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Panel product manufacturers supply the laminate flooring industry with fiberboard, partideboard, and more recently, wood-plastic core materials. Worldwide, more than 300 million m2 (2.6 million ton) of wood-based panel products are produced annually for these applications. The competitive flooring market requires panel producers to continually improve product durability. Traditionally, wood panel thickness swell and water absorption have been targeted for improvement. Thickness swell values are widely promoted by various laminate floor producers; however, the flooring consumer's perception of durability is lasting performance and continued product performance without signs of aging or wear. In this respect, the wood-based core has a marked influence not only on swell and sorption properties, but also on impact and indentation resistance, delamination, joint strength and integrity, warping resistance, and moisture and thermal stability. This paper outlines a basic strategy to improve the durability of laminated flooring products by improving particleboard, high-density fiberboard (HDF), and wood-plastic properties. The paper also reports on attempts to produce durable panel products for laminating applications that will have among other outstanding properties, 24-hour thickness swell values below 1 percent.
Panel product manufacturers supply the laminate flooring industry with fiberboard, partideboard, and more recently, wood-plastic core materials. Worldwide, more than 300 million m2 (2.6 million ton) of wood-based panel products are produced annually for these applications. The competitive flooring market requires panel producers to continually improve product durability. Traditionally, wood panel thickness swell and water absorption have been targeted for improvement. Thickness swell values are widely promoted by various laminate floor producers; however, the flooring consumer's perception of durability is lasting performance and continued product performance without signs of aging or wear. In this respect, the wood-based core has a marked influence not only on swell and sorption properties, but also on impact and indentation resistance, delamination, joint strength and integrity, warping resistance, and moisture and thermal stability. This paper outlines a basic strategy to improve the durability of laminated flooring products by improving particleboard, high-density fiberboard (HDF), and wood-plastic properties. The paper also reports on attempts to produce durable panel products for laminating applications that will have among other outstanding properties, 24-hour thickness swell values below 1 percent.
Wood based panels with improved durability for laminate flooring applications
Mott, L. (author)
2001
6 Seiten, 3 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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