THAILAND – At the end of October, Metro, one of the leading Thai wood-based material producers, affirmed its commitment to Siempelkamp with an order for a new forming and press line of an MDF plant in the city of Kanchanburi.

This order continues a long-term business relationship under new circumstances: Metro President Chatchai Piyasombatkul and Christoph Michel, CEO of the Siempelkamp Group, pave the way for a new joint project – the replacement of a Küsters forming and press line with a new Siempelkamp mold and press line for MDF with an 8 ‘wide ContiRoll® Generation 9 NEO.

The equipment of the press includes a thinnest and light plate package. With 2,000mm / s. The system is designed for thin, high-speed plates. This is where the retrofit option for the Siempelkamp Compactor, which protects steel strips in the press, opens up significant capacity and quality improvements for plant operators, especially for the production of thin MDF boards.

Established in the 1950s, the company’s goals include state-of-the-art technology and the supply of world-class quality products. In 2002, the company placed an order with Siempelkamp for the first time. In 2009, Metro awarded the contract for the first Siempelkamp complete system for particleboard, which is produced at the Nonthaburi site near Bangkok. The current order continues this trusting business relationship. “We are proud to set such a new, important milestone in the cooperation between Metro and Siempelkamp – and again to show with our established press concept, at which level we are able to support our customers”, said Christoph Michel.