The pressing process is a central step in the production of multilayer parquet. Top layer and carrier or base board (for two-layer parquet) or top layer, core layer and backing veneer (for three-layer parquet) are pressed together in a cycle press. The aim here is to set the process efficiently and at the same time to be gentle on the material. The most important process parameters are pressure, temperature and pressing time. Often, several layers are pressed one above the other in one pressing process.
Stacking presses can take a stack of several layers in one pass. However, the pressing time is longer as they are unheated.
Single-daylight presses have infrared radiators to activate the adhesive before the press infeed. The pressing time is reduced by the activation.
Multi-daylight presses have several floors, each of which can hold one layer. Multi-daylight presses are heatable, which reduces the pressing time.