Dexco's short-cycle press line made by Siempelkamp produced its first board at its Agudos site in Brazil. The time span between the start of assembly and this first board was only three months.
The short-cycle press line is the fourth that Dexco (formerly Duratex) is building with Siempelkamp at the Agudos location. In addition, the Brazilian wood-based panel producer operates eight Siempelkamp plants with ContiRoll® press technology. The contract for the current project was signed in November 2020; 73 days after the arrival of the last container and thus in record time the first board was produced.
The plant has a capacity of 240 cycles per hour. The project was realized by Siempelkamp teams from Brazil, Germany, and the Czech Republic together with the Dexco team.
Siempelkamp is a system supplier of press lines and complete plants for the wood-based panel industry, metal forming, and the composites and rubber industries.
