Contact for press enquiries: Anke Wöhler PH MEYER Wirtschaftsberatun g GmbH & Co. KG Mittelstrasse 50 33602 Bielefeld, Germany Tel: +49 521 96533 39 Fax: +49 521 96533 11 Email: [email protected]Press Release September 2017 Page 1 Digital printing is transforming the European laminate flooring industry Increased flexibility with reliable quality “Those who invented laminate can reinvent it over and over again” – this is the positive, confident motto used by the players in the EPLF, the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring. For four decades, they have constantly combined modern technologies with creative ideas in order to develop new generations of laminate that are superior to their predecessors in every case. And now, digital printing is proving to be a major innovation driver for the European flooring industry and its suppliers. Ever since the first laminate floor covering was developed by a Swedish company in 1977, European specialists have consistently provided key impetus for innovation. They have gained huge experience over four decades and this has helped them to follow new paths and to make each new generation of product a little better than the one before. On more than one occasion, the use of innovative print technology has
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Digital printing is transforming the European laminate flooring industry Increased flexibility with reliable quality
“Those who invented laminate can reinvent it over and over again” – this is the positive, confident motto used by the players in the EPLF, the Association of European Producers of Laminate Flooring. For four decades, they have constantly combined modern technologies with creative ideas in order to develop new generations of laminate that are superior to their predecessors in every case. And now, digital printing is proving to be a major innovation driver for the European flooring industry and its suppliers.
Ever since the first laminate floor covering was developed by a Swedish
company in 1977, European specialists have consistently provided key
impetus for innovation. They have gained huge experience over four
decades and this has helped them to follow new paths and to make
each new generation of product a little better than the one before. On
more than one occasion, the use of innovative print technology has
driven major advances in the development of laminate flooring.
The first directly-coated laminate flooring (DPL, Direct Pressure
Laminate) entered the German market at the end of the 1980s. This
nudged laminate flooring products out of the high price bracket, making
them more affordable for everyone. The excellent value for money
secured a global triumph for European laminate and was also the reason
why manufacturers increasingly became involved with this flooring and
As well as printing on decorative paper and foil, there are machines for digital decor printing directly onto the board material. – Photo: Hymmen
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With a single pass line, digital printing inks are applied in one pass. Exact calibration of the print heads gives a perfect printed decor result. – Photo: Balterio, premium brand by UNILIN
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The digital printing process enables new and creative design concepts to be put into practice, such as decors with an optical mix of materials. – Photo: Schattdecor
With the introduction of industrial digital printing, European laminate producers are setting new benchmarks in flooring manufacture. – Photo: Classen
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A particularly colourful digital decor: increased versatility in laminate design. – Photo: Parador
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Interplay of impressions – a digital interpretation: traditional Portuguese cement tiles, known as azulejos, were the inspiration for this decor. – Photo: Surteco