SPB Panel Industries Co Ltd’s line in Surat Thani has an output of 150,000m3.

The 8ft wide by 16m long CPS press, which is operating on three shifts, works in combination with a three-head forming system to produce chipboard from rubberwood grown on nearby plantations.

Dieffenbacher supplied the complete process equipment including drum chipper line, knife-ring flaking, single-pass drum dryer, air grader from Schenkmann-Piel, glue preparation, blending, three-head forming station, forming line with pre-press, continuous press, raw board handling, sanding line and power generation equipment.