Abstract: A panel may include a panel top side and a panel underside having complementary holding profiles which are provided in pairwise fashion on the panel margins, wherein a first holding profile pair is equipped with a groove profile and a tongue profile, wherein the groove profile and the tongue profile of identical panels can be locked together by means of a pivoting joining movement, and wherein a second holding profile pair is equipped with hook profiles, specifically with a receiving hook on one panel margin and with an arresting hook on the opposite panel margin, wherein the receiving hook has a receiving edge directed toward the panel top side and a receiving groove open toward the panel top side, and the arresting hook is equipped with an arresting edge which is directed toward the panel underside and with an arresting groove which is open toward the panel underside.

Abstract: A panel including a panel top side and a panel underside and including at least four panel margins which are situated opposite one another in pairwise fashion, having complementary holding profiles which are provided in pairwise fashion on the panel margins and which fit together such that identical panels are fastenable to one another, wherein at least one of the holding profile pairs is equipped with hook profiles, specifically with a receiving hook on one panel margin and with an arresting hook on the opposite panel margin.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a panel comprising: a panel body extending in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction; a retaining groove extending in the transverse direction in an end short side of the panel body; and a locking element which is inserted in the retaining groove substantially immovably, wherein, for an extension bo of the retaining groove in the transverse direction relative to a nominal width B of the panel body between a first edge extending in the longitudinal direction and a second edge of the panel body extending in the longitudinal direction, the following applies: 0.50?b0/B?0.97, in particular 0.75?b0/B?0.95, preferably 0.85?B0/B?0.93 and particularly preferably b0/B=0.90±0.02. An unbreakable and leak-proof panel having good and material-friendly locking is made possible by the retaining groove which extends over only a large portion of the short side and by the locking element immovably received in the retaining groove.

Abstract: Disclosed is a panel for covering a surface of a room, having a panel element, which extends in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction, for transferring use loads introduced from a top side of the panel element to a bottom side of the panel element facing the surface of the room, wherein the top side is spaced from the bottom side in a thickness direction, and having a locking hook, projecting from the panel element in the longitudinal direction, for latching into a receiving groove of another panel, wherein an end face reference plane of an end face of the panel element extending away from the locking hook is inclined relative to the thickness direction, thereby forming an obtuse angle with the locking hook. The obtuse angle between the locking hook and the end face reference plane allows for a seep-resistant and fracture-proof panel.

Abstract: The present invention proposes a method for producing a decorative panel comprising the application of a film (12) to a substrate (14), having the method steps: a) providing a substrate (14) that is to be provided with the film (12), b) providing a film (12), and c) applying the film (12) to at least one subregion of the substrate (14), wherein d) the film (12) is electrostatically charged before being applied to the substrate (14), wherein e) the substrate (14) is electrostatically charged before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), wherein f) the electrostatic charging of the substrate (14) and of the film (12) is performed such that the film (12) and the substrate (14) are oppositely electrostatically charged, g) introducing locking means at edges of the substrate (14), and h) applying a decoration to the substrate (14) before the film (12) is applied to the substrate (14), or applying a decoration to the film (12)

Abstract: A panel including a core, a top side, an underside, a first edge pair and a second edge pair. The first edge pair has a groove profile at a panel edge and a complementary tongue profile at the opposite panel edge, which are lockable by a pivotal movement so that in the locked state vertical locking is achieved and movement of locked panels away from each other in the plane of the panels is opposed. At its opposite panel edges the second edge pair has a receiving hook and a complementary arresting hook. The arresting hook can be assembled to the receiving hook by a joining movement in a plane perpendicular to the panel plane simultaneously by the pivotal movement for the first edge pair. The receiving hook or the arresting hook has a holding groove for a separate locking element that provides vertical locking. A butting surface and a counterpart butting surface are provided at least at the second edge pair.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel and to a method for manufacturing a decorative panel. More particularly, the disclosure relates to a decorative panel in which long edges of the panel lying opposite each other are, at least in parts, not parallel to the longitudinal axis. The present disclosure also relates to a method for manufacturing a decorative panel, comprising the step of dividing a large plate comprising a multiple of the area of a decorative panel into individual decorative panels using a cutting means which is freely movable in at least two axes.

Abstract: A production line for manufacturing extruded plates, comprises a conveyor for conveying a semifinished product, an edge cutting device for cutting off an edge area of the semifinished product to present a plate-shaped endless base profile, and a separating device for separating individual plates from the endless base profile. A distance (D) between the separating device and the edge cutting device in the conveying direction is dimensioned such that, between an average temperature T1 of the semifinished product during cutting of the edge area in the edge cutting device and an average temperature T2 of the endless base profile during separation, there is a temperature difference T1?T2 of 2 K?T1?T2?15 K. Due to distance (D) within an optimum temperature range, further processing of the cut off edge areas is essentially neutral in terms of installation space.

Abstract: A method for starting up a production line for manufacturing extruded plates, wherein an extruded semi-finished product comprising a free end is pressed towards a conveying device, wherein the conveying device is configured to pull the semi-finished product to a separating device, wherein a conveyor belt extending in the conveying direction is placed on the conveying device, the free end of the semi-finished product is pressed onto the conveyor belt, the conveyor belt is pulled together with the semi-finished product towards the separating device, and the free end of the semi-finished product arriving at the separating device is introduced into the separating device, while the conveyor belt is pulled away from the semi-finished product upstream of the separating device. This enables a cost-effective production of panels made from the plates.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a decorated wall or floor panel, comprising the method steps: a) providing a first molten polymer mass and a second molten polymer mass; b) extruding the molten polymer masses, wherein in particular each polymer mass is extruded by a separate extruder, wherein the molten polymer masses are layered on top of each other; c) expelling the layered molten polymer masses through a die; d) calibrating the layered molten polymer masses in order to form a plate-shaped carrier comprising at least one carrier layer comprising the first polymer mass and a sealable layer contacting the carrier layer and comprising the second polymer mass. Furthermore, the disclosure relates to plate-shaped carriers and decorative panels produced in this way, and to a device for carrying out the method.

Abstract: A decorated and surface-structured wall or floor panel comprises a carrier made of a plastic composite material, a primer layer disposed on a surface of the carrier, a decorative layer disposed on the primer layer, a layer of a radiation-curable varnish disposed on the decorative layer, a structured plastic film disposed on the layer of a radiation-curable varnish, and a topcoat layer disposed on the structured plastic film. The carrier comprises a plastic-containing matrix material in which a fibre mineral material is embedded.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a panel for a paneling, more particularly to a floor panel for a floor covering, comprising: a panel upper surface and a panel lower surface parallel to the panel upper surface, which are mutually spaced by a total thickness; an upper coupling element and a lower coupling element, wherein two panels of this type are designed such that said panels can be coupled to each other by means of a downward movement of the upper coupling element of the first panel relative to the lower coupling element of the second panel; wherein the upper coupling element has a detent element and the lower coupling element has a detent receptacle; wherein the upper coupling element has a locking receptacle and the lower coupling element has a locking element; and wherein a material thickness (UM) of the lower coupling element between the panel lower surface and the detent receptacle is less than 100 percent of a material thickness (OM) of the upper coupling element between the panel upper surface and

Abstract: A panel having a core, a top side, a bottom side, and edge pairs provided on opposite panel edges. At least one first edge pair has complementary locking elements. One locking element is a locking groove on a groove side of the edge pair and the complementary locking element is a locking tongue on a tongue side of the edge pair. The locking tongue of a first panel can be placed against the locking groove of a second panel of the same kind when the first panel is tilted, and the two panels can be locked to one another interlockingly by a rotating joining movement of the panels relative to one another. The form fit counteracts moving apart of the locked panels specifically in a direction that lies in the plane of the locked panels and is simultaneously perpendicular to the locked panel edges. The locking tongue has, on a top side, a contact surface directed to the panel top side.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel with a carrier plate comprising a multi-laminate plastic carrier material with a plurality N of layer sequences of the A-B-A type, wherein layer A comprises a first thermoplastic resin and layer B a second thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of layer A and wherein N lies between ?3 and ?250.

Abstract: A panel including an upper side, a lower side, a core and complementary locking elements provided in pairs on opposing panel edges. At least one pair of locking elements has complementary hook profiles, namely a receiving hook and an arresting hook. The receiving hook has a hook periphery arranged remote from the main body and a receiving recess arranged in the vicinity of the basic body. The receiving recess is open towards the panel upper side, and the arresting hook has an arresting recess, arranged in the vicinity of the basic body and open towards the panel lower side, and has an arresting shoulder remote from the basic body and which, in the vertical joining direction, fits into the receiving recess of the receiving hook. The arresting hook has a vertically locking arresting contour and the receiving hook has a form-fitting contour, which form fits with the arresting contour of the arresting hook.

Abstract: A panel having a core, a top side, a bottom side, and edge pairs provided on opposite panel edges. At least one first edge pair has complementary locking elements. One locking element is a locking groove on a groove side of the edge pair and the complementary locking element is a locking tongue on a tongue side of the edge pair. The locking tongue of a first panel can be placed against the locking groove of a second panel of the same kind when the first panel is tilted, and the two panels can be locked to one another interlockingly by a rotating joining movement of the panels relative to one another. The form fit counteracts moving apart of the locked panels specifically in a direction that lies in the plane of the locked panels and is simultaneously perpendicular to the locked panel edges. The locking tongue has, on a top side, a contact surface directed to the panel top side.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for producing a decorative wall- or floor panel, having the method steps: • a) providing a melted polymer mass; • b) extruding the molten polymer mass through a nozzle; • c) finish-sizing the molten polymer mass to form a panel-like carrier material by means of an assembly of multiple rotatable rolls, wherein the individual rolls are disposed one above the other or one behind the other and each individual roll forms at least one finish-sizing nip with neighbouring rolls, through which nip the melted polymer mass is passed, and wherein the finishing nip heights can be variably adjusted by a horizontal and/or vertical movement of individual rolls during the production process; • d) applying a decor pattern that imitates a decor template to at least one sub-region of the at least partly finish-sized carrier material, and • e) applying a protective coating to at least one sub-region of the decor.

Abstract: A panel having a core, a top side, a underside, a first edge pair and a second edge pair. The first edge pair has a groove profile at a panel edge and a complementary tongue profile at the opposite panel edge, which cooperate in positively locking relationship so that movement of locked panels away from each other in the plane of the panels is opposed. At its opposite panel edges the second edge pair has a receiving hook and a complementary arresting hook. The arresting hook can be assembled to the receiving hook by a joining movement in a direction perpendicular to the panel plane. The receiving hook has a holding groove for a separate locking element for a vertical locking action. At a corner of the panel the tongue edge of the first edge pair comes together with the receiving hook.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a decorative panel with a carrier plate comprising a multi-laminate plastic carrier material with a plurality N of layer sequences of the A-B-A type, wherein layer A comprises a first thermoplastic resin and layer B a second thermoplastic resin different from the thermoplastic resin of layer A and wherein N lies between ?3 and ?250.

Abstract: The present disclosure proposes a process for producing a structured antiwear film, comprising the process steps of: a. providing a base antiwear film, b. applying a formable outer paint layer to at least part of the area of the base antiwear film, c. at least partially structuring the outer paint layer by means of a digital printing process to create a structuring of the outer paint layer, and d. curing the outer paint layer such that the outer paint layer is first partly cured, wherein UV radiation with a wavelength in a range from ?150 nm to ?250 nm is used for the partial curing, and wherein the outer paint layer is then cured to completion, and wherein e.