ators , ▁printed ▁circuit ▁board ▁substr ates , ▁and ▁kn ife ▁handles . ▁ ▁The ▁Mic arta ▁tra dem ark ▁is ▁a ▁registered ▁tra dem ark ▁of ▁Indust rial ▁L amin ates ▁/ ▁Nor plex , ▁Inc . ▁( d ba ▁Nor plex - M ic arta ). ▁But ▁as ▁for ▁many ▁tra dem arks , ▁it ' s ▁often ▁used ▁gener ically , ▁also ▁for ▁similar ▁products ▁from ▁other ▁produ cers ▁or ▁hom em ade . ▁ ▁Man ufact uring ▁process ▁ ▁Mic arta ▁industrial ▁l amin ates ▁are ▁normally ▁phen ol ic , ▁epo xy , ▁sil ic one , ▁or ▁mel am ine ▁res in ▁based ▁therm os et ▁materials ▁rein for ced ▁with ▁fi berg lass , ▁c ork , ▁cot ton ▁cloth , ▁paper , ▁carbon ▁fi ber ▁or ▁other ▁substr ates . ▁Mic arta ▁industrial ▁l amin ate ▁sheet ▁is ▁a ▁hard , ▁dense ▁material ▁made ▁by ▁applying ▁heat ▁and ▁pressure ▁to ▁layers ▁of ▁pre pre g . ▁These ▁layers ▁of ▁l am ination ▁usually ▁consist ▁of ▁cell ul ose ▁paper , ▁cot ton ▁fab rics , ▁synth etic ▁y arn ▁fab rics , ▁glass ▁fab rics , ▁or ▁unw oven ▁fab rics . ▁When ▁heat ▁and ▁pressure ▁are ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁layers , ▁a ▁chemical ▁reaction ▁( pol ym er ization ) ▁transform s ▁the ▁layers ▁into ▁a ▁high - press ure ▁therm os et ting ▁industrial ▁l amin ated ▁pl astic . ▁ ▁Mic arta ▁industrial ▁l amin ates ▁are ▁manufact ured ▁in ▁do z