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EltoBoard (Wood Strand Cement Board) is a new type of Wood Strand Cement Board with improved structural strength
This medium density board has been developed by Eltomation based on long-term experience with similar wood cement boards.
EltoBoard offers durability, structural strength and resistance against fire, moisture, freeze-thaw cycles and termites,
which makes it suitable for a wide range of internal & external applications. Due to the use of long wood strands instead of wood particles,
it is lighter and much stronger than Cement Bonded Particle Board.
Plants for the production of EltoBoard are available for either 60 cm / 2' or 120/125 cm / 4' width.
EltoBoard is an environmentally friendly building material, free from harmful substances.
The board does not contain any formaldehyde, toxic substances, asbestos or any other hazardous ingredients.
Neither does the production process emit any environmentally unfriendly or toxic waste.
The main components of EltoBoard are wood strands, Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) and water.
EltoBoard is a versatile building material with structural strength and a closed surface, which makes is suitable for
a wide range of applications
EltoBoard is very suitable for a wide range of applications in markets which are now dominated by CBPB, backerboard, OSB, gypsum and MDF products.
Examples of such applications are:
EltoBoard is durable. EltoBoard is weather, frost and rot resistant and it is not subject to any biological decay.
Due to its excellent properties EltoBoard is durable in any climatic condition.
Even when unprotected it can be exposed to all kinds of weather and climate. EltoBoard is also resistant to termites, insects and fungus.
EltoBoard is fire resistant. EltoBoard is suitable for fire resistant constructions, such as fire protection walls,
partitions, columns and ceilings.
EltoBoardeasily workable. EltoBoard can easily be nailed, screwed and stapled and worked on with standard tools for e.g.
cutting, drilling and profiling. Furthermore EltoBoard has a closed surface and directly accepts a wide range of finishes, such as a mortar render, plaster and mastic.
EltoBoard offers structural strength at medium density. Due to the use of long wood strands a bending strength of up to 20 N/mm2 is obtained.
EltoBoard used as Permanent Shuttering Board gives additional strength to concrete structures in earthquake prone area's.
On an EltoBoard plant also standard WWCB can be produced, providing flexibility in view of production and marketing.
Furthermore, the investment for a new EltoBoard/EltoPlank plant, based on the same plant output, is less than half as needed for a new CBPB plant.
Standard dimensions and properties of EltoBoard:
| Length: | 2400 / 2440 mm (8') and 3000 / 3050 mm (10') |
| Width: | 600 / 610 mm (2') - optionally 1220 mm (4') |
| Thickness: | 6 / 8 / 10 / 12 / 15 / 20 / 25 mm |
| Density: | approx. 1100 kg/m3 |
Other dimensions and densities are possible as well.
Eltomation has optimized the production of the medium-density Wood Strand Cement Board /EltoBoard.
The EltoBoard press can be added to an existing WWCB plant or directly be intergraded in a combined
new Phase IV WWCB/EltoBoard plant or on the new 120/122 cm (4') wide board plant.
The capacity of the Phase IV (WWCB) / EltoBoard Plant is up to 115 m3 of EltoBoard per day (approx. 9.000 - 10.000 m2 per day)
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