Eco-Friendly and Long-Lasting: Why HPL Lockers Are the Best Storage Choice?

Perhaps before you fully understand what HPL is, you have already seen it many times in various scenarios of life. For example, in changing rooms, washrooms, and bath centers, these wooden cabinets that you may have overlooked are all made of HPL. So why is HPL so popular? What are its advantages? The following will provide a detailed introduction to HPL.

1. What is HPL?

HPL, also known as High Pressure Laminate, is a high-performance high-end decorative material. It is made of decorative colored paper impregnated with melamine resin, layered with multiple layers of black or brown kraft paper impregnated with phenolic resin, and then pressed with steel plate under high temperature (150 ℃) and high pressure (1430psi) environment. The thickness can be adjusted according to the number of kraft paper sheets needed, ranging from 1.6mm to 25mm.

HPL based on its surface craft paper layer, can meet various color choices and single-sided or double-sided decorative needs, making it a decorative material. Due to its unique manufacturing process, it has the characteristics of being sturdy, impact resistant, waterproof, and moisture resistant. Not only used for indoor decoration, but especially suitable for various outdoor facilities.

2. The advantages of HPL locker

In daily life, people usually consider factors such as price, functionality, and appearance when selecting items. When these requirements are met simultaneously, we say that this thing has a high cost-effectiveness.
So what kind of furniture is more cost-effective? It can be both durable and aesthetically pleasing, and will not be easily damaged even in environments with high pedestrian traffic and frequent use? Even if it is left in damp places such as kitchens and bathrooms for a long time, it will not rot or mold? Even if placed in a living room or bedroom that comes into direct contact with people, it will not pose any harm to human health? HPL locker are precisely designed to meet these demands. It is deeply loved by people and applied in various occasions due to its excellent wear resistance, scratch resistance, waterproof and fireproof properties.

2.1. Fire resistance

The fire resistance of HPL is due to the characteristics of its raw materials and special manufacturing processes. The raw material used for the HPL locker is phenolic resin. This material has a certain degree of high temperature resistance and flame retardancy. In high temperature environments, it will not easily melt or burn, and can effectively prevent the spread of fire.
Secondly, the production process of high temperature and high pressure makes the surface structure of HPL very strong and dense. Flames are difficult to quickly penetrate surfaces and come into direct contact with internal materials.
What's more, HPL has already met multiple international fire standards. For example, in EN 13501-1 (European Standard for Fire Performance of Building Materials), a higher fire rating of class B or class C can be achieved. It has also passed the ASTM E84 (American Standard for Testing the Burning Behavior of Building Materials) test, proving that HPL has a low flame spread index and smoke index.

2.2. Waterproofness

The waterproofness of HPL is also due to its manufacturing process. HPL is made by pressing multiple layers of kraft paper and resin under high temperature and pressure. This manufacturing process not only gives HPL hard characteristics, but also endows it with extremely strong waterproofness. The combination of kraft paper and resin forms a tight network under high pressure, effectively reducing the infiltration of moisture. In addition, phenolic resin also has strong water resistance. Even in long-term exposure to moisture and humid environments, the resin itself is not easily hydrolyzed or degraded. Therefore, HPL can maintain its physical properties in humid environments without swelling or deformation due to water absorption.

2.3. Cleanability

After undergoing high-temperature and high-pressure processing, HPL has a very uniform and smooth surface. This surface has almost no gaps. So dust, oil stains, etc. cannot penetrate and can only stay on the surface. Just a gentle wipe with a cloth can have a cleaning effect. And HPL has good waterproof and corrosion resistance. Rinsing with water or using chemical cleaning agents during cleaning will not cause harm to HPL locker.

3. Compare different materials

chipboard

plywood

HPL

4. Conclusion

In short, HPL has become one of the most important and widely used materials in the furniture industry due to its excellent fire resistance, waterproofing, corrosion resistance and other characteristics. Whether in places with high foot traffic such as supermarkets and gyms, or in places with high oil pollution such as restaurants and kitchens. Whether it's a damp place like a bathing center or a place with ample ultraviolet radiation like a park or amusement park. HPL locker can provide safe and durable storage solutions. I believe that in the future, HPL locker will be known to more people and widely used due to their high cost-effectiveness. If you are still looking for safe, beautiful, and affordable storage cabinets, HPL lockers are an excellent choice that can withstand the test of time and use！