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LUMBER PROCESSING NEWS
Heinola to supply green sorting & stick-stacking line for
Iisveden Metsä Oy
The new line will be installed
next to the current sorting line, at
which point the current line will
begin serving as a dry sorting line.
The capacity of the new line is
approximately 150,000 m3 of green
lumber a year.
The sorting line will include
features such as automated
camera-based sorting equipment,
equipment to allow for stepless
cutting functions, a sorting
conveyor of push-chain type will be
installed to sort the materials into
20 vertical bins. The stick-stacking
line is equipped with an additional
hoist and an automated stick
distribution system containing 12
stick cassettes, as well as a stick
storage system located between
the dry sorting line and the stick-
stacking line.
HEINOLA’s own products will
be complemented in the line by
several devices from the product
range of its sister company,
Hekotek. The electrification and
automation of the line, as well
the dust removal system and the
chip conveyor from chipper to chip
silo are just some of the solutions
made possible with Hekotek
products.
Engineering of the line is
already under way, the installations
will take place this autumn and
early winter. Production on the line
will begin in early 2019.
Schematic diagram of the cutting
area of a similar line
Wood pellet exports from the U.S. up 10.7% in Jan-Apr
Wood pellet exports from the
U.S. reached 1.74 million tonnes
through April, up 10.7% from the
first four months of 2017, according
to USDA data. The average export
price gained 5.2% to $140 per
tonne.
The pellet exports to UK
increased 7.8% to 1.30 million
tonnes, and average price up 5.5%
to $144 per tonne. The exports
to Denmark jumped by 85.0% to
235.66 thousand tonnes, average
price dropped 6.3% to $152 per
tonne.
The pellet exports from the U.S.
to Belgium have fallen by 45.8%
to 126.09 thousand tonnes with
average price slipped 4.6% to $87
per tonne.
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