Frödinge Hällerum Timber is investing in four trolley-fed batch kilns from Valutec. This will increase capacity for lumber drying at the sawmill in Frödinge, Sweden, and also facilitate quality gains, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
The sawmill in Frödinge, which currently has a production capacity of 50,000 cubic metres, has invested in its production chain over the past five years, including updating its saw line. The drying equipment is now being updated with four e-trolley-fed batch kilns, replacing an older continuous kiln and two conventional batch kilns.
These investments mean that the entire group now uses Valutec’s drying technology and control systems.
Frödinge sees increased flexibility, a higher utilisation rate and energy savings as benefits of the e-trolley-fed batch kilns, as the exchanges are not dependent on forklift drivers loading the lumber packages.
