Laminated boards

Laminated Boards
Presented By- Azleen Kazi

1. Laminate panel is a type of
manufactured timber made from thin
sheets of substrates or wood veneer.
2. It is similar to the more widely
used plywood, except that it has a
plastic, protective layer on one or both
sides.
3. Laminate panels are used instead of
plywood because of their resistance to
impact, weather, moisture, shattering
in cold (ductility), and chemicals.

4. Laminate panel layers (called veneers) are glued
together with adjacent plies having their grain at
right angles to each other for greater strength.
5. The plastic layer(s) added for protection vary in
composition, thickness, color and texture according
to the application.

Types of Laminated Boards
A number of varieties of laminate panel
exist for different applications.
Plywood + ABS(similar to scratch
resistant panels) laminate panels
Plywood + FRP(Fibre reinforced
plastic) laminate panels
Plywood + aluminium laminated
panels
Lightweight composite panels

Sizes
The most commonly used thickness range from
1/8" to 1/2" and 3/8", in a variety of colours and
textures.

Applications
Laminate panels are used in many applications
that need weather-proof, impact resistant
sheet material.
Typical end uses of spruce plywood are:
Floors, walls and roofs in cleanrooms
Vehicle internal body work
Packages and boxes
Road cases

At The Core
1. Laminated composites, plywood and veneered
wood are all laminated wood products.
2. The difference is how they're made.
3. They all have a core with a coating or layer on both
sides.
4. The difference in laminated wood products typically
is the core of the material.

Plywood Core
1. Plywood is laminated wood. The core is made
with multiply layers of real wood glued together
to give it strength.
2. Even though not typically referred to as
laminate, plywood is nothing but laminated
wood.
3. The durability of plywood resides with its
overlapping grain patterns.
4. Each consecutive layer is placed perpendicular
to the preceding layer.

Composite Core
1. Laminated composite is particleboard. It consists
of particles or wood fibers glued together with
resins, heat and hydraulic pressure.
2. This type of laminated particleboard, sometimes
referred to as MDL, or medium-density-laminate,
resembles countertop laminate.

3. Builders and cabinetmakers use it for cabinets
and shelving that is easy to clean and maintain
because of its slick, plastic surface that resists
moisture.
4. Most MDL cabinets are solid color -- typically
stark white -- but imitation wood-grain patterns
are available.

Laminate Flooring
1. Laminate flooring is a simulated wood product,
which is one reason "laminated wood" has become
part of builders vocabulary.
2. Laminate flooring consists of a photographic layer,
or "picture," of wood similar to countertop laminate
bonded onto wood composites, which usually is
particleboard.
3. The laminate is topped off
with a durable clear layer
and a moisture-barrier
backing underneath.

Laminate Flooring Facts
1. Laminate flooring is up to 50 percent cheaper than
solid wood flooring.
2. The disadvantage of laminate flooring over solid wood
flooring is mostly aesthetics.
3. Laminate flooring doesn't have the natural beauty of
real wood flooring and may appear artificial.
4. Hardwood flooring is more exclusive, and even though
it shows scratches and is less durable.

1. Hardwood Flooring demands higher resale value
than laminate flooring.
2. Laminate flooring is difficult if not impossible to
repair if you can't locate a pattern that matches.
3. Hardwood flooring can be sanded, patched and
repaired at any point.
4. The uniform quality of laminate flooring makes it
easier to work with than real hardwood flooring.

Veneer Laminates
1. Veneered wood is a laminate.
2. The veneer is a thin layer of real wood, typically
1/32 to 1/16 inch in thickness, sliced from logs in
sheets.
3. When glued to composites, plywood or solid wood,
veneer helps produce a product natural in
appearance but more affordable than solid wood
for tables, chairs and other furniture.

How to identify wood
laminate?

1. Identify laminated furniture by unnatural grain
patterns on the sides.
2. Another indicator is gaps, or flaps of veneer that
pull loose on corners or edges.
3. Cheaper laminated furniture might show thicker
flaps of plastic laminate that pull loose around
edges.
4. Laminated wood parts are affordable, structurally
strong and rival real wood because at the core, it
is real wood.
5. The majority of wood furniture purchased
commercially is a mixture of solid wood and
veneered wood laminates.

Bent Wood
1. Other types of laminated wood includes bent or
curved items such as chair legs, backs or other
parts for furniture.
2. Thin strips of wood, typically no thicker than 1/16
inch -- are glued together to form circles, waves
or just about any shape for specialized designs.

Bent Wood
1. Locate individual layers of wood on curves to
recognize laminated bent wood.
2. Bent wood is durable and typically regarded
as stronger than solid wood, which can crack
or split along grain lines.

Glue and Clamps
1. Woodworkers often laminate two or three pieces
of lumber together to get thicker pieces.
2. The process involves wood glue and clamps.
Recognize laminated furniture parts by a thin glue
line along legs or when parts are thicker than 3/4
inch.
3. Construction lumber often refers to laminated
timber, which is thicker, bigger and strong enough
to support the roofs on large buildings. Laminated
timber are numerous pieces stacked together or
labeled as LVL (laminated veneer lumber) or
Glulam (glued laminated beam).

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