Chipboard Manufacturing

Wear-resistant chipboard panels: solutions for recycled wood and contaminations SARO

In the manufacturing of particleboard panels, the use of recycled wood makes protection of the most exposed areas particularly important. Compared to a more uniform raw material, recovered wood can introduce impurities and contaminants into the process, subjecting equipment to more severe operating conditions even in the early stages of the line. Manufacturers of particleboard plants are now highlighting increasing flexibility in the use of alternative raw materials, including recycled wood, precisely to meet the sector's needs.

A first critical area concerns material preparation, where recycled wood is cleaned, sorted, screened, and conveyed to subsequent stages. It is in this step that the presence of sand, minerals, glass, and other impurities can accelerate the wear of components and transfer points. Particleboard cleaning and screening systems are indeed designed precisely to separate coarse contaminants and fine impurities before the actual processing.

A second area concerns the conveying and distribution of material, where wood particles, fine fractions, and process mixtures pass through bends, fittings, hoppers, diverters, and discharge points subject to continuous stress. In these sections, wear not only affects the lifespan of components but can also compromise the regularity of the flow and the stability of downstream processes.

These applications are complemented by suction, capture, and filtration systems, which accompany the various stages of the line and contribute to the management of light material and particulate matter generated during the process.

In this context, SARO offers anti-wear solutions for particleboard plant equipment that uses recycled wood, with specific applications for points where the presence of contaminants and the continuous sliding of material create the greatest critical issues.

SARO can intervene in particular on:

• discharge and material transfer points
• Chutes, diverters, and conveying surfaces
• curves, fittings, and stubs subject to abrasion
• suction, separation, and filtration lines
• components involved in material distribution and mixture preparation

The value of SARO is concentrated in the areas where wear truly impacts process continuity and equipment lifespan. It is with this applied approach that SARO supports particleboard plants, providing solutions designed based on real operating conditions, with particular attention to the critical issues introduced by the use of recycled wood.