Siempelkamp to supply short-cycle press for Egger in St. Johann, Austria. With the new short-cycle press Egger will expand its production capacities for special products, for example, the benchmark synchronized pore products and will thus react to an increased demand. The startup is forecasted for December 2018.

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Siempelkamp to supply short-cycle press to Egger's mill in St. Johann, Austria

Siempelkamp to supply short-cycle press for Egger in St. Johann, Austria, the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

With the new short-cycle press Egger will expand its production capacities for special products, for example, the benchmark synchronized pore products and will thus react to an increased demand. To ensure maximum production flexibility, Egger is incorporating the RoundTrack® floor rail system, a product of Siempelkamp’s subsidiary Strothmann, for the first time in its press line.


The maintenance-free system allows the quick change of embossed sheets and connects the new press line with the existing short-cycle press. The tracks are made from hardened steel and installed in the floor. Smooth-running carts allow for the almost frictionless transport of heavy embossed sheets due to a special concave profile of the wheels which has minimal contact with the patented round tracks and is therefore optimized for minimal rolling resistance. Even extremely heavy loads can be moved without effort. A change of direction between production lines is handled by pneumatic four-way switches in the floor.

The core component of the new production line at Egger is the high-end short-cycle press KT700. With a specific pressure of up to 700 N/cm², the KT700 can economically manufacture such innovative products as synchronized pore panels with decors that have a natural-looking embossed wood grain structure.

The commissioned KT700 short-cycle press is scheduled to be installed at the Egger headquarters in St. Johann starting in August of 2018; the startup is forecasted for December 2018.

Egger manufactures sawn wood and wood-based panels for furniture and interior design, building products, and laminate flooring products.