How to Reduce Warpage of Melamine Laminates, 2006 Decorative & Industrial Laminates Symposium
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Melamine and phenol formaldehyde (MF and PF) cellulose based laminates (HPL, CPL, LPL) are being used extensively in the panel industry. Despite their many advantages, flat panels produced from such materials have a tendency to warp immediately after processing as well as in subsequent service time.
In this paper some aspects affecting the warp of panels have been studied by using different analytical techniques.