Launched in 2020 – Over $380 Million Invested
Willows, California, USA
Engineered by Siempelkamp featuring:
- ContiRoll Generation 9 Continuous Press
- Pallmann 3500 kW High Voltage Refiners
- Nybladt & Pallmann hammermills to 400 kW
- Steinemann Coarse & Finish Sanding System
- Ventapp/LHS Material Handling Systems
- Siemens PLC Switchgear & Substations
BROCHURE
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Liquidation Update: Offers for the Siempelkamp MDF production line, straw receiving and drying, and the real estate have been received and under review by the bankruptcy court. As of now, the entire Pallmann refining plant plus over 600 lots of general plant equipment and spare parts are still available. Should it be necessary, and auction schedule will be schedule in June 2024.
California Bankruptcy Case – 1:21-bk-1302 | CalPlant I Holdco, LLC.
Plant Summary (In Order of Production Flow)
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(4) Straw Bale Receiving, Chopping & Pulverizing Lines
Design process of 9 to 12 tons of straw bale per hr., each consisting of:
- Nybladt 158 kW drum choppers with bale destringing & pre cutters
- Pallmann 200/400 kW hammermill pulverizing systems
- Explosion proof pnuematic transport systems with 152 kw blower/fans
- Baled straw receiving conveyors supported by (2) shuttle carriages
- (1) 16,000 kG overhead bridge crane with bale grapple & remote control
- Pit type troughing belt chain removal conveyor for stones & waste
Catalog of Straw intake, chopping and pulverizing lines
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(4) Primary Cleaning & Separating Systems
Design process of 9 to 12 tons of material @ 45 kg/m3 bd, consisting of:
- Ventapp silicate separator stations with pre separating chambers
- Twin screw integrated blending conveyors with straw distributer/sifters
- Ventapp extraction/filter cleaning systems with large hp power fans
- LHS bag filter/ dust collection systems with explosion proof flaps
- Straw dosing & metering bin measuring 32 m x 4 m wide x 6 m deep
- Troughing belt transfer conveyors of 17 & 37 meters (to refiner plant)
Catalog of Primary Cleaning & Separating Systems
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Pallmann Refining Plant
(2) Refiner systems with total design capacity of 28 tons/hr bd, consisting of:
- Pallmann PRS-258/64 high voltage refiners with 3500 kW 4160-volt motors
- Pallmann PR24 pin drum feeder with 500 kW main power & 22.5 kW feeder
- Horizontal digester, 2000 mm dia x 10000 mm long, 75 hp gear drives
- Stainless double screw refiner feed conveyor, 37 meter, 37 kW gear drives
- Armstrong hot water heater with conditioning & dilution water pumps
- Remote controlled blow back pipe transfer system to fiber drying area
Catalog of Pallmann Refining Plant
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Fiber Drying & Wet Electronic Precipitator Systems
Fiber drying design capacity of 28 tons/hr., summarized as follows:
- Intake temp of 220 deg. C, with 270,000 m3h exhaust volume
- 20 mW gas burner with 770 kW 4180v high voltage main power fan
- Double mixing chamber type with high efficiency cyclone separator
Wet electrostatic clean air precipitator system, consisting of:
- 200 kW design power, 540 KW HT high voltage system, 95% blue haze eff
- Electrostatic filter designed @ 95% blue haze efficiency, 10-30% VOC.
- Exhaust gas stack with internal scrubber components & quench duct
- Stainless sedimentation & buffer tanks, plus water screening & pumps
Catalog of Fiber Drying System & Electronic Precipitator
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MDF Sifting & Material Transport System
Enclosed fiber sifting system designed for 28 ton/pr MTF fiber with
- Side by side fiber sifting towers utilizing multiple radial fans to 250 kW
- Twin screw 15 kW distribution conveyor feeding sifting towers
- Multiple LHS type WN 1500 rotary air locks with 11 kW gear drives
- Heavy duty inclined troughing belt conveyors up to 80 meters length
- High pressure pneumatic material handling systems with 45kW blower
- Assortment of Ventapp round & rectangular collection hoppers
- ATEX protective T injector system plus explosion proof diverter flaps
Catalog of MDF Sifting & Material Handling System
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Fiber Mat Forming Segment (partial listing)
Designed for continuous spreading of MDF fiber consisting of
- Overhead blender, fiber bunker, metering retarder & distribution unit
- Continuous pre-press section for compacting fiber mat into 3500 mm width
- Automated Inline belt scale/reject segment, and infrared moisture metering unit
- Ecoscan Sico Scan detection station plus thru belt type metal detection system
- Mat trimming saw segment designed for mat range of 2490 to 3380 mm width
- Mat reject hopper, + multiple moisture spraying stations & belt splicing device
- Mat forming dust extraction & collection system for trimmed fiber material
Catalog of Fiber Mat Forming Line
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ContiRoll MDF Press & Cooling Line
Design speed of 50 mm/s to 1000 mm/s max – partial listing includes:
- ContiRoll Generation 9 MDF press of approx. 35.4 meters long (117’)
- Online X-ray density profilometer device with secondary metal detection
- Diagonal cross cutting saw segment + continuous edge trimming station
- Board weigh scale conveying with reject station with 200 kW breaker unit
- Double rotating rotary board cooling carrousel with auto feed & discharge
- Press area extraction system powered with 230 kW 4150-volt radial fan
- Thermal oil heating system featuring (3) HESS 8000 kW hot oil heater sets
Catalog of ContiRoll Continuous Press & Cooling Line
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Board Sanding System
Automatic coarse grain & finish sanding platform includes
- Steinemann type 4K-4N dual unit system with combined power of 1150 kW
- Elevated structural sanding deck with sanding data system & control station
- Hydraulic board lifting & board infeed loading table with board suction carriage
- Automatic roller infeed, thru-put and board discharge conveyors
- Fully automatic two-sided optical board inspection system with 2D-3D light source
- Ventapp/LHS high-capacity dust extraction system with 362 kW 4160-volt radial fan
Catalog of Steinemann Board Sanding System
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Cut-to-Sheet System with Stacking & Strapping Stations
Fully automatic board cutting & pack-off matrix – partial listing includes:
- Infeed length-rip saw station with staging table and fix table transfer segment
- Cut to length hydraulic guillotine cutter with associated waste collection station
- Otto Mayer cross cutting system with auto alignment and pusher transfer table
- Hydraulic lifting/angle/book forming table with stack roller discharge conveyors
- (2) OMS stacked board banding systems with multi-directional diversion table
- Waste material collection with Vibroplan feeders, hydraulic chippers, & load out
Catalog of Cut to Sheet, Stacking & Strapping Department
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Production Support Installations
- Compressed air system featuring (3) Roger RMC-KRV-150-125 air compressors
- Marlo RO purified H2O skids & dissolved air flotation water treatment system
- Wide assortment of dust extraction systems with collection silos & hoppers
- Glue storage, preparation, transfer, metering & injection system (entire building)
- Large Quantity of Siemens PLC-MCC control banks & transformer substations
- Quality Assurance lab, mobile vehicle fleet, portable truck scales, shop equipment
- Huge spare parts & copper wire inventory, new/uninstalled structural systems
Catalog of Production Support Equipment
General Information
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Facility Address
6101 CA-162 Highway
Willows California, USA