Abstract: A process for pelletizing tree bark and other botanical material for use as an industrial fuel. A dryer burning fines from the final product is used to heat bark or other botanical material which is typically a waste product from lumbering or agricultural production. Once dried, the material is finely ground, preheated and forced through a pelletizing mill to create a pelletized product having a diameter of approximately 0.635 cm. The pellets are then cooled and leave the process. Several pelletizing mills are disclosed which are situated to trap the dried material against at least one die such that there will be a continuous, positive feed of material into the die. The resulting product may be substituted for coal as a heating source.

Abstract: Apparatus for the deposition of dry fibers on a gas permeable wire comprising a plurality of fiber distributors in separate housings, a tunnel connecting the discharge ends of said distributors, said tunnel having the top wall thereof perforated between said distributors, a gas permeable wire extending along said tunnel and including a pair of rollers positioned at opposite ends of said tunnel, means for driving said permeable wire along said tunnel, and means for producing a partial vacuum below said permeable wire and in said tunnel to distribute the fibers uniformly and to prevent their bunching between distributors.

Abstract: The temperature distribution through the thickness of a layer of particulate matter formed by air screening and by compressing in a press for forming a particle board therefrom is made more nearly uniform by heating the air stream or air streams used for the air screening of the particulate matter.

Abstract: A process for making a flexible structural member is disclosed in which the member is formed from a mixture of scrap particles of thermoplastic wire and cable insulation, wood particles, comminuted paper, sawdust, and a suitable resin binder. The fabrication process is carried out by initially forming a mixture of reclaimed thermoplastic wire or cable insulation, a thermosetting binder, and one or more wood-like fillers, such as wood chips, comminuted paper, sawdust, and a mold release agent. The mixture is then placed in a mold and is subjected to heat and pressure to form a flexible structural member.