T o provide a method for making post-consolidation, reshapable fiber composite products.
This technology can make reshapable fiberboards, even when shaping with hands only, at their final thickness and density. The reshaped boards retain most of their curvatures upon cooling and regain their strength and thickness upon drying. This degree of reshapability is unattainable with fiberboards made by the current technology. This technology will be valuable where resilience is an important criterion. A continuous process for making curved fiber products could lead to a possible reduction in production costs.