Borg Manufacturing Pty successfully completed its first Board on the new MDF plant made by Siempelkamp. With this milestone the light turns green for the MDF plant with ContiRoll in the 8′ × 18.8 m format and a special lightboard package. The order volume also includes a Siempelkamp Compactor which provides effective protection for the steel belts in the press and opens up significant improvements in capacity and quality, especially for the production of thin MDF boards.

The production spectrum includes boards in a thickness range from 1 to 25 mm. Based on the lightboard package, the Australian company can produce particularly lightweight fibreboards. A diversified product range with a large thickness and density spectrum is thus assured.

“We – the Siempelkamp Australia team as well as our German colleagues – congratulate very warmly and many thanks for the great and constructive teamwork to achieve this project milestone” says Geoff Robson, Managing Director Siempelkamp Pty. Ltd.

The ContiRoll  press is the core element of the forming and press line and at the same time the focus of Siempelkamp’s innovations. More than 300 presses have been sold to all parts of the world since its launch 30 years ago. The concept has been continuously developed by Siempelkamp ever since, especially product quality, user friendliness and resource efficiency.

The flexible infeed section adjusts to the formed mat in dependence on the recipe thus offering an optimal combination of a quick pressure build-up and a reliable evacuation of air from the mat. The booster heater integrated in the infeed end transfers a maximum of thermal energy into the mat. Very fast pressure and temperature build-up ensure an optimal density profile and excellent physical properties of the engineered board.

Today, the 8th ContiRoll generation is in use. It offers almost isobaric pressure distribution. Patented pressure distribution plates ensure consistent pressure in working direction acting on the product.