60 x 120 Inch HPL Sheet For Countertops, Cladding, and High-Wear Surfaces
The SM'art High Pressure Laminate in Empire (SMM020) is a separately manufactured decorative sheet designed to bond onto a substrate, extending the SM'art color program onto surfaces that a thermally fused panel cannot cover. At 0.9 mm thick and 60 inches by 120 inches, this sheet is sized for shop bonding to countertops, vertical cladding panels, and post-formed components where the job demands a durable, wear-resistant face in a consistent decor.
Key Features
- SM'art collection HPL — a high-pressure laminate sheet produced in the same decor as the SM'art panel program, so the color carries across every surface in the job.
- 60 inch by 120 inch sheet size — sized for countertop and cladding work in a format that fits standard shop handling.
- 0.9 mm thickness — the standard HPL gauge for vertical and horizontal bonded applications.
- Manhattan finish — a surface texture from the SM'art finish family, giving this sheet a consistent look and feel to its companion panel.
- Empire decor, color code SMM020 — the vendor-assigned code that governs match ordering against panels and edgebanding in this color.
- Sold by the sheet — one sheet per unit, so quantity scales to the exact job.
Where This Sheet Fits in the Job
High pressure laminate is a fabricator-bonded sheet, not a finished panel. That distinction is the point: it gets the SM'art color onto surfaces that a prefinished decorative panel cannot reach. A countertop that will take direct wear, a vertical return that needs to match the cabinet box, a post-formed nosing, a reception desk worksurface — these are the places HPL does work that a TFL panel is not designed for. At 60 by 120 inches the sheet covers a standard 5-foot countertop run with length to spare for a waterfall end or a scribe, and the format is wide enough to cover a single tall door or a cladding panel without a seam.
Material and Surface
High pressure laminate is built from kraft paper layers and a decorative surface paper consolidated under high pressure into a single hard sheet, then bonded to the substrate by the shop. The finished face is the Manhattan finish, a textured surface from the SM'art collection that aligns visually and tactilely with the companion TFL panels in the same decor. The Empire color, SMM020, is the matching reference for ordering panels, edgebanding, and this HPL sheet as a coordinated set. Because the HPL sheet is bonded down rather than fused at the mill, the shop controls the substrate — particleboard, MDF, or plywood — and can choose the substrate for the application rather than taking a fixed combination.
Who Reaches For This Sheet
Cabinet shops running SM'art-specified kitchens or commercial casework use this sheet to carry the decor program past the cabinet box onto horizontal work surfaces without switching color families. Millwork fabricators specify it for built-ins and reception pieces where both the carcass and the countertop need to read as one material. Designers completing a specification that includes SM'art panels will call this sheet out for any surface the panel program does not cover. The 60 by 120 inch format is the single sheet size available in SM'art HPL, so the order is straightforward: one sheet covers one countertop run or one large cladding panel, and multiple sheets stack for larger commercial scopes.
Does SM'art HPL come in any other sheet size?
SM'art HPL is available in 60 inch by 120 inch only. If your shop needs a wider sheet for a single-piece countertop, confirm the run length against this format before ordering.
How does this HPL sheet relate to the SM'art TFL panels in the same color?
The SM'art TFL decorative panels arrive with the face already fused to the board. This HPL sheet is a separate product you bond to your own substrate. Both carry the Empire decor and the Manhattan finish, so faces and surfaces in a completed piece read as one consistent color.
Is matching ABS edgebanding available for SMM020 Empire?
Yes. Matching ABS edgebanding is available in the SM'art collection for this color. Order by the SMM020 color code to confirm the match.
What substrate should I bond this HPL sheet to?
The substrate choice is yours as the fabricator. Particleboard, MDF, and plywood are all standard carriers for bonded HPL. Choose based on the application: MDF for a profiled or post-formed edge, particleboard for flat horizontal work where weight matters, plywood where the assembly needs structural flex resistance.
Is this sheet suitable for exterior applications?
This HPL is specified for interior work. For exterior or wet-area applications, confirm the adhesive and substrate combination with your supplier before committing the job.
One Sheet, One Color, Every Surface in the Room
The SM'art HPL in Empire gives a fabricator the means to close the one gap a decorative panel program leaves open — the bonded horizontal surface. Countertops, worksurfaces, and cladding panels all land in the same color, and the job reads as a single material from floor to ceiling.
