Abstract: The invention is related to a method and an apparatus (1) for the fabrication of an endless band (300) containing fiber material, in particular wood, comprising at least the following method steps: providing at least one fiber material block, the fiber material block having a face side; cutting off a plate element (31) from the face side of a fiber material block, the plate element (31) having a cutting surface from the fiber material block, a main surface facing the cutting surface, and an edge surface connecting the cutting surface and the main surface; arranging in relation to each other the cutting surface of the plate element (31) and a fiber material block such that the main surface of the plate element (31) follows the face surface of the fiber material block, wherein said face surface forms the main surface of a further plate element; connecting the plate element and the further plate element by a connecting means; cutting off the further plate element from the face side of the fiber material block.

Abstract: A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface.

Abstract: A core layer, a multi-layered composite, and methods of producing the same are provided. The core layer includes a first layer having first stick-like elements and a second layer having second stick-like elements. In each layer the stick-like elements are spaced apart and separated from each other by a cavity. A first stick-like element in the first layer and a second stick-like element in the second layer include an angle with each other which is different from zero, and the first layer and the second layer are fixedly interconnected.

Abstract: A core layer, a multilayer composite, and methods of making and using the same are provided. The core layer includes wooden zigzag-shaped elements and is suitable for producing a multilayer composite, or for use in a multilayer composite. The multilayer composite includes at least one cover layer and a core layer, and the cover layer is arranged such that it at least partially covers the core layer and is fixedly connected to the core layer.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprise means for, and the steps of, softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, pressing the sheet of veneer between complementary corrugating press rollers having a pitch and a depth to press the sheet of veneer into a wavy or corrugated configuration, and surfacing the pressed sheet of veneer to remove crests of the corrugations, making the piece of figured veneer. Another method and apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer, comprise means for, and the steps of, softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, placing the sheet of veneer onto a wavy or corrugated surface of a plate, pressing the sheet of veneer using a press roller so that the roller presses the sheet of veneer against the surface to achieve a wavy or corrugated veneer, and surfacing the pressed sheet of veneer to remove peaks of the corrugations, making the piece of figured veneer.

Abstract: The invention relates to veneer strips made of individual veneer layers (1), wherein adjacent veneer layers overlap (7) and comprise a joint (4) having a wedge-shaped cross-section in the region of the overlapping. The veneer layers are connected to each other by means of adhesive. The invention further relates to a method, to a device for performing the method, and to a use of the veneer strips.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for converting a flitch into sheets of veneer. The method and apparatus include providing a drive mechanism which causes relative motion of a knife in contact with the flitch. The relative motion is relatively slower during one part of the cutting stroke and is relatively faster during another part of the cutting stroke.

Abstract: An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis.

Abstract: An apparatus for clipping ends of a book of sheets comprises a first detector for detecting a first end of the book of sheets, a clipper positioning system and a first clipper including a knife. The clipper positioning system is adapted to automatically position the first clipper to a proposed first clipping position based on the detected first end of the book of sheets. A method of processing a plurality of sheets comprises assembling the plurality of sheets into a book of sheets, detecting a first end of the book of sheets to propose a first position for clipping the book of sheets, positioning a first clipper based on the detected first end of the book of sheets, advancing the book of sheets to an infeed conveyor, detecting, the presence of the book of sheets in the infeed conveyor, advancing the book of sheets to the first clipper, clipping the first end of the book of sheets, and advancing the book of sheets from the first clipper.

Abstract: A conveyor conveys sheets and deposits the sheets at a location to be stacked. The conveyor includes a sensor for determining the presence of a sheet before the sheet arrives at the location. A controller is coupled to the sensor and responsive to sensor inputs for controlling a movable support for projecting into a projected orientation to receive the sheets as the sheets exit the conveyor. The movable support moves to a retracted orientation to assist a stack to be withdrawn therefrom.

Abstract: An apparatus for surfacing a flitch by cutting material from its radially outer surface to prepare the flitch for veneer slicing or other uses. The apparatus comprises a cutterhead rotatable about a cutterhead axis. The apparatus further comprises a carriage comprising a ring that rotates about a carriage axis and a pivot arm that carries the cutterhead and is coupled to the rotatable ring for pivoting movement about a pivot arm axis. The apparatus further comprises a flitch contour accommodation device coupled to the pivot arm and to the cutterhead to permit rotation of the cutterhead about a device axis that is generally transverse to the cutterhead axis.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprise means for, and the steps of, softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, pressing the sheet of veneer between complementary corrugating press rollers having a pitch and a depth to press the sheet of veneer into a wavy or corrugated configuration, and surfacing the pressed sheet of veneer to remove crests of the corrugations, making the piece of figured veneer. Another method and apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer, comprise means for, and the steps of, softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, placing the sheet of veneer onto a wavy or corrugated surface of a plate, pressing the sheet of veneer using a press roller so that the roller presses the sheet of veneer against the surface to achieve a wavy or corrugated veneer, and surfacing the pressed sheet of veneer to remove peaks of the corrugations, making the piece of figured veneer.

Abstract: A conveyor conveys sheets and deposits the sheets at a location to be stacked. The conveyor includes a sensor for determining the presence of a sheet before the sheet arrives at the location. A controller is coupled to the sensor and responsive to sensor inputs for controlling a movable support for projecting into a projected orientation to receive the sheets as the sheets exit the conveyor. The movable support moves to a retracted orientation to assist a stack to be withdrawn therefrom.

Abstract: An electromagnetic bearing system for a movable (usually rotatable) member on a stationary member has bearing coils wound on a core for producing a magnetic field for supporting the movable member. High frequency sensor currents are applied to the bearing coils or to separate sensor coils on the same core or core portion as the bearing coils. The sensor currents produce signals responsive to deviation of the movable member from a desired position in which it is to be supported. These signals are amplified to provide bearing currents which are fed to the bearing coils.

Abstract: A contactless magnetic bearing system comprises a passive axial bearing element which serves to exert axial stabilizing forces on the rotor and at the same time exerts radial destablizing forces thereon, a controlled or active radial bearing element for counteracting these radial destabilizing forces and a passive radial bearing element which supports and journals the rotor at a position axially spaced from the two first-mentioned bearing elements. The axial destabilizing forces produced by the passive radial bearing are counteracted by the much stronger axial forces exerted by the passive axial bearing element.

Abstract: A contactless magnetic bearing between two members, not necessarily relatively rotatable, comprises at least one magnet on one member cooperating with two ferromagnetic parts on the other member to exert a stabilizing effect in the direction of one degree of freedom due to oppositely directed mgnetic fluxes in the two parts parallel to the direction of the degree of freedom. The destabilizing effect in a direction transverse to the direction of the one degree of freedom can be countered by a lateral bearing, preferably an active bearing whose coil is arranged in the magnetic field of the magnet or magnets.