to as thermally fused melamine tfm is often used. There is no kraft paper used in thermally fused laminates and the resulting panel. Our thermally fused laminates tfl are made from a resin impregnated paper with a vast assortment of designs and solid colors.

The thermal fused melamine surface is thinner than high pressure laminate so it is more vulnerable to scratches and chips. Distinction is diverging from the norm. Thermally fused laminate tfl and high pressure laminate hpl. And while both materials are moisture resistant if you left a sweating glass on the surface of each overnight the results would be different.

The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing. This thermally fused melamine is a hard surfaced product that excels in resistance to scratches scuffing and chemicals.