Rettenmeier, one of the largest manufacturers of DIY wood products, started construction of a new sawmill at the Wilburgstetten site in spring 2020. Now, the commissioning of a new high-performance sawing line with three gradings and the expansion of the fleet by four new Sennebogen timber handlers at the Wilburgstetten site has taken place. In this way, the processing capacity of the plant is to increase to a further 1.3 million FM per year in the future.
In addition to the expansion with an additional sawing line, the sorting line will also be supplemented with additional boxes in the near future so that log lengths of up to 6.20 m can be sorted. Log removal and stacking of the logs up to a pile height of around 7 m is handled by two new Sennebogen 730 E timber handlers, which are equipped with a powerful 168 kW diesel engine.
Two Sennebogen Pick & Carry machines 735 E are used for unloading the trucks and feeding the new sawing line. With the help of a timber grab with integrated leaf chain, the logs are loaded onto the company's own trailer and then transported to the new sawing line. Up to 30 tons can be transported at the same time. Particularly helpful here is that the Sennebogen 735 E has a low rear ballast and thus a small turning radius due to its design. Here, too, the automatic steering and driving direction changeover proves to be a valuable helper. In between the narrow wood stacks, it is thus possible to drive easily and in a space-saving manner without time-consuming maneuvering, even with a trailer.
Bild: 735 E with timber grab including integrated leaf chain when unloading a truck trailer
