Greenply has been successfully operating an MDF line from Dieffenbacher since 2009. The new line, which has a capacity of 1300m³/day, is being set up in the Chittoor district in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southeast India.
The line will be used to manufacture HDF/MDF boards with a thickness ranging from 2.5 to 40mm and a variable width of 1830 to 2440mm. Fast-growing types of wood such as eucalyptus are generally used as the raw material.
Production with the new line is scheduled to begin in autumn 2017.
"In our opinion, Dieffenbacher offers the best technology for processing eucalyptus wood," said Shobhan Mittal, joint managing director and CEO of Greenply Industries.
The delivery scope includes a fibre dryer and two SGF sifters, a gluing system, a forming station that includes a scalper with a correction module and a forming line, a CPS 265-56 continuous press, a finishing line with two Lukki storage systems, diagonal, trimming and splitting saws, a sanding line and an exhaust system.
At 56m long, this CPS is said to be the longest continuous press ever sold in Asia.
