Siempelkamp received an order from Borg Manufacturing Pty. Ltd., a leading Australian producer of melamine-laminated boards. Moreover, Borg has ordered a retrofitting concept from Siempelkamp to use their latest technologies effectively in their existing plant, as the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The new particleboard plant will be set up in Oberon in the Australian state of New South Wales, where Borg Manufacturing operates a facility for wood-panel surfacing.
Siempelkamp received the order for a particleboard plant including a Generation 8-ContiRoll® (pressing format 8’ x 40.4 m, designed for an output of 1,500 m³/day). In this plant, two important technological core competences will be realised: for one the almost isobaric pressure distribution in the press and secondly the latest forming technology, presently representing the latest benchmark with respect to raw material consumption.
At its Oberon location Borg is also investing in a retrofitting concept for an MDF-plant made by Siempelkamp. This requires the know how of Siempelkamp Logistics & Service GmbH: Focus is placed on the upgrading of the ContiRoll® to the latest technical standard.
The upgrade comprises, amongst others, the installation of a completely flexible press infeed, a booster infeed hot platen, the installation of pressure compensation plates and the updating of the hydraulic system by adding a track of cylinders in the calibration section of the press.
