Ring Flaker

Pallman 8” x 30”, 7.5 horsepower. Used in making non-grain oriented flakes for flake board and oriented strand board.

Disc Flaker

CAE 30” disc, 20 horsepower. Used in making large batches of grain oriented flakes for flakeboard and oriented strand board.

15 HP Hammer Mill

15 horsepower. Used to reduce a variety of wood and nonwood materials.

5 HP Hammer Mill

12” x 9”, 5 horsepower. Used to reduce a variety of wood and nonwood materials.

Crusher Rolls

Serrated roll type. 10 horsepower. Twin horizontal serrated rolls, one coarse and one fine, are oriented in a vertical stack. Used to crush wood to make splinter particles of wood and other lignocellulosic materials.

Blender--48" X 36"

48” Diameter x 36” Deep air spray equipped for applying binders and other chemicals to wood fiber for composite manufacture.

Blender--48"X18"

48” x 18” air spray equipped for applying binders and other chemicals to lignocellulosics for composite manufacture.

Paddle Blender

12 cubic ft, paddle style blender for applying binders and other chemicals to lignocellulosic fibers and flakes for the manufacture of lignocellulosic composites.

Blow Line Blender

Recirculating system using 10-inch diameter pipe, a 5 HP Paddle Fan, diverters, and a cyclone, capable of applying resin and adding or removing moisture.

Hobart Mixer

Mixer--38 Cubic Feet

38 cubic ft. pin mixer. For the mixing of lignocellulosic materials and inorganic binders to make inorganic bonded composites.

Mixer--10 Cubic Feet

10 cubic ft. mortar type mixer. For the mixing of lignocellulosic and inorganic binders to make inorganic bonded composites.

Oven--Under 50° C

Operating temperature: Under 50° C. Approved Use: Solid wood and wood chips.

Oven--Under 150° C

Operating temperature: Up to 105 ° C. Approved Use: Solid wood, wood chips, and wood fiber composites.

Oven--Under 150° C

Operating temperature: Up to 105°C. Approved Use: Solid wood, wood chips, and wood composites.

Drum Dryer

5 ft. x 6 ft. Steam heated for drying large quantities of flakes and fiber.

Tray Dryer

HEAT-PRO Industrial Oven. 115.5 cubic ft., 24 trays. Tray Capacity: 100lbs. Maximum Temperature: 250°F. For drying treated and untreated flakes and fiber and Wood Plastic Composite Pellets.

Screener--26” x 60”

Prater Industries, 26” x 60”. Capable of separating flakes and fiber into five different fractions.

Screener--22” x 48”

22” x 48”. Capable of separating flakes and fiber into three different fractions.

Air-Laid Non-Woven Web Former

Rando-Webber mat forming machine. Capable of 12” non-woven mats of continuous length. The Rando-Webber can process a wide variety of wood and non-wood materials and fibers. Originally designed for the non-woven textile industry, the Rando-Webber method of web forming has been adopted by many composite board and molded product producers.

Dust Collector

Collects dust from vacuum assisted mat formers.

24” x 24” Mat Former

24” x 24” vacuum assisted. For the manual lay-up of fiberboard and particleboard mats.

36” x 36” Mat Former

36” x 36” vacuum assisted. For the manual lay-up of fiberboard and particleboard mats.

Wet Process Mat Former

20” x 20” vacuum assisted. For the manual lay-up of fiberboard and particleboard mats.

OSB Mat Former and Aligning Head

34” x 34” for the mechanized lay-up of flake board and oriented strand board mats.

20” x 20”

Williams-White & Co. Open height: 14”. Close rate: 48”/min. Steam heated platens, 415°F. Hydraulic operation, 100 ton, 1760 psi. Computer operated programmable controls.

36” x 36”

Nordberg. Open height: 14”. Close Rate: 28”/min. Electrically heated oil plattens, 500°F. Computer operated programmable ramp controller. Capable of steam and other chemical injection. Hydraulic operation, 500 ton, 1950 psi.

50” x 50”

Williams-White & Co. Open height: 12”. Close rate: 28”/min. Steam heated plattens, 381°F. Hydraulic operation, 625 ton, 1950 psi.

26” x 104”

Williams-White & Co. Open height: 24”. Close rate: 7.2”/min. Steam heated platens, 381°F. Hydraulic Operation, 1272 tons, 2500 psi.

56” x 116”

Williams-White & Co. Open height: 20”. Close rate: 111”/min. Steam heated platens, 400°F. Hydraulic operation, 3250 tons, 2000 psi.

Carver Laboratory Press

K-Mixer

Synergistic Industries 1 liter capacity thermokinetic type mixer (fully fluxing) with infra-red sensor for temperature controlled pneumatic discharge. Variable Speed. Water cooled. 40 horsepower.

K-Mixer Press

24” x 24”. Williams-White & Co. Open height: 12”. Close rate: 8.9”/min. Hydraulic operation, 5 ton, 900 psi. Used to press molten material from K-Mixer

Granulator

Ball and Jewel BP-68-scs deluxe beside-the-press granulator. 6” x 8” cutting chamber with double scissors-cut open rotor (3 rotary and 2 stationary heavy duty blades). Fully enclosed with interlocks. 3/16” and 5/16” screens.

Injection Molder

30 ton reciprocating screw injection molder for thermoplastics; 2 oz. shot size; max. injection pressure of 25,000 psi. Microprocessor-based control unit with CRT display and printer. Holding pressure. Molds include ASTM standard mold, spiral mold, end-gated variable depth disc mold (4" in diameter), 1/4" X 3" X 5" end-gated rectangular plaque mold -- all with mold heating capacity.

Twin Screw Extruder

Twin screw. For compounding and processing woodfiber/plastic composites. Integrated gravimetric feed system with master controller. Downstream equipment for small profiles and pelletizing.

Profiling Line

Single Screw Extruder

3.5” barrier single screw with a 24:1 L/D. Converts solid thermoplastic feed materials into a molten state and pumps the molten polymer through heads or dies. 100-300 lbs/hr output typical.

Profiling Dies

Form extruded material into the desired end product. Decking die cross sectional area: 5” x 1.25”. Small rectangular die cross sectional area: 5” by 0.5”.

Decking Die

Small Rectangular Die

Spray Tank

Chiller

Opti Temp chiller is a re-circulating system designed to provide a continuous supply of heat transfer fluid (water) at a constant temperature and flow rate. System consists of a refrigeration system, fluid pump, fluid reservoir, and a Proportional Integral Derivative (P.I.D) controller.

Belt Puller

This Conair 3 hp belt puller is designed to consistently pull small to medium-sized extruded products through the spray tank. Belt width of 6 in. Traction length of 39 in.

Traveling Saw

Extrusion-travelling cut-off saws designed for the in-line cutting of the profiles. Saws are suitable for a wide range of accurate cut-to-length applications.

Melt Flow Indexer

Fourier-Transfer Near-Infrared (FT-NIR) Spectrometer

Antaris Near-IR analyzer with RESULT software.Provides tools for analyzing most liquid and solid samples, ranging from films, powders, and tablets to free-flowing liquids, semi-solids, and pastes.

Instron 1000

Universal test machine for tensile and compressive tests up to 1000 lbf. Typically used for ASTM D1037 Internal Bond testing

Moisture Analyzer

Denver Instrument IR-200. Samples are heated using infrared heat to liberate moisture and other volatiles while continuously weighing the sample with an integral precision electronic balance until endpoint conditions are met.

Thickness & Weight Measurement

Capable of capturing thickness and mass of samples electronically into spreadsheets or databases on a networked computer.

Universal Testing Machine

MTS servo hydraulic universal testing machine with 100 kN capacity in static and dynamic loading; computer control of load, stroke and strain, computer controlled data acquisition, and data processing; environmental chamber for testing at conditions between 27°C and 160°C and from dry to saturated moisture conditions.

Vertical Density Profiler

Quintek Measurement Systems. Capable of performing both vertical density profiles and Cross-board density profiles on ASTM D1037 standard bending specimens.

Impact Tester

Dynatup model 8250. Gravity driven, instrumented impact tester. Impact velocities from 0.61 to 3.66 m/sec (2 to 12 ft/sec) Impactor weights from 2.5 to 45.5 kg (5.5 to 100 lbs). Computer control and data acquisition system; time, load, deflection, velocity, and energy determined over entire impact event.