Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Dieffenbacher was able to secure not one, but two contracts for plants in Asia during June 2015. Allgreen Timber Products from Malaysia ordered a particle board plant, while the second order came once again from the Metro-Ply Group. The board producer, based in Thailand, ordered a THDF plant, including the new CPS+ press. This takes the total number of complete plants sold by Dieffenbacher so far this year to seven plants, with three of these including the new continuous CPS+ press.
Advanced Fiber, part of the Metro-Ply Group, is establishing a THDF plant at its Kanchanaburi site with a capacity of 928 m³ per day. The scope of supply ranges from dryers to sanding lines. The core element of the THDF plant is the new Dieffenbacher CPS+ 265 – 28.5 press. It is designed to work at speeds of 2100 mm/s and presses THDF boards with a density of 1.5 to 25 mm. The front end also consists of a fiber dryer and the Z-sifter, which has performed particularly well with short-fibered wood. The forming station is equipped with a scalper including a correction module and a Dieffensor for maximum forming accuracy. In order to retain flexibility in terms of the panel density that can be produced, space has been reserved in the area in front of the press to allow for the subsequent installation of a microwave preheating system. The components supplied in the finishing line area include raw board handling with diagonal saw, edge trim and split saw, a Lukki storage system and a sanding line.
Start-up is expected in spring 2017. This order represents the second CPS+ press that Metro-Ply has ordered within three months. The CPS+, which was first unveiled at LIGNA 2015, combines proven technology such as the double hinge infeed, the Parallel Press Gap System for optimum press gaps and a modular frame construction for easy installation and maintenance with new design features for even greater performance and higher panel quality.
The particle board plant for Allgreen will replace an existing Bison plant with an old 2 daylight multi-opening press from Dieffenbacher at its Segamat site in southern Malaysia. The plant, with a CPS 265 – 26.5 press is designed for a daily output of 800 m³ of particle board. The forming station is equipped with three forming heads. The Dieffenbacher windformer with roller deck ensures minimum forming tolerance in the surface layer. The company will also supply a drum dryer, the raw board handling with diagonal saw, edge trim and split saw, a large stack formation system and raw board storage system. Start-up is planned for spring 2017. Allgreen is part of the Evergreen Group, one of the world’s leading producers of MDF and particle board.
Tags: Asia, Dieffenbacher, selling plants, timber products
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