Particle Board

Category
Size : 1220MM*2440MM
Thickness : 9mm, 12mm,15mm, 18mm, 25mm, 36mm
Wood Type : Meranti, Tropical Hardwood, Plantation Hardwood, Falcata, Balsa
Glue Type : UREA
Adhesive : T-1, T-2, WBP
Emission : E1, E2, CARB P2
Density : 450 – 650 kg/m3
Orders Can Be Via:

Description

Particleboard or chipboard is manufactured by mixing particles or flakes of wood or jute-stick together with a resin and forming the mixture into a sheet. The raw material is fed into a disc chipper with between four and sixteen radially arranged blades. The chips from disk chippers are more uniform in shape and size than from other types of wood chippers. The particles are then dried, and any oversize or undersized particles are screened out.

Resin is then sprayed as a fine mist onto the particles. Several types of resins are used in the procces. Amino-formaldehyde based resins are the best performing based on cost and ease of use. Urea melamine resins offer water resistance with more melamine offering higher resistance. It is typically used in external applications, with the coloured resin darkening the panel. To further enhance the panel properties, resorcinol resins can be mixed with phenolic resins, but that is more often used with marine plywood applications.

Panel production involves other chemicals including wax, dyes, wetting agents and release agents, to aid processing or make the final product resistant to water, fire or insects.

After the particles pass through a mist of resin sufficient to coat all surfaces, they are layered into a continuous carpet. This ‘carpet’ is then separated into discrete, rectangular ‘blankets’ which will be compacted in a cold press. A scale weighs the flakes, and they are distributed by rotating rakes. In graded-density particleboard, the flakes are spread by an air jet that throws finer particles further than coarse ones. Two such jets, reversed, allow the particles to build up from fine to coarse and back to fine.

The formed sheets are cold-compressed to reduce thickness and make them easier to transport. Later, they are compressed again, under pressures between 2 and 3 megapascals (290 and 440 psi) and temperatures between 140 and 220 °C (284 and 428 °F) to set and harden the glue. The entire process is controlled to ensure the correct size, density and consistency of the board.

The boards are then cooled, trimmed and sanded. They can then be sold as raw board or surface improved through the addition of a wood veneer or laminate surface.

Field of application
Particleboard cannot be used for exteriors because the edges absorb moisture and moisture easily. However, some manufacturers now include a wax emulsion in their glue to protect the board from a certain level of moisture. Particleboard is mostly used for caskets, drawers, panels, partitions, etc.

Reviews

There are no reviews yet.

Be the first to review “Particle Board”
error: Content is protected !!
×

Hello!

Please click one of our representatives below to chat on WhatsApp

×