In Finland, wood products major Koskisen Group has announced that it is investing an undisclosed amount in a new thin plywood press at its thin plywood production unit in Hirvensalmi. The replacement investment will increase the pressing capacity of thin plywood by approximately 25 percent enabling an increase in the product offering and improve product quality.
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The Hirvensalmi production unit produces high-quality thin plywood and birch veneer, the most common applications of which are various design products, such as lamps, jewellery, and scale models, as well as various craft products.
Thin plywood and birch veneer are also widely used in the furniture industry and, for example, in the manufacture of small aircraft.
The installation of the new press is currently underway, and it will be taken into production use at the turn of August and September.
With the new press investment, production productivity will improve significantly, because, at the same time, we are able to rationalize the entire production process and its various work phases. The press investment will also improve the energy efficiency of production and enable the use of renewable energy, said Miikka Lehtinen, Unit Manager at Koskisen.
Improve energy efficiency
In addition to the press investment, several small investments have been made to improve energy efficiency and increase the use of renewable energy.
A new steam pipe has been drawn from the biopower plant for production, allowing us to increase the use of thermal energy produced by our own bioenergy power plant. The number of heat pumps in different spaces has also been increased. With these measures, depending on the time, we save 25–50 percent of the electrical energy purchased. Electricity is only needed for the operating electricity of production machinery, lighting, and other household electricity, for example in office premises, ended Miikka Lehtinen.
