• Ring Flaker
• Disc Flaker
• 15 HP Hammer Mill
• 5 HP Hammer Mill
• Crusher Rolls

• Air-Laid Non-Woven Web Former
• Dust Collector
• 36” x 36” Mat Former
• 24” x 24” Mat Former
• OSB Mat Former & Aligning Head
• Wet Process Mat Former

• 20” x 20”
• 36” x 36”
• 50” x 50”
• 26” x 104”
• 56” x 116”
• Carver Laboratory Press

• Blender--48" X 36"
• Blender
• Paddle Blender
• Blow Line Blender
• Hobart Mixer
• Mixer--38 cubic feet pin mixer
• Mixer--10 cubic feet mortar type mixer

• Oven--under 50 C
• Oven--under 150 C
• Oven--under 150 C
• Drum Dryer
• Tray Dryer
• Screener--26" X 60"
• Screener--22" X 48"

Jerrold E. Winandy
Project Leader
(608) 231-9316

James Muehl
Forest Products Technologist
(608) 231-9391

The equipment listed pages does not represent the complete inventory or capability of the Performance Designed Composites Research Work Unit. The intent of this list is to highlight our major process capabilities.

The Engineered Composites Science Research Work Unit works closely with other work units at the Forest Products Laboratory and with the University of Wisconsin--Madison.

As such, variations and equipment combinations specific to a user’s needs can generally be assembled.

• Fourier-Transfer Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) Spectrometer
• Impact Tester
• Instron 1000
• Moisture Analyzer
• Thickness & Weight Measurement
• Universal Testing Machine
• Vertical Density Profiler

• K-Mixer
• K-Mixer Press
• Granulator
• Injection Molder
• Twin Screw Extruder
• Profiling Line
  • Single Screw Extruder
  • Profiling Dies
  • Spray Tank
  • Chiller
  • Belt Puller
  • Traveling Saw
• Melt Flow Indexer