Z-Press

Edge glue press

Edge gluing press with hot-melt for fast assembly bonding of solid wood laminations.
Multiple widths or continuous single-layer panels are produced from edge glued laminations.
Such pre-assembled single layer panels can be used in the advanced and high-capacity production of CLT or other similar products.

The game changer in modern CLT production.

Already at a major CLT project in Germany 2 times in use.
Further CLT plants with Z-Press are in the realization phase for Russia, Austria and Canada.

Patented!

Main advantages by using edge glued panels in CLT production

Safe production flow; single laminations are assembled to complete layers 1 step before the panel assembly
The effect of crook, twist and bow of single laminations is largely decreased
Faster adhesives in the surface bond; as handling preassembled layers the security time span, for open time, can be shorter
Cheaper than conventional edge gluing; lower investment and less space requirements
Single layers of the panel can be made air tight; wind tight CLT with 3 layers
Multiple panel pressing without separation foil possible; No glue runs through the loose layer into the table or the panel below
Assembly bonding with hot-melt; less waste, no glue mixing, long shelf time
Hotmelt amount app. 0,3 – 1,0 kg/m³; depending on width and thickness of laminations
Lower production costs per m³; more press cycles can be made per shift due to less required open time
Less single parts to be handled; on a 5-layer cross panel (16 x 3m with 100 mm wide laminations) you assemble 5 parts instead of 540
Hotmelt and cold glues (PU, EPI, PVA...) can be combined; for special applications and surface requirements