Thermally Fused Laminates

Thermally fused laminate tfl is created by soaking decor paper with resin and allowing it to partially dry.

Thermally fused laminates.

The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing. 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. Thermally fused laminate tfl and high pressure laminate hpl. It s being expressive and creating your own unique style.

Our thermally fused laminates tfl are made from a resin impregnated paper with a vast assortment of designs and solid colors. These products synonymous with innovation are an essential part of any construction renovation or decoration project. Prism is a colorful thermally fused laminate brand that has real character with a designer friendly focus. There are two types of laminate that we use pretty often for furniture.

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

Also just like laminate the melamine surfaces have lower quality and higher quality products. This paper is fused directly to a substrate with heat and pressure creating a bond to the substrate. Thermally fused laminate thermally fused laminate tfl panels for decorative surfaces. Arauco s distinction program for prism tfl allows you to turn your inspiration into a reality.

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. There is no kraft paper used in thermally fused laminates and the resulting panel. This thermally fused melamine is a hard surfaced product that excels in resistance to scratches scuffing and chemicals. However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate.

Each is produced differently. Create your own unique style.