Product Applications

Our exclusive range of laminate products in various grades and colour suits your every requirement for kitchen works, wooden furniture, tables, doors and decorative wall panels. Just explore and choose from our wide range each with unique design and creativity.

Major areas of applications of our product

- Flooring - Kitchen working surfaces - Restaurants and hotel tables - Doors and wall coverings - Partitions - Interior walls of transport vehicles

- Light Duty furniture - Decorative wall panels - Bedroom cupboards - Living room cabinets - Construction and transportation

Classification Abbreviation Application Horizontal Heavy Duty Standard Laminate  HDS Countertops, Flooring on special substrates Horizontal Heavy Duty Flame Retardant Laminate HDF Countertops, Flooring on special substrates Horizontal General Purpose Standard Laminate HGS Kitchen working surfaces, restaurants and hotel tables, heavy duty doors and wall coverings, interior walls of public transport vehicles. Horizontal General Purpose Flame Retardant Laminate HGF Kitchen working surfaces, restaurants and hotel tables, heavy duty doors and wall coverings, interior walls of public transport vehicles. Vertical General Standard Purpose Laminate VGS Light Duty furnitures, decorative wall panels, bedroom cupboards, living room cabinets. Vertical General Purpose Flame Retardant Laminate VGF Light Duty furnitures, decorative wall panels, bedroom cupboards, living room cabinets. Very Light Duty Standard Laminate VLS Exposed side components of cupboards.

Colors and Pattern

Trend of each market is defined by creativity of artistic designs and innovation. The high standard allow us to design and produce a sophisticated and exclusive collection of decorative laminates and finish which give rise to a range of aesthetical laminates which are constantly evolving. From the materials capturing nature's texture and colors to those creative metallic glare, the products not only reflects designs in most recent trends but also proposes new ones for future. Our exciting range of VIRGOLAM laminates are available in wide range of colors & patterns available in different series.

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Specifications

PROPERTY UNIIT (MIN OR MAX) HDS HDF HGS HGF VGS VGF VLS Thickness mm 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1.5 1 1 1.5 1 1.5 Thickness Tolerance mm +0.15 +0.15 +0.15 +0.15 +0.15 +0.15 +0.15 Surface Wear Resistance Cycle (min) 800 850 640 650 125 150 80 Resistance to Dry Heat at 180o C Gloss others (grade not worse than) Min Max 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 5 NA NA NA NA NA NA Dimensional Stability at Elevated Temperature Dimension change (% max) MD CD 0.30 0.60 0.30 0.60 0.25 0.625 0.25 0.62 0.25 0.70 0.30 0.75 0.30 0.725 Resistance to impact by Small Diameter Ball Force N (min) 40 38 36 38 28 30 25 Resistance to Cracking (thin laminates) Grade not worse than 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 Resistance to stains Gr. 1-2 (grade not worse than) Gr. 3-4(grade not worse than) 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 4 5 5 Resistance to Cigarette Burns Appearance (grade not worse than) 4 4 4 5 NA NA NA Resistance to Color Change in Artificial Light Wool Standard (min) >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 >6 Resistance to Scratches Load in N (min) 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.0

Properties

PROPERTY UNIT MAX OR MIN VIRGO MICA - HGS IS:2046 ISO-HGS THICKNESS MM 1.0 TO 1.5 - THICKNESS TOLERANCE MM ±0.08 ±0.15 SURFACE WEAR RESISTANCE CYCLE (MIN.) 600 TO 640 250 RESISTANCE TO DRY HEAT AT 180 DEGREE CENTIGRADE GLOSS OTHER (GRADE NOT WORSE THAN) 3 5 3 4 DIMENSIONAL STABILITY AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE DIMENSION CHANGE (% MAX) MD CD 0.42 TO 0.50 0.72 TO 0.80 0.35 TO 0.55 0.85 TO 1.05 RESISTANCE TO IMPACT BY SMALL DIAMETER BALL FORCE N (MIN) >22 20 RESISTANCE TO CRACKING (THIN LAMINATES) GRADE NOT WORSE THAN 5 4 RESISTANCE TO STAINS GR 1-2 (GRADE NOT WORSE THAN) GR 3-4 (GRADE NOT WORSE THAN) 5 4 5 4 RESISTANCE TO CIGARETTE BURNS APPEARANCE (GRADE NOT WORSE THAN) 3 3 RESISTANCE TO COLOUR CHANGE IN ARTIFICIAL LIGHT WOOL STANDARD (MIN) 6 6 RESISTANCE TO SCRATCHES LOAD IN N (MIN) >2.2 2.0

Performance Category Alphabetical Classification Applications Thick material of high performance for special use in horizontal and vertical application requiring particularly, high impact and moisture resistance Compact General Purpose Standard (CGS) Compact General Purpose Flame Retardant (CGF) Doors, partions, walls, various self supporting components constructiuon and transportation Very high resistance to surface wear, high impact resistance, very high resistance to scratching Horizontal Heavy Duty Standard Laminate (HDS ) Horizontal Heavy Duty Flame Retardant Laminate HDF) Countertops, flooring on special subtrates High resistance in surface wear, high resistance to impact, high resistance to scratching Horizontal General Purpose Standard Laminate (HGS ) Horizontal General Purpose Post Forming (HGP) Kitchen working surfaces, restaurants and hotel tables, heavy duty doors abd wall coverings, interior walls of public transport vehicles Moderate resistance to surface wear, high resistance to impact, moderate resistance to scratching Vertical General Standard Purpose Laminate (VGS) Vertical General Purpose Flame Retardant Laminate (VGF)   Post forming material with moderate resistance to impact Vertical General Purpose Post Forming (VGP) Front panels for kitchen, office and bathroom furniture, wall coverings and shelves Low resistance to surface wear and scratching, moderate resistance to impact Very Light Duty Standard Laminate (VLS) Exposed side components of cupboards

Quality

Every product and process is certified for its quality and management by the renowned National an International bodies made possible through R & D section and modern equipments in plants.

IS 2046: 1995 (CM/L 9314674)

High Pressure Decorative Laminate Certified by Bureau of Indian Standards (Govt. of India) vide IS 2046:  1995(CM/L 9314674), a prestigious quality certification for this range of products.

Achievement:  

The company enjoys the rare feat of being the first and the only laminate manufacturer in India whose product is certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards in eleven classifications i.e. CGS, CGF, HDS, HDF, HGS, HGP, HGF, VGS, VGF, VGP & VLS.

FIRST COMPANY EVER IN TO BE CERTIFIED BY BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS # IS : 2046
FOR LAMINATES AND INDUSTRIAL LAMINATES WITH ELEVEN CLASSIFICATIONS.
CLASSIFICATIONS: CGS, CGF, HDS, HDF, HGS, HGP, HGF,VGS, VGF, VGP & VLS.

ISO 4586 and NEMA-LD-2-1995

Certification IS 2046 of BIS, India is equivalent to International standards ISO 4586 and NEMA-LD-3-1995.

ISO 9002 Certification

Conforming to ISO 9001 quality standards for its systems. We adhere to strict quality checks at every stage of production, from acquisition of raw materials to the final finish. No wonders, each and every product that comes of the plant bear the VIRGO mark of quality.