INVESTIGATION OF THE LAYERED DENSITY OF PARTICLE BOARD PERIODIC AND CONTINUOUS PRESSING METHOD

The paper presents a comparative analysis of the physical and mechanical properties of particle boards produced at periodic and continuous pressing plants. Some of the indicators for plates obtained by the periodic pressing method exceed similar indicators for plates obtained by the continuous method. The plates of the periodic pressing method have a higher density. With an equal density of 700 kg/m3, continuous pressing plates have higher bending strength and less swelling. The continuous pressing method makes it possible to obtain particle board of standard quality with a lower density, and therefore with a lower consumption of raw materials.