Products- DuroBOARD

The New Benchmark For Production Boards

The IDEA
The best developments are always the result of experience and know-how.

The best developments are always the result of practical work. DuroBOARD is proof again that this is the case, as the development of this totally innovative production board is the result of decades of experience in the production of concrete products. And it is also the result of a very successful cooperation.

Before now the production of concrete products mostly made use of production boards made completely of wood or thermoplastic synthetic materials. The manufacturers of concrete products are only too familiar with the individual disadvantages of these production boards and their effects on product quality and production costs. This knowledge provided the drive for ASSYX in developing the DuroBOARD in cooperation with BAYER MaterialScience, the world’s leading manufacturer of polyurethanes.

Close-up of Corner of DuroBOARD
The principle of this development is the symbiosis of a form-stable, bend- and warp-proof, rigid LVL laminate core, and a wear-and-tear-resistant coating of polyurethane. This significantly extends the lifespan of the DuroBOARD in comparison with production boards made completely of wood or synthetics, and guarantees long-term consistent quality of the concrete products.

DuroBOARD from ASSYX is therefore an innovation with a promising future, an innovation for improved quality and cost-effectiveness in the production of concrete products.

The CONCEPT
The reasons for using DuroBOARD aren’t just good ones – there are plenty of them as well!

The RESULT True innovations don’t just set new standards.
They also stick around for good!

The intelligent combination of rigid, warp-proof LVL laminate cores and wear-and-tear-resistant polyurethane surfaces is what
makes the DuroBOARD unique. This production board provides the user with visible advantages in the production of concrete
products, and is therefore more cost-effective than thermoplastic synthetic boards. To choose DuroBOARD is therefore to choose higher efficiency, consistent product quality and a rapid return on investment.

DuroBOARDS

The RESULT
True innovations don’t just set new standards.
They also stick around for good!

The intelligent combination of rigid, warp-proof LVL laminate cores and wear-and-tear-resistant polyurethane surfaces is what
makes the DuroBOARD unique. This production board provides the user with visible advantages in the production of concrete
products, and is therefore more cost-effective than thermoplastic synthetic boards. To choose DuroBOARD is therefore to choose
higher efficiency, consistent product quality and a rapid return on investment.

DuroBOARD - The Product

The PRODUCT
An innovative product is more than just the sum of its properties.

Dimensions and Weight
The DuroBOARD is available in all standard dimensions and strengths. The strength is identical with the same requirements, and the weight with the same dimensions is only very slightly higher than with a full wood board of equal dimensions.
The DuroBOARD is approx. 50% lighter than a production board made completely of thermoplastic synthetics. This yields considerable transport cost savings with delivery and makes handling in the production process significantly easier.

Logistics and Shipping
Loading the DuroBOARD into containers or onto trucks takes place in the plant
terminal at the Andernach production site. One of the most modern river boat
container harbors with a short route to the international port in Rotterdam is
located in the immediate vicinity. These ideal conditions and the cooperation with international logistics companies enable globally rapid and cost-effective shipping.

Recycling Obligation
Throughout all production stages, the DuroBOARD was consistently developed with the issue of environmental friendliness in mind. Only fast-growing plantation wood is used to produce the LVL laminate core, and
recyclable polyurethane. This environment-oriented product philosophy is supplemented
by a special service offering, the ASSYX obligation, which guarantees free-of-charge
return of DuroBOARD production boards that can no longer be used for all DuroBOARD users with free-hauled delivery.

DuroBOARD Production

The PRODUCTION
Controlled processes and the most modern technology for efficiency and quality in production.

Development of the DuroBOARD is the result of intensive, objective-oriented cooperation between specialists in poly-urethane
plastics technology, concrete product production, synthetic systems technology and wood processing. Extensive tests were carried out in the technical area of Bayer MaterialSience AG, Leverkusen.

This know-how also accompanies the production that is performed on the most modern, high-performance systems in the processing centers in the Andernach plant. High-tech and automation in production processes are indispensable in order to be able to offer an innovative, cost-effective product such as the DuroBOARD in inter-national competition.

The prefabricated LVL laminate cores are checked before further processing as part of a continuous quality control for rigidity and dimensioning, while complying with the lowest tolerance limits. The polyurethane used for coating the LVL laminate core is subjected to BAYER MaterialScience’s strictest quality controls. The procedure for homogeneous polyurethane coating, which is patent-registered, guarantees the dimensional accuracy of the DuroBOARD– an important quality factor of decisive significance in the production process of concrete products.

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