Disclosed are wood preforming devices for manufacturing a crash pad for a vehicle including a real wood sheet. A wood preforming device for manufacturing a crash pad for a vehicle includes a real wood sheet includes a lower press mold comprising a debossed portion provided on a portion on which a product is formed, and a support portion configured to support an upper press mold, in response to the lower press mold and the upper press mold pressing each other, the support portion having a protrusion for fixing a real wood sheet, the upper press mold having an embossed portion corresponding to the debossed portion of the lower press mold, and a movable core provided on the debossed portion of the lower press mold and being configured to guide the real wood sheet by moving upward from the debossed portion, in response to the upper press mold moving downward.

A system for crafting railroad crossties of compressed bamboo is described. The system employs a hydraulic press configured to effectively compress multiple stalks of bamboo into a strong unified beam within a mold. Bamboo is first mashed, dried, and treated. A resin is employed as a permanent adhesive, binding the stalks together. The bamboo is stacked within a mold and compressed under the pressure exerted by the hydraulic press. An oven is used to heat the compressed bamboo, and then the bamboo is cooled. The compressed bamboo beam may then be trimmed to remove excess bamboo, and is cut into crosstie segments if needed. The resulting crosstie is sturdy, ecologically friendly, and rapidly manufactured.

A manufactured hemp product comprising a plurality of adhesively bonded and pressed hemp strands where the majority of the hemp strands are of generally the same length and comprise a naturally-occurring, generally elongate internal structure extending generally along one axis of the strand that has been at least partially laterally broken and at least permeated by an adhesive. The hemp strands are oriented roughly parallel to one another along their length. The manufactured hemp product comprises an amount of adhesive between about 5% to about 49% by weight. The manufactured hemp product can be used as a wood substitute in terms of appearance and performance. The manufactured hemp products may have aesthetic and structural qualities that are suitable for high traffic, high visibility applications such as boards, blocks, beams, panels, flooring, furniture, building materials and other wood products.

In one aspect, a method for manufacturing outdoor bamboo flooring may include steps of: (i) cutting one or more pieces of bamboo lumbers into a predetermined length; (ii) splitting and defibering the bamboo lumbers into reticular fiber bundles; (iii) conducting a high-temperature treatment to dry the bamboo lumbers in step (ii), immersing them with glues, and then conducting a second drying; (iv) performing pressing and curing on the bamboo lumbers treated in step (iii); and (v) cutting the bamboo lumbers in step (iv) into a predetermined of pieces.

A press pad for a hydraulic heating press arrangement, the press pad including a fabric, wherein the fabric is formed by warp threads in a warp direction and weft threads in a weft direction, wherein the warp threads and the weft threads are woven together to form the fabric, and wherein functional threads run in the warp direction or in the weft direction and are connected with the fabric so that a thickness of the fabric in an effective portion of the functional threads differs from a thickness of the fabric outside of the effective portion of the functional threads.

A press plate for compressing at least one pressboard precursor, wherein the press plate includes, at least one fluid permeable barrier layer, wherein the at least one barrier layer prevents fibers to pass through the barrier layer, and wherein the at least one barrier layer has a first surface arranged to face a pressboard precursor to be compressed; a rigid press layer, the rigid press layer including passages for fluid transport; and heating means for heating the pressboard precursor(s), a system for compressing at least one pressboard precursor and a method for compressing at least one pressboard precursor.

A press plate for compressing at least one pressboard precursor, wherein the press plate includes, at least one fluid permeable barrier layer, wherein the at least one barrier layer prevents fibers to pass through the barrier layer, and wherein the at least one barrier layer has a first surface arranged to face a pressboard precursor to be compressed; a rigid press layer, the rigid press layer including passages for fluid transport; and heating means for heating the pressboard precursor(s), a system for compressing at least one pressboard precursor and a method for compressing at least one pressboard precursor.

A horizontal multistage press apparatus 1 (multistage conveyance apparatus, multistage press apparatus) includes:

a loader unit gripping body 70A or an open transpiration unit gripping body 70C (upstream side conveyance body) for carrying out the veneer sheet W1 with the upper part of the veneer sheet W1 (sheet material to be treated) gripped and suspended from the loader device 10 or the open transpiration device 40 (first treatment device), and

a hot press unit gripping body 70B or a temperature control press unit gripping body 70D (downstream side conveyance body) for carrying the veneer sheet W1 into the press position of the hot press device 20 or the temperature control press device 50 (second treatment device) with the gripping position of the veneer sheet W1 shifted from the upper part to the lower part and supported.

A horizontal multistage press apparatus 1 (multistage conveyance apparatus, multistage press apparatus) includes:

a loader unit gripping body 70A or an open transpiration unit gripping body 70C (upstream side conveyance body) for carrying out the veneer sheet W1 with the upper part of the veneer sheet W1 (sheet material to be treated) gripped and suspended from the loader device 10 or the open transpiration device 40 (first treatment device), and

a hot press unit gripping body 70B or a temperature control press unit gripping body 70D (downstream side conveyance body) for carrying the veneer sheet W1 into the press position of the hot press device 20 or the temperature control press device 50 (second treatment device) with the gripping position of the veneer sheet W1 shifted from the upper part to the lower part and supported.

A wood preforming device that manufactures a crash pad for a vehicle including a real wood sheet is provided. The wood preforming device includes a lower press mold including a debossed portion disposed on a portion of the lower press mold on which a product is to be formed, and a support portion supporting an upper press mold when the lower press mold and the upper press mold are compressed. The support portion has a fixing protrusion fixing the real wood sheet, the upper press mold has an embossed portion corresponding to the debossed portion of the lower press mold. A movable core provided on the debossed portion of the lower press mold guiding the real wood sheet by moving upward from the debossed portion when the upper press mold moves downward, and a steam module spray steam with a preset capacity to an edge portion of the debossed portion.