Patent ID: 7537669

Claim:
A system for the manufacture of a billet of steamed-pressed long fiber reconsolidated wood products, the system comprising: a bonding agent application system for applying bonding agent to a continuous length of scrim log material mat, the bonding agent application system comprising a bonding agent application squeeze roller press set, the bonding agent application squeeze roller press set being operative to compress the scrim log material mat to open fissures or cracks within the scrim log material mat in order to aid in the uniform application of the bonding agent onto the scrim log material mat, the bonding agent application system further comprising: a tray through which the scrim log material mat is transported, the bonding agent being applied from above the scrim log material mat in a waterfall configuration such that the scrim log material mat is coated from above by the bonding agent and residual bonding agent flows over the scrim log material mat and into the tray and splashes up from the tray to coat the scrim log material mat from below, and an air-knife system, the air-knife system being configured to remove excess applied bonding agent from exposed surfaces of the scrim log material mat, wherein excess bonding agent removed from the scrim log material mat is recovered and recycled for further use by the bonding agent application system; a drying system comprising a conveyor for transporting the scrim log material mat with the bonding agent applied thereto through the drying system, wherein the speed of the conveyor and the heat output by the drying system are configured to be regulated, the drying system operative for drying the scrim log material mat at a temperature range of between about 100° to 150° C., wherein the moisture content range for the coated scrim material is in the range of about 3% to 10%; a scrim log material mat lay-up system for receiving the scrim log material mat; a scrim log material mat pre-press system for heating and forming the scrim log material mat, the pre-press system comprising platens, the platens being configured to conduct heat, wherein the scrim log material mat pre-press system further comprises a roller press system, the rollers of the roller press system being configured to conduct heat at a predetermined temperature; an incremental mat cut-off system for cutting the scrim log material mat to a predetermined size to form a cut mat prior to the cut mat entering a steam press chamber; and the steam press chamber that receives the cut mat and applies a predetermined volume of steam to the cut mat in order to cure the bonding agent that has been applied to the cut mat, the steam press chamber further comprising a pressing mechanism, wherein the pressing mechanism is configured to compress the cut mat to a predetermined thickness and density to form the billet of steamed-pressed long fiber reconsolidated wood products.