Fiberboards 



2849 



10' DIAMETER 

 HEATED DRUM 



Figure 23-78. — (Top) Continuous Mende press for porticleboard. (Drawing courtesy of 

 Bison Werke.j 



1. Cooling roll 



2. Entrance roll 



3. Return roll 



4. Drive roll 



5. Tension roll 



6. Press drum 



7. Pressure roll 



8. Pressure roll 



9. Infrared heaters 



10. Steel band 



11. Board return guide 



12. Hydraulic cylinders for tensioning steel 

 band 



13. Hydraulic cylinders for pressure control 



14. Cleaning brush 



15. Drive for cleaning brush 



(Bottom) Mende continuous press arranged to produce fiberboard. (Drawing after 

 Wentworth 1971.) 



