Membrane Pressing of Vinyl on Preshaped Doors, 1993 European Plastic Laminates Forum Proceedings
Membrane form presses apply wood veneers, PVC-vinyls and other flexible cover materials onto profiled core panels made out of solid wood, particle board, MDF-board. plywood, or plastics. Basically, onto any type of substrate which can withstand the pressure in the press.
Prior to the actual pressing with the membrane press large raw panels(MDF- board for instance) are cut down into the smaller sizes of cabinet doors. Large cabinet manufacturers use one or more CNC-controlled panel saws (with optimizing programs incorporated into the saw software for optimum yield) for this job.