LOSP (Solvent) Based Timber Treatment Systems
Crusader Engineering has been custom designing & building quality LOSP Timber Treatment plants since the company’s inception in 1984. Today, we have designed & installed over 80% of the LOSP Timber Treatment plants in Australasia, and are internationally, and independently recognised as providing the best available technology for LOSP Timber Treatment & Solvent Removal & Recovery systems.
We have a very experienced LOSP team of in-house engineers, who will work with you to supply a system to specifically meet your businesses requirements, whether it be a very large, fully automated plant, or a small, manually operated, modulised LOSP timber treatment plant for the smaller or remotely situated operator.
Our new Solvent Removal & Recovery System (See RF Drying) is designed to remove & capture high levels of solvent from LOSP treated timber, which is mixed back into LOSP formulations. This patented system was developed by Crusader to reduce treatment costs, address VOC emissions, eliminate long dry times, reduce stock holdings, reduce any health & safety concerns, reduce potential downstream problems and open up new markets while future proofing our existing customers.
What is LOSP Treatment?
LOSP or Light Organic Solvent Preservative utilises white spirit (dry cleaner solvent) instead of water, as the carrier of the preservative chemicals into the wood. The advantage of LOSP is you can treat finished wooden components in their final machined shape & form, as LOSP does not swell or distort the timber products.
* Workers are not exposed to treated wood dust & shavings.
* No swelling of finished timber profiles.
* No discolouration of the timber.
* No wastage of preservative chemicals.
* No disposal problems with treated sawdust & shavings.
* No Measurable increase in weight.
* Non-leaching & non corrosive to metal fastenings.
* LOSP does not effect most glues, paints, stains & sealants.
Ideal for joinery, weatherboards, facia & mouldings, protecting them from insect & fungal attack in an H3 application.