Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing shaped bodies made of fibers, particles containing cellulose and/or particles containing lignocellulose which are admixed with a binder and scattered to form a mat. The mat is preheated by supplying thermal energy from an interior of the mat outwardly to a surface of the mat and then pressing the mat into the shaped body.

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.