Patent ID: 8545665

Claim:
A process for the manufacture of a decorative board, the process comprising: preconditioning a base layer to a predetermined temperature arranging a decorative layer and a wear layer on an upper surface of the preconditioned base layer to form a stack of layers, the decorative layer and wear layer comprising cellulose and thermosetting amino resin; feeding the stack of layers into a laminate press; pressing the stack of layers under increased pressure and increased temperature so that the stack of layers are bonded to form a decorative board; removing the decorative board from the laminate press; and convectively cooling the decorative board; wherein convectively cooling the decorative board comprises a two stage cooling process comprising: a first stage comprising blowing a first air stream over the upper surface of the decorative board after removing the decorative board from the laminate press; and a second stage comprising subsequently blowing a second air stream over the upper surface of the decorative board, wherein air in the second air stream is conditioned to a moisture content range and a temperature range selected to limit warping of the decorative board; wherein the first stage and the second stage are performed at different speeds.