Boltaron Performance Products announces new damage-resistant sheet for membrane pressing and flat laminating of wood core substrates. Offering impact resistance of 18 ft. lbs./inch (953 J/m), the "4065MP" sheet is Boltaron's proprietary PVC/acrylic alloy. 

Designed for surfacing flat and routed MDF components of store fixtures, kiosks, contract furniture, checkout counters, displays and other end products in commercial and institutional environments. Broad chemical resistance allows for removing grime and graffiti using strong cleansers. 

Available in unlimited colors, woodgrains and patterns as well as standard and custom textures, the sheet is offered in thicknesses down to 0.018 inches (0.46 mm), yielding greater impact resistance than high-pressure laminates, melamine and thermofoils.

The sheet can also be brake formed, machined, adhesive-bonded, miter-folded, heat-welded and mechanically fastened without cracking, allowing secondary operations and the production of brackets, housings, racks and other parts that match laminated components in color, texture and UL 94 V-0 fire rating. Extreme formability reportedly allows the sheet to conform to compound curves, sharp corners, detailed profiles, undercuts and routed logos/graphics as well as wire management holes while eliminating seams and delamination associated with HPL and LPL.

Also new from Boltaron is a Sand Surface texture of PVC/acrylic sheet for thermoforming, fabricating and membrane pressing. Boltaron devoloped the texture for aircraft interiors requiring an attractive, non-glare surface that is soil-resistant and easy to clean quickly. It is now available as a standard sheet product for mass transit interior components, industrial parts and building products in addition to aircraft applications. The new texture reportedly retains its three-dimensional appearance during vacuum forming and membrane pressing operations.