Unilin Flooring North Carolina

Laminate Flooring 101

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Impregnation

The process

Preparing resin

Wetting the paper

Metering the resin

Drying in oven

Cooling

Cutting to size and stacking

End result – impregnated paper cured to a “b stage” level (resin dry to the touch

but not fully cured)

Raw backer, overlay, and décor paper are infused

with resin, cut, and prepared for pressing.

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Press

The process

HDF loading

Paper layup

Aligning to press plate

Pressing

Inspection

Cooling

End result – pressed boards stacked and ready for milling

HDF core and impregnated paper are stacked, pressed, and cooled to create solid

boards.Offloading

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Cutting & Milling

The process

PLQ loading

Aligned to saw with cameras

Long side milled

Short side milled

Automated visual inspection

End result – milled planks stacked and ready for Foil, Pad, and/or Packaging

Pressed panels are cut into planks and milled with

tongue & groove profile.Offloaded in “containers”

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Cutting planks

Assembly inspection

CMM measurement

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Pad

The process

Plank loading

Pad trimming

Glue application

Pad application

Inspection

Boxing

End result – planks with underlayment attached, boxed and ready for shipping

Underlayment is attached to planks, simplifying the

installation process.Offloaded on pallets

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Foil (bevel treatment)

The process

Plank loading

Short side foil

Long side foil

Inspection

Offloaded in containers

End result – milled bevel coated with wood grain finish, ready for Packaging

or Padding

Foil treatment on beveled edges mimics look of real

beveled wood.

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Packaging

The process

Plank loading

Box loading

Box filling

Box assembly

Box labeling

End result – boxed and palletized product ready for shipping

Planks are boxed, labeled, wrapped, and palletized.

Slip sheet insertion

Shrink wrap

Palletizing

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