Next Generation Press Pads for Efficient Heat Pressing
Traditional paper-based press pads posed challenges such as single-use limitations, manual handling, and inconsistent pressure distribution due to multilayer requirements. Yamauchi revolutionized the industry in 1960 with Top Board, the first single-layer cushion press pad, engineered for durability, reusability, and automation compatibility.
Today, the lineup is enhanced with YOM (Yamauchi Original Mat), a high-performance press pad that surpasses Top Board in thermal stability, resilience, and press uniformity. As a pioneer in single-cushion technology, Yamauchi continues to lead the way in providing advanced solutions that meet the evolving demands of heat press processes across industries.
Applications of Top Board
What Makes Our Top Board Unique?
Single Cushion Materials to Maximize Heat Press Productivity
Yamauchi’s Top Board is a high-performance, single layer cushion press pad engineered from proprietary heat resistant composites. Unlike single use paper cushions, requiring dozens of stacked sheets and manual labor, Top Board allows for a one sheet setup, enabling automated vacuum conveyance and statistically improving operational efficiency
Reusable for hundreds of cycles, it significantly reduces material waste and costs while offering excellent dimensional stability and heat resistance. Top Board delivers both productivity gains and environmental benefits, making it the industry standard for efficient, sustainable heat press operations.
Customize Material Combinations to Suit Your Needs
YOM (Patented) with Enhanced Performance that Surpasses Top Board
After developing the Yamauchi single-cushion press pad as a paper alternative, Yamauchi has taken performance to the next level with the development of the YOM. Designed for customers seeking superior performance, YOM offers exceptional uniformity, minimal thickness variation during use, and outstanding cushioning retention. In virtually every way, it outperforms traditional single-cushion materials and has earned high praise from clients who demand top tier cushioning solutions.
YOM delivers outstanding press pad cushioning and recovery performance, ensuring highly consistent panel thickness. This makes it an ideal solution for addressing pressure inconsistencies, surface irregularities, and voids. Unlike paper-based cushioning, single-cushion materials eliminate issues such as paper dust contamination and the release of harmful gases, and they withstand temperatures up to 230degrees. These advantages make them highly effective in improving pressing and laminating processes across a wide range of applications
*We offer a variety of other materials designed to meet specific customer requirements for temperature and pressure
*Additionally, we have developed high heat-resistant and super heat-resistant cushions, ideal for use in high-temperature environments. These advanced materials are perfect for 5G products, including low-dielectric circuit boards for servers and high-frequency, low-dielectric circuit board antennas.
Want to test our Press Pads? Contact our sales managers below
Harald Jumelet
Contact our Sales Manager for Industrial & Technical for tailored solutions and expert advice. Reach out via email at harald.jumelet@yamauchi.be or call +32 (0) 11 23 30 61.
Philippe Bastin
Contact our Sales Manager for Industrial & Technical for tailored solutions and expert advice. Reach out via email at philippe.bastin@yamauchi.be or call +32 (0)11 26 01 04.
Francis Manne
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Shoma Iino
Contact our Sales Manager for Industrial & Technical for tailored solutions and expert advice. Reach out via email at shoma.iino@yamauchi.be or call +32 (0) 475 59 39 48.
Nadia Mallamace
Contact our Sales Manager for Industrial & Technical for tailored solutions and expert advice. Reach out via email at nadia.mallamace@yamauchi.be or call +32 (0) 11 30 31 13.
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