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DIEFFENBACHER at

Indiawood 2024, hall 4, booth

L112

Wood-based panel manufacturers eager to fast-track their
success will want to visit with DIEFFENBACHER at Indiawood
2024 (hall 4, booth L112) in Bangalore, February 22 to 26, to
learn about the smart plant concept CEBRO.
Using a holistic approach, CEBRO combines the digital
platform EVORIS and advanced plant engineering with increases capacity by up to 20 percent; and the new belt
operational excellence and sustainability solutions. dryer, which is particularly sustainable thanks to its low thermal
EVORIS enables wood-based panel manufacturers to energy consumption. The use of low-calorifc energy from
digitalize their production—plant-wide and independent of waste heat also helps to save costs.
make and manufacturer. With the help of artifcial intelligence CEBRO also helps manufacturers fnd the right balance
(AI), EVORIS apps support continuous monitoring, prediction between economic and sustainability goals to build a better
and optimisation of production processes. future for business and the environment. Wood recycling
Comprehensive analyses of live data help plant operators solutions, which help free manufacturers from dependence
better understand their plants and make important decisions on fresh wood supplies, are one way that DIEFFENBACHER
more quickly. The results are higher plant availability, optimised supports economic success and sustainability. Others include
board quality, fewer rejects, reduced use of wood, glue and smart environmental and new energy-generation technologies
other expensive raw materials, lower production and energy that save costs, cut emissions and reduce a plant’s carbon
costs, and fewer CO2 emissions. footprint.
Pilot customer and development partner Swiss Krono is “Our holistic approach, based on the four pillars of
a strong advocate for EVORIS. EVORIS, advanced plant engineering, operational excellence
“In our particleboard plant in Menznau, EVORIS has and sustainability, makes a CEBRO plant a truly smart one
delivered stunning results. Within nine months, the system that can help wood-based panel manufacturers accelerate
was able to predict board quality reliably. Within a year, we their success,” says Sachin Pendharkar, Managing Director
were able to increase our productivity, substantially reduce of DIEFFENBACHER India.
glue consumption, avoid downtime and signifcantly improve “CEBRO isn’t just for new plants, either. It can be applied
the effciency of the plant,” says Swiss Krono CEO Martin to existing plants and achieve outstanding results. For example,
Brettenthaler. Consequently, Swiss Krono also commissioned our optimization and modernization solutions can deliver
DIEFFENBACHER to retroft EVORIS for its existing MDF signifcant wood and glue savings. This reduces production
plant in Menznau. costs and gives manufacturers competitive advantages that
CEBRO’s advanced plant engineering solutions, meanwhile, cannot be underestimated,” Sachin Pendharkar continues.
help customers create smart synergies within a plant. Intelligent Greenpanel Industries Ltd. and Greenlam South Limited have
heat recovery concepts, including reusing heat from the press both recently ordered a CEBRO plant from DIEFFENBACHER.
and dryer exhaust air elsewhere in the production process, are Commercial production at Greenlam’s new manufacturing
just one of many ideas to reduce energy costs and emissions facility in Andhra Pradesh is expected by the fourth quarter
and increase proft. of fnancial year 2023-24.
To help manufacturers achieve operational excellence, The start-up of Greenpanel’s new plant in Routhusuramala,
CEBRO uses optimised processes and advanced technologies. also in Andhra Pradesh, is planned for summer 2024. Another
Examples include a new forming station for particleboard new DIEFFENBACHER plant for Merino Industries Ltd. was
production that improves board quality through increased recently successfully commissioned in Halol in the Indian
spreading accuracy; the EVOsteam steam preheater, which state of Gujarat.