Abstract: A device for forming chip boards and the like including a conveyor belt for conveying a fleece of chip material to a press for compressing the fleece, a motor for intermittently moving the conveyor belt by one press length and at least one spray nozzle for spraying a fluid mist onto the fleece before entering the press is further provided with a moving coil regulating device for controlling the supply quantity of fluid supplied to the spraying nozzles. The moving coil regulating device is made responsive to the rotational rate of the motor driving the conveyor belt so that the rate at which fluid is supplied to the fleece varies in accordance with the movement of the conveyor belt.