Abstract: The invention relates to a device for aligning and depositing elongate particles covered with at least one bonding agent on a continuously moving support so as to form a non-woven fabric for the subsequent production of boards. Said device comprises a dosing hopper, a unit for transferring the particles to an orientation unit consisting of several rollers having several compartments, said rollers being arranged at a distance from each other on a horizontal surface and at right angles to the direction of displacement of the continuously moving support. The alignment faces of the rollers, whose surfaces define the compartments and are embodied in an airtight manner, are configured in such a way that, at least in the area of their free ends, they are curved and/or bent against the direction of displacement of the continuously moving support.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and to a plant for the manufacture of board-like composite materials having a surface structure at one side in which particles containing lignocellulose and/or cellulose, such as for example wood chips, wood fibers and the like, are mixed with at least one mineral binder, aggregate substances and water into a scatterable mixture. This mixture is formed on a continuously moved support into an endless mat, which passes, together with plate-like structure formers arranged end to end, into a continuously operating belt press. Thereafter provision is made for dividing up the length of board or mats obtained into individual sections, and for separating the plate-like structure formers from the individual boards or mats and returning them in a circuit into their starting position, while the individual boards or mats are subjected to a subsequent further hardening, curing and conditioning process. In this way considerable savings in investment and operating costs result.