EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE 24 EDUCATIONAL FURNITURE USA – FEBRUARY 2025 = ASSEMBLY REQUIRED THERMOFUSED LAMINATE (TFL): HIGH-PRESSURE LAMINATE (HPL): • Depending on the furniture collection, Lacasse casegoods have TFL surfaces and side panels made of particleboard panels of 1" (25.4 mm) or 11⁄ 2" (38 mm) thick finished with a mar-resistant high-performance thermofused laminate (45 lbs/ft3). The particleboard panels are laminated on both sides for proper balance. • TFL technology consists on a decorative paper impregnated with reactive melamine resins which is thermally fused to a substrate (particleboard). The heat and pressure produces a permanent thermal bond between the melamine resins, the decorative paper and the substrate. The bonding process results in a clear, hard and non-porous surface. • TFL panels, unlike wood, will not gouge or dent. • Delamination is not possible, due to the manufacturing process. • TFL panels carry a 25-year warranty. • Certain collections are also available with HPL surfaces made of 11⁄ 16" (27 mm) or 19⁄ 16" (40 mm) thick particleboard finished with high-pressure laminate (laminate plus a 1⁄ 32" [0.8 mm] black backing). • HPL technology consists of multiple layers of Kraft paper saturated with phenolic resin, a decorative layer of paper saturated with melamine resin, and a very thin top sheet of heavily saturated melamine resin. The high-pressure laminate sheet is then glued to a substrate (particleboard). • HPL panels offer a good wear and impact resistance. • HPL panels carry a 5-year warranty. TECHNICAL PERFORMANCES
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