A method of manufacturing a timber composite (7) is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of applying adhesive to one or more timber layers (23-226), applying pressure to the one or more timber layers, and heating the timber layers. The adhesive penetrates into the one or more timber layers and cures to form the timber composite (7). One or more spacers (332) may be positioned between the timber layers. The invention also related to timber composite (7) obtainable by such method and to decorative panels (1) comprising such timber composite (7) as a top layer.

A decorative panel including a substrate material and decorative top layer, wherein the decorative top layer includes at least one timber layer, wherein the timber layer is a compressed timber layer with a permanent increased density as compared to an original timber layer, wherein the decorative panel is a square or rectangular floor panel which, at, at least one pair of opposite edges, or at both pairs, includes mechanical coupling allowing to couple two of such floor panels to each other such that a locking is created in a vertical direction perpendicular to a plane of the coupled panels, as well as in a horizontal direction perpendicular to a coupled edge and in the plane of the coupled panels, the mechanical coupling being in the substrate material.

A spacing device for a system for laminating a laminate, in particular photovoltaic modules. The system includes a membrane holder adapted to apply a membrane to the laminate under pressure for lamination. The spacing device includes a circulating belt and a plurality of spacing members connected to the band and configured to at least partially form a frame for the laminate in at least a portion of the circulating belt and thereby suppress edge compression of the laminate during lamination.

A decorative panel including a substrate material and decorative top layer includes a compressed timber layer with a permanent increased density. The panel is a floor panel including a mechanical coupling so a locking is created in a vertical direction perpendicular to a plane of the coupled panels, and in a horizontal direction perpendicular to coupled edges and in the plane of the coupled panels. The coupling allows coupling by a downward-directed movement where a first edge includes a male coupling part that can be pushed into a recess of a female coupling part to lock in the vertical direction due to a pair of a cooperating heel of the male coupling part and the recess of the female coupling part, wherein the recess is formed by substrate material of the second edge and a resilient element arranged in the substrate material of the second edge.