The Biofiba88^® manufacturing system has been designed to simulate into an existing pallet manufacturing facility without the need to substantially up grade or change any of the existing manufacturing infrustructure.

Biofiba88^® extruded planks simulate timber in every detail having very similar properties.

• Biofiba88^® can be nailed, drilled, screwed and sawn.
• Extruded Biofiba88^® Planks are moisture resistant.
• Biofiba88^® planks fit exactly into existing Semi and Automatic nailing machines.
• Biofiba^® Planks are cut to exact length no off cut waste.
• Fabricated Biopallets are stacked and stored in the same way as timber.

The Biofiba Extruder^® has been designed to produce planks from specifically formulated Biofiba88^® raw materials.

The extruder will not operate if any other form of raw materials are attempted to be extruded. In particular petro chemical based plastics.

Conversely Biofiba88^® can’t be extruded on any other type of extrusion machine.

Biofiba88^® is supplied in pellet form and insoluble in water.

Biofiba88^® pellets are graded into specific life cycle and density formulations to suit the required pallet application and life span use.

• Formulations to simulate pine timber (soft wood)
• Formulations to simulate hardwood.

Extruding Biofiba88^® is not a complicated process basically the same operation as an automatic nailing machine.

The extruder is a turn key operation once delivered and placed into a suitable location needing only to be connected to 3 phase power supply and compressed air.

The factory floor foot print size to locate an extruder = length maximum 22m – width minimum 2m = 44m²

On site technical training in the operation of the extruder is provided by Biofiba Limited.

The extruder is fitted with an automatic pellet hopper, feeding the machine with the precise loadings of raw material – the pellets travel through the screw extrusion sections exiting a die producing a fully formed Biofiba88^® Plank which is cut to exact size for each application. Normal production only requires 2 operators – one located at the feeding point and one at the cut off section.

Should the extruded sections be the wrong size or some deformities encountered the extruded product can be recycled back into the correct material.

Quick change extrusion and calibration dies allow for different plank sizes. An initial 2 sets of dies are supplied 1 x set for runner planks 1 x set for stringer planks. Dies can be made to suit any size of planks as required.