There are two types of laminate that we use pretty often for furniture.
Thermally fused laminate vs pine board for shelf.
When durability style and affordability come together it s a heavenly combination for builders and contractors.
We thermally fuse the melamine to your choice of high quality substrates most manufactured in our own facilities.
The low quality melamine will not last as long as most laminate surfacing.
Also just like laminate the melamine surfaces have lower quality and higher quality products.
However the thicker textured thermal fused melamine has the same kind of life expectancy of high pressure laminate.
Thermally fused melamine shelving provides a more durable surface for heavy use applications such as closets and garage organizing systems.
Each is produced differently.
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.
Thermal fused melamine consists of that same printed decor paper sheet fused directly to the core material particle board.
Tfl is a melamine saturated paper that is thermally fused directly to the substrate.
Item 108041 model 345569.
By omitting the process of fusing it to kraft paper first there is a considerable cost savings which make thermal fused melamine an affordable option.
72 in l x 0 625 in h x 11 75 in d thermally fused laminate shelf board.
We also have access to hundreds of others with small order minimums.
Our thermally fused laminates tfl also known as melamine panels are available in a wide range of colors woodgrains and decorative patterns.
Thermally fused melamine process permanently bonds the paper and the board so there is no glue line to delaminate melamine panels are pre drilled to accommodate shelf pegs making it a snap to build a storage unit.
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Thermally fused laminate tfl is created by soaking decor paper with resin and allowing it to partially dry.
White particleboard melamine shelf.