In recent years, High Pressure Laminates (HPL) has evolved to reach very high quality standards, becoming one of the most used materials in the construction of interior doors, furniture and floors. But what exactly is High Pressure Laminates and what is it made of? Follow us to get know HPL closely, and find out the features & advantages of the High Pressure Laminates!

Huiya as a professional raised flooring manufacturer is used to dealing with different types of flooring materials. From the most sophisticated and delicate that must be located in specific sites so as not to be damaged to those more resistant that allow us to use them for long-term spaces of people, that resist shocks and even weather. Among the resistant materials par excellence, we can locate the HPL high pressure laminated tiles. We always advise knowing well what are the substances and materials that make up the HPL laminate, to avoid buying bad products.

What Is High Pressure Laminate (HPL)?

High Pressure Laminate, in short HPL, is a material that belongs to the high-tech group of high-pressure decorative laminates, compact laminates, and balance sheets, widely used as a surface finishes applied to different materials, such as MDF or Chipboard. HPL is manufactured by different layers of cellulosic technical fibers, from young woods, bonded with phenolic resin (the upper part facing the outside is covered with cellulose impregnated with heat-hardened resin) that, subject to high pressure and temperature, achieve a very compact composite sheet that has outstanding characteristics and a long duration, especially highlighting its exceptional resistance to impact and scratching. 

It is usual, but not essential, to add decorative sheets on both surfaces, there are different options in high pressure decorative laminates:

• Decorative paper impregnated in melamine resins. This is an option similar to the one we can find in MDF tiles or agglomerates.

• Natural wood coating. In this case, polyester resins are used to fix the sheet to the rest of the laminate.

• Metal sheets

High Pressure Laminate (HPL) Features & Advantages 

HPL has been a popular product mostly used in the furniture and construction industries. Why? Because of High pressure compact laminates have the below interesting properties and characteristics. Some of them substantially improve the benefits offered by other alternative products:

1. Strong Scratch and Impact Resistance

The protective layer that forms the HPL tile allows it to become a highly resistant material to scratches and strong impacts thus retaining its brightness and gloss for much longer than other materials. HPL laminated wood-like finishes give us the illusion of having doors or fronts characterized by a living material, without the disadvantages that the latter may entail.

2. Infiltration Resistance

Another of the important benefits with respect to the resistance in HPL high pressure laminates is that it is a highly hermetic product since it completely prevents the infiltration of water or any other liquid under the surface layer. Very low water absorption and moisture content, it is therefore a very stable product against environmental changes.

3. Hygienic Properties

High pressure laminates are among the most hygienic products on the market. Bacteria need nutrition and moisture to proliferate, this is impossible in a material such as HPL laminate. Its property mentioned above on moisture resistance makes it an antibacterial product, characterized by a surface so solid that dirt cannot penetrate.

4 Light Stability and UV Ray Resistance

It can be emphasized that high pressure laminates are stable to light, its color will not change over time maintaining its uniform and homogeneous tone. All this thanks to the high pressure laminate also has stability against light and resistance to UV rays.

5. Very Resistant To Stains

HPL has high stain resistance due to surface consistency, it is even considered an "anti graffiti" product. The sheets of paper, from which the laminate is composed, are soaked in resins capable of waterproofing the surface, therefore the dirt slips and does not penetrate into the underlying layers.

6. Heat Resistance

Good resistance to high temperatures. Greater than that of any product derived from wood, reaching up to 180 ° C without deteriorating in a timely manner.

7. Anti-static

High Pressure Laminates has anti-static properties, that is, it does not attract dust: volatile particles in the air will not deposit on the surfaces, but will flow almost without touching them. A quality that is not negligible, especially if there are children or allergic people in the home.

8. Easy To Clean and Maintain

Thanks to some of the features of HPL we have listed above, such as stain resistance and antistatic properties, it is therefore a very easy material to clean and maintain. For daily cleaning, simply use a soft cloth or a microfiber and a glass cleaner and then dry them well to avoid streaking. Only excessively abrasive, alkaline or very chlorinated cleaning products should be avoided.

9. Possibility of Assuming The Desired Aesthetic Appearance

It is important to know that high pressure laminate can reproduce the appearance of any other material such as wood, natural stone, marble, granite, quartz and ceramics. And it can adopt an opaque, shiny or satin finish, as well as simulate various colors with different textures and models. You will have endless possibilities to choose from, satisfying your tastes without limitations.

10. Economic Convenience

It can be easily machined, although the fixings must be specific to the material. Its density and hardness can accelerate the wear of saws. So another feature of laminate flooring is economic convenience. A high quality HPL such as the High Pressure Laminate Tiles offered by Huiya has nothing to envy wood and has an unbeatable quality / price ratio.

11. Health and Environmental Protection

HPL is also valid from an environmental point of view if it is produced by serious companies, which respect the rules on the use of non-harmful products. As we have already said, High Pressure Laminate is made of a wood fiber core, covered with sheets of paper soaked in resins. The resins used are biocompatible, while the possible decorations are made with inks and pigments that are not harmful to health.

Where To Buy Top Quality High Pressure Laminate (HPL)?

One of the types of high pressure laminate that retain the aforementioned characteristics is from Huiya. Huiya’s versatile HPL products, with special qualities that make it an unalterable material, offers vertical and horizontal solutions as well as exterior and interior applications, buildings and architectural projects.

The quality and ease of adaptation of the Huiya High Pressure Laminate as well as its high strength allow applications in different projects:

• Interior Applications: paneling, furniture, wet areas, doors, laboratories, countertops, raised floors for clean rooms, server rooms, offices, computer rooms, etc.

• Exterior Applications: ventilated facades, balcony rails, signage, street furniture, playgrounds, canopies, kiosks, etc.

Projects that use our High Pressure Laminates offer the guarantee of a material with superior quality and qualities, which gives it an advantage over other traditional alternatives.