Abstract: This invention relates to a process for continuously producing a dense board of cement-like material reinforced by glass fiber, which comprises (1) preparing a slurry of cement-like material; (2) simultaneously spraying the cement-like slurry and short lengths of glass fiber on a suction conveyor in such a manner that the cement-like slurry stream and the glass fiber stream intersect on the suction conveyor to form a dense mat of an intimate mixture of the two; and (3) dehydrating the mat by pulse-like intermittent suction using one or more suction boxes before the cement-like material begins to set, and to an apparatus used in carrying out the process.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for continuously producing a board of cement-like material reinforced by fibrous material, which comprises (A) preparing granules of cement-like material by adding water to powdery cement-like material; (B) preparing a granular mixture of the cement-like material and fibrous material by mixing the above prepared granules of cement-like material with short lengths of fibrous material dispersed in air; and (C) forming said granular mixture into a board under compression, optionally with the addition of water.