System and method for making aerated concrete sheets using a saw

A system for making wallboard or backerboard sheets from bodies of aerated concrete, the system comprising:

• a saw comprising at least one saw blade for sawing at least one body of aerated concrete into sheets of core material having opposing major surfaces;
• a shuttle for repetitively advancing the at least one body of aerated concrete past said at least one saw blade to saw successive sheets of core material;
• and
• at least one face layer supply for supplying at least one face layer to be secured onto the sheets of core material.

A system for making wallboard or backerboard sheets from bodies of aerated concrete, the system comprising:

• an assembler for joining a plurality of aerated concrete bodies together in stacked relation;
• a saw downstream from said assembler and comprising at least one saw blade for sawing the bodies of aerated concrete into sheets of core material having opposing major surfaces;
• and
• at least one face layer supply for supplying at least one face layer to be secured onto the sheets of core material.

A system for making wallboard or backerboard sheets from bodies of aerated concrete, the system comprising:

• a saw comprising at least one saw blade for sawing at least one body of aerated concrete into sheets of core material having opposing first and second major surfaces;
• a first supply and first standby supply associated therewith for supplying a first face layer to be secured onto the first major surface of the sheets of core material;
• and
• a second supply and second standby supply associated therewith for supplying a second face layer to be secured onto the second major surface of the sheets of core material.

A method for making wallboard or backerboard sheets from bodies of aerated concrete, the method comprising:

• sawing at least one body of aerated concrete into sheets of core material having opposing major surfaces;
• providing at least one face layer supply;
• and
• advancing the sheets of core material along a path of travel as at least one face layer is secured thereto from the at least one face layer supply.