Veneer is a wood material consisting of thin sheets of wood with a thickness of 0.1 to 10 mm.
Rotary cut veneer is made by cutting layers of timber in a circular (spiral) with a cylindrical work apparatus. Due to this cutting, veneer differs in the greatest width. The main area of application of rotary cut veneer is the production of laminated glued materials, such as plywood, wood laminated plastics, bent-glued products, etc.
The following hardwoods can be used as raw materials for the manufacture of peeled veneer: oak, maple, ash, birch, elm, beech, hornbeam, alder, aspen, poplar and linden. The most widely used species are birch, alder and aspen.
Birch is considered the best species for peeling because it has the following advantages:
- low degree of tapering;
- uniformity of texture;
- high strength.
Rotary peeling is one of the initial stages of plywood production.The peeling process consists of block centering, peeling, veneer analyzing, cutting and stacking.
The Plyterra plant is equipped with high-quality Raute peeling lines that allow to peel any type of wood. With optimal peeling and clipping, we maximise veneer quality for the further processing and production capacity.
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