In October 2022, a MDF thin-board line made by Siempelkamp operated by Borg Manufacturing accomplished the ‘Thin Board Challenge’. The fourth Siempelkamp production line in total at Oberon, New South Wales, was handed over to the Australian wood-based panel producer.
In 1987 and 1995, the first two MDF plants at the Oberon location had been ordered from Siempelkamp. In 2017 the order chronology was supplemented by a plant for the production of particleboard.
The order for the currently accepted MDF thin board plant with a ContiRoll in the 8’x 18.8-metre format had been placed by Borg Manufacturing to produce boards in a thickness range of 1-25 mm.