Annual report 2009 - Siempelkamp

4’-ContiRoll -C Ro ® during uring installation
4’-press concept: a hit in 2009
Among the seven ContiRoll ® presses accepted in 2009 is one
4’-press: Lishui III in China celebrated in May 2009 the passed
acceptance test for a 4’ x 33.8 m ContiRoll ® for MDF and HDF.
Especially with the more recent projects it shows how successful
the 4’-concept has penetrated the market. Three Chinese customers,
Huayi Wood, Luyuan III and Tiyan Yuan, have signed contracts.
Huayi Wood and Luyuan III ordered identical production lines
including three 4’ x 38.7 m ContiRoll ® presses. Two of the
4’-ContiRolls ® are going to be supplied to Huayi Wood and will
be used at the Shaoguan location in the Guangdong province to
produce HDF/MDF. Huayi Wood is a new customer to Siempelkamp
and to the European technology of the market leader in
the area of continuous presses.
At the Shaowu site in the Fujian province, the press for Luyuan III
will also produce HDF/MDF. Including the press for this project,
Luyuan will operate a total of three Siempelkamp presses. The
scope of supply for both orders includes the forming and press
line starting with the mat-forming machine as well as a double
diagonal saw with roller conveyor, thickness gauge, and blister
detection. Each of the three presses provides its customers with
4’-concept: the perfect solution for the Chinese market
Our ContiRoll ® design 0 provides a solution to the specifi c requirements of the
Chinese market with the 4’-concept. Despite their small size, these presses are
outstanding on the market. In principle, the smallest press of the ContiRoll ® family
has all the features of the large presses, this includes the best pressure distribution
of all times, very low thickness tolerances, quick start-ups, stable ramp-up curves,
and unsurpassed high availability.
In addition to these general advantages of the ContiRoll ® , the 4’ version offers a
broad spectrum of advantages which are benefi cial to customers in specifi c market
situations.
a yearly capacity of 120,000 m³. The delivery of the presses to
Huayi Wood as well as Luyuan III is scheduled for the second
quarter of 2010. Tiyan Yuan decided to buy a shorter 4’-Conti-
Roll ® with a length of 33.8 m. This press will also produce MDF.
Frames of the 4’-ContiRoll ® during installation