Benefits
Why choose an IPCO steel belt for wood based panel presses?
IPCO steel press belts are recognized worldwide for their quality and performance.
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Benefits
IPCO steel press belts are recognized worldwide for their quality and performance.
Portfolio showcase
IPCO is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of premium quality steel belts used in the production of particle board, MDF, OSB, and LVL. We are a trusted supplier to all major press manufacturers and to end users in every corner of the world.
Our partnership with the wood industry began in 1901, when we supplied the world’s first steel belt to a Swedish sawmill. Since then, we have been responsible for a series of industry firsts: the first stainless steel belt, the first endless steel belt, the first 3 mm thick steel belt, and the largest wood-based panel steel press belt ever produced. No-one knows more about the steel belts than IPCO.
The specifications of a steel press belt – thickness deviation, flatness, and straightness – have a direct impact on the quality of the board produced. A combination of high-quality raw material, precision manufacturing technologies, and stringent quality checks ensures that every IPCO press belt can produce board material of the highest quality, with optimal flatness, optimal straightness and minimal thickness deviation.
Different boards place different demands on the steel belt, and selecting the right belt is a key factor in maximizing press productivity and the operating life of the belt itself.
Thin, high-density fiberboard requires thicker belts manufactured to extremely fine tolerances. IPCO’s linear belt grinding tool increases the quality of welded transversal joints.
OSB or oriented strand board lines use high strength press belts. These require special manufacturing techniques, including welding treatment and a pre-tensioning process unique to IPCO, both essential to maximizing belt life.
Thick or thin, chips, fibers, strands, or lumber, IPCO has the right wood based panel belt for the job.
Experience
120+ years
Supplying steel belts for the lumber industry since 1901
Wide belts
4620 mm max. width
Wood based panel belts maximum width (and 1.2–3.5 mm thick)
Global support
80+
Skilled service engineers across 25 countries
Benefits
From selection of raw materials, through leveling, heat treating, grinding, endless welding, slitting, and edge treatment, all the way through to rigorous checking of the final product, every IPCO press belt is manufactured to the highest standards. And this is all backed up by our world-leading service support package:
Local service expertise backed up by global press priority team
Service tools to maximize quality of repairs
Minimize risk of downtime with preventative maintenance agreements
Quality assured production certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001:2018
Benefits
Whether we are supplying a martensitic steel belt or carbon steel belt, the materials are chosen for the optimum combination of:
Tensile strength and elasticity
Thermal conductivity
Corrosion resistance and ability to withstand general wear and tear
Our experts can help you choose the best belt for your needs.
Technical
IPCO 1650SM is a high strength, martensitic stainless steel with excellent mechanical properties. This, in combination with good corrosion resistance, makes it the ideal choice for the very harsh conditions of a WBP press. Another advantage is that it is easy to repair.
Thicknesses: 2.0–3.5 mm
Maximum width: 4,620 mm
Maximum length: 185,000 mm
IPCO 1100C is hardened carbon steel with a hard, smooth surface. Key characteristics include excellent wear resistance, very good fatigue strength, and very good thermal properties.
Thicknesses: 1.2, 1.4 mm
Maximum width: 3,500 mm
Maximum length: 200,000 mm
Belt grade portfolio
12 different stainless steel and carbon steel belt grades for a range of industrial processing applications.
Conveyor belts
Hardwearing steel belts for conveying, handling, inspecting, sorting, and more.
Cooler belts
Steel belts for efficient cooling and solidification of hundreds of different materials.
Rotocure belts
High strength steel belts to meet the stresses and temperatures of a Rotocure press.
Super mirror polished belts
Special grade steel belts polished to achieve surface finishes for specific applications.
Wood-based panels
Premium quality steel belts designed for the rigours of wood based pane production.
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