Dieffenbacher supplies particleboard plant to Swiss Krono

28 March 2016

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The Swiss wood based panel manufacturer Swiss Krono has commissioned Dieffenbacher to supply a state-of-the-art particleboard plant. Planned as a replacement investment, the plant is designed to provide an annual capacity of around 400,000m³.

It is used to manufacture conventional particleboards in thicknesses ranging from 6 to 60mm, as well as thin boards up to 2.5mm thick and lower-density lightweight particleboards.

The scope of supply includes the gluing system, forming station, forming line, press and diagonal saw. Along with the new CPS+ press - for which five orders have now been received - the plant features additional innovative machine components that could set new standards around the world. "This project includes the most state-of-the-art equipment currently available on the market. We are proud that we were able to win over Swiss Krono with our innovative machine concept," says Bernd Bielfeldt, head of the Wood Business Unit.

The plant uses the Dieffenbacher EVOjet P gluing system, which was first tested in the field in 2013 and is now established on the market. The EVOjet P achieves glue savings of up to 15% compared to conventional particleboard gluing systems.

The plant is also equipped with a Formator P, the most innovative forming technology available. The Formator P is a combination of a segmented scalper and a Dieffensor and is integrated into the forming station.

At the heart of the plant is the new CPS+ continuous press with a length of 34.5m and width of 2400mm.