Month: September 2026

Trespa EBC vs. PMMA Protective Film in Exterior HPL: A Materials-Science Comparison  When architects, façade consultants or installers compare Trespa Meteon® Exterior HPL with PMMA-protected Exterior HPL, one difference can sometimes be noticed immediately: the surfaces may respond differently to scratching. For example, scratching both panels with a key may…

Why the Top Sheet on Your HPL Pallet Looks Slightly Bowed — And Why It’s Nothing to Worry About Understanding Temporary Bowing in 6 mm Single-Side UV PMMA Exterior HPL Panels You unwrap a pallet of 6 mm Exterior HPL panels after a long shipment. Almost every sheet in the…

Why RAL 9010 Exterior HPL Can Perform Without Additional UV Protection? Why White HPL Can Maintain Exceptional Colour Stability—and Why Some European Exterior HPL Applications May Not Require the Same UV Surface Protection as Other Colours Walk past an older building clad in white Exterior HPL in the Netherlands, Belgium or Germany…

Best Saw Blade for Cutting Exterior HPL: Why PCD Tooling Makes a Difference A Practical Guide to Cutting Compact HPL, Reducing Blade Wear, Chipping and Cutting Resistance There is a familiar conversation in the Exterior HPL industry.   A fabricator or installer starts cutting a new batch of 6 mm or…