The existing 8' x 27.1 m Genera-tion 6 ContiRoll® from 2003 is primarily used for HDF production. The unfinished boards are then processed into laminate flooring at the company's own plant. The new investment is aiming to increase the current 700 – 750 m³/day in HDF production by another 1,000 m³/day. The plant allows the production of 1,000 – 1,200 m³ of furniture panels.
Next to the press, which is equipped with pressure distribution plates, an additional row of cylinders, and frequency-controlled secondary heating technology, the scope of supply includes a 65 MW Büttner energy plant as well as a Büttner fiber dryer and the subsequent fiber sifting technology. The resin blending system as well as the Ecoresinator are also part of the order. After the existing plant was retrofitted with the Ecoresinator in 2013, resulting in resin savings of more than 10% for HDF production, the customer decided to buy the same technology for its new plant.
The scope of supply is completed with the downstream board handling including the cooling and stacking line, a high rack storage system and integrated sanding and cut-to-size technology. In the area of automation special emphasis is put on minimizing the energy con-sumption and on energy efficiency.
That is why all main motors for the dryer, sifter and energy plant are equipped with frequency converters. As with the existing plant, the engineering of the new plant will be carried out by Siempelkamp's subsidiary Sicoplan in Belgium.
