Valutec to supply continuous kiln to Mosser's sawmill in Wolfpassing, Austria. The stainless steel designed kiln has an annual drying capacity of 50,000 cubic metres (21,190 MBF) and uses the Valutec Valmatics control system. It has buffer zones for 20 stacks before and after the kiln itself. Commissioning is planned for April 2019, as the company says in the press release received by Lesprom Network.
"Thanks to the two buffer zones and automatic feed, the continuous kiln requires no manning at weekends, which makes production planning considerably easier," says Thomas Harreither, MBA Sawmill Manager at Mosser.
The continuous kiln is used exclusively for drying timber used for glulam production to a final moisture content of 12%.
"With large volumes of timber, a continuous kiln with its uninterrupted operation is far superior to a batch kiln, both in terms of capacity and energy consumption," says Robert Larsson, Valutec CEO.
