The term ‘flat lamination‘ comprises a wide range of applications, products, and substrates in the wood and furniture industry. However, they all have one thing in common: Flat lamination is the partial or full-surface bonding of two or more substrates or substrate layers.

In the modern furniture or wood-based material manufacture, carrier boards are coated with the most different surfaces. Frequently used materials apart from decor papers and veneers are thermoplastic foils, CPL, and HPL. The fields of application are vast: In the door and flooring industry multi-layer assemblies are manufactured in a single operation. From the core layer to possible functional layers and to the finished surface, operations and Pressing times can thus be reduced. Multi-layer modular assemblies have become established in the flooring industry. Materials like PET, TPU, or vinyl require special adhesive systems to reach maximum adhesion. Jowacoll^® foil adhesives are adapted precisely to those requirements. The adhesion and moisture resistance can be increased further in individual applications by mixing a crosslinker into the adhesive. Adhesives based on urea formaldehyde (UF) resins were the state of the art for many years. Lately, they have increasingly come under critical scrutiny due to modern health and environmental concerns and are unsuitable for many of the new materials. The dispersion adhesives of the Jowacoll^® series are among the efficient alternatives due to lower VOC emissions and therefore a reduction of harmful ingredients.

The portfolio of Jowacoll^® dispersion adhesives provides the right adhesive for all applications, all substrates to be bonded and the individual process conditions. Whether to prevent the bleeding through veneers or to minimise the moisture when bonding non-absorbent substrates – special formulations of the dispersions ensure maximum quality.