Mat Forming Concepts for

Particleboard, MDF and OSB

 The Siempelkamp solution for complete plants …

Know-how Complete solutions from a Quality

Siempelkamp, a name single source High-quality concepts, designs
associated with the manufacture Together with its various subsidi- and materials ensure a high
of presses since 1883, has aries and affiliates Siempelkamp level of plant availability, which
played a major role in the is today in a position to deliver has a direct impact on every
technical and techno- logical complete plants. All the core plant’s economic efficiency.
development of the continuous components are available from a
press over the past 20 years. single source – from machinery Full service
and technology for particle/fibre Siempelkamp offers a fully
With its ContiRoll® press processing, glue blending, mat integrated system of support
Siempelkamp was also quick to forming and pressing, to finished that extends beyond design,
apply the system philosophy of board handling systems, com- engineering, production and
the forming and press line to all plete store logistics systems, and assembly to the plant’s
wood-based materials such as automation of the entire plant. technical/ technological start-up
particleboard, MDF, OSB and (personnel training) and after-
CSL. In the meantime the com- Tailor-made solutions sales service (e.g. conversions
pany has built up an unrivalled Close collaboration between and repairs).
wealth of user-oriented experi- Siempelkamp’s team of process
ence that is best manifested in technologists, development and It is also this expertise as a
the more than 160 ContiRoll® design engineers, and start-up service provider that has made
press lines ordered to date by technicians on the one hand and Siempelkamp into the world
customers all over the world. the customer’s own experts on market leader for machinery and
the other are the best guarantee complete plants in the wood-
for truly tailor-made solutions. based panel sector – and a
partner you can trust.
… and mat forming systems for particleboard, MDF, OSB and CSL

A key link in the production Together with its subsidiary

chain is the mat forming system, CMC Texpan, Italy,
be it for single-layer, homoge- Siempelkamp builds state-of-the-
neous mats for MDF or CSL, or art mat forming systems which
three-layer mats for combine with the ContiRoll®
particleboard or OSB panels press to form high-tech
where the core and face layers solutions for the production of
impose different requirements on high-quality wood- based
the mat forming characteristics. panels. The systems are
In each case the technological protected by numerous patents.
parameters for an optimal mat
forming characteristic have to be
“translated” into mechanical
engineering terms.

Classification of Mat Forming Systems

System FL CL Type
Particle- WindFormer CageFormer Classical
board CrownFormer CrownFormer Mechanical
CrownFormer CageFormer Combined
MDF StarFormer – Mechanical
OSB DiscFormer FinFormer Classical
CSL DiscFormer – Modified
 Service-proven mat forming

WindFormer

WindFormer

The face layer WindFormer

uses a current of air to separate
the particles into coarse
fractions near the air nozzles for
the core layer and finer particles
– according to their size – at the
rear end of the wind chamber
for the face layer.

The air current can be controlled

for the entire system or for indi-
vidual groups of nozzles. Optimal
distribution and exact size sepa-
ration of the particles is assured
by screens, some of them fitted
with vibrators. The coarse frac-
tion is discharged by a vibrating
screen and a discharge screw.

Technical features
Face layer wind forming system • High degree of separation
Partial view of the complete particle mat forming system • Precise mat forming
• Adjustable separation
(coarse/fine particles) as
required

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systems for particleboard

CageFormer

CageFormer

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The core layer CageFormer has a mechanical mat forming head with distribution rollers to
Particle throughput per
Plant layout meter forming width (Wind/CageFormer)

approx.
Doffing rollers for breaking up the material convey 90
the –particles
170 m3/h

continuously to the cage rollers,

which deposit the mix – without
further size Technical features
separation on • Homogenous particle mix,
the underlying with no porosity in the core
forming belt. layer
• Consistent particle size dis-
tribution plus high forming
accuracy

Customer benefits of the mat

forming system
• Finest face layers for top-
quality laminating or direct
painting
• Low glue consumption
• High internal bond thanks to
the homogeneous core layer
Face and core layer former

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 The new mechanical mat

CrownFormer

CrownFormer for the face and core layer

Face layer former

The new face and core layer

CrownFormer machines are
equipped with patented,

[
mechanical disc orienters. Particle throughput per
meter forming width
The face layer CrownFormer has
a pre-separating unit (patent (Crown/CrownFormer)
pending) for the upper row of approx. 65 – 200
rollers, which produce a uniform m3/h
material flow and feed the
underlying row of rollers, i.e. the
main separating unit.

Face layer CrownFormer

Partial view of the complete
6 particle mat forming system
forming system for particleboard Combined

CrownFormer combined …

A "TwinMech" unit consisting

of two special CageFormers
can be used with each material
bunker for particularly high
throughput requirements. No
additional dosing bunkers or
loading units are needed.

The number of toothed rollers in

this unit determines the capacity
of the plant. The feed clearance
between the toothed rollers
guarantees a structured mat
build-up based on fine and
coarse particles. Fine particles
end up in the face layer while the
coarse particles are directed to
the middle of the mat. A gentle
current of air underneath the
separating unit enhances this
process. Excessively large parti-
cles are rejected by a discharge
screw.

… with CageFormer
solutions

A further option is to combine a

CrownFormer for the face layer
with a CageFormer for the core
layer. Such a system combines
CrownFormer the advantages of a mechanical
face layer mat forming system
with the CageFormer’s excellent
mixing of material for the core
layer. The result is a
particleboard with a fine surface,
tight edges and very good
internal bond – all provided by
mat forming units of low overall
height.

[ Particle throughput per

meter forming width
(Crown/CageFormer)
approx. 60 – 200
m3/h

Plant layout

CageFormer
Core layer former

The core layer CrownFormer

uses a bed of identically finished
toothed rollers to spread a
homogeneous mat on top of the
first face layer mat while at the
same time ensuring that enough
fine material reaches the core of
the mat to act as binder. Exces-
sively large particles are rejected
via a belt conveyor.

Technical features
The face layer CrownFormer: Disc rollers
• Good separation with highest
mat forming precision
Customer benefits of the mat
forming system
The core layer CrownFormer:
• Material cost savings
• Low separating effect with
• Low building costs for halls
high mat forming precision
and steel structures
• Low maintenance costs
The CrownFormer in general:
• Self-cleaning mat forming
rollers
• Low overall height
• No need for a disc screen

Plant layout

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 The new Star

Material is fed from the mat form-

ing bunker by means of a bottom
dosing belt and disc rollers in the
bunker discharge front. Fibre is
conveyed by two patented dis-
integration rollers to the new
mechanical mat forming head
consisting of toothed rollers. The
pitch and speed of these rollers
can be varied to control the feed
rate and ensure that the fibre is
distributed uniformly over the mat
forming belt in transverse and
longitudinal direction. Both the
angle of tilt and height of the mat
forming head are adjustable.
Downstream from the mat form-
ing head is a leveling head
(new! patent pending) with a
variety of leveling rollers. Its
function is to produce a uniform
mat with constant weight per
unit area independently of the
mat height and bulk density.

Technical features
• High mat forming precision
and best distribution of
weight in transverse and
longitudinal direction thanks
to the homogeneous
Mat forming head with disintegration rollers distribution of fibre and
density in the mat
• Optimal distribution of fibre in
the mat forming head enables
a controlled mat forming
process
• A leveling head instead of a
scalper roll means there is
no longer any need for fibre
recycling at the mat forming
machine, thus reducing the
number of pneumatic trans-
port systems
• Lower electricity consumption
• Large mat forming bunker
replaces a fibre bunker

Leveling head

Plant layout

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Former for MDF

StarFormer

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Customer benefits of the mat
forming system
• Enhanced board quality Fibre throughput per
• Savings in the cost of meter forming width
investment, maintenance
(StarFormer)
and energy
approx. 500 – 1000
m3/h

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 The service-proven

DiscFormer FinFormer

DiscFormer and
FinFormer for the
face and core layer

DiscFormer forming rollers FinFormer forming head

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OSB mat forming system

The DiscFormer for

face layers
Material is discharged through
the bunker discharge unit onto
the underlying disc forming head,
which deposits the strands
properly oriented.

The DiscFormer can be adjusted

in its angle of tilt and height to
match the forming angle. Over-
sized strands are rejected by a
screw.

The FinFormer for core layers

Strands are discharged from the
bunker onto the doffing roller
distributor which spreads the
material onto the underlying
Finformer. Designed as a cross-
orienter, the Finformer aligns the
strands transverse to the direc-
tion of production and deposits
them thus arranged on top of
the first face layer mat. Like the
other forming units, the
FinFormer is automatically
adjust- able in its angle of tilt and OSB mat forming system
height.

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Technical features
The face layer DiscFormer
• Good orientation of the Strand throughput
strands per meter forming
• Separation brings the big- width
gest strands to the surface
• Low mechanical loading of (Disc/FinFormer)
the strands approx. 195 – 400 m3/h

Technical features
The core layer FinFormer
• Minimal separation effect
• Optimal orientation of the
strands in transverse
direction

Customer benefits of the mat

forming system
• Simple but effective mat
forming system
• Self-cleaning
• Service-proven
• Maintenance-friendly

Plant layout
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