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Grading and quality
checks are enforced at every stage of the manufacturing process. Random samples
are tested for compliance with established standards in our well equipped
factory laboratory.
RAW MATERIAL
The fibre materials are RubberWood logs,
branches and wood residue. Rubberwood is a light-coloured,
medium density, homogeneous material suitable for producing high quality
particleboard.
  
CHIPPING & FLAKING
The rubberwood materials are chipped
before being reduced to fine flakes of the desired thickness and length. This
contributes to the optimum strength and smooth finish on the surfaces of the
boards.
  
DRYING & SCREENING
The wet flakes are dried in a hot gas
dryer to the required moisture level. The dried flakes are then screened to
separate fine and core particles and stored in the surface and core silo.

GLUE-MIXING & BLENDING
The surface and core particles are
separately mixed with glue, wax emulsion and other additives metered accurately
to achieve quality of high standard.

MAT FORMING
The resinated particles are spread by air
and mechanical forming, incorporated by Computerised Programmable Control
System, ensuring consistent mat density and uniform weight distribution.
  
HOT PRESSING
The Hot Press which operates
automatically on Programmable Logic Control compresses the mat under high
pressure and controlled temperature to form boards to precise thickness.

COOLING
The finished boards coming out from the
Hot Press is weighed automatically to make sure that the determined density is
obtained and are then placed on the Star Cooler to allow glue setting.

SIZING
The master panel boards are checked for
bonding conformance and thickness tolerance before side trimmed and cut to
accurate dimension. The panels are stacked for intermediate storage.

SANDING
The raw boards are stored for final
curing to stabilise the board properties. These boards will later be calibrated
to accurate thickness, sanded to fine surface finishes and graded.

LAMINATING
The graded plain boards may be laminated
with melamine impregnated decorative paper by Short Cycle Press process or
natural veneer. The boards are regraded and packed for final shipping.

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