74 | Feature: Kallfass
SUMMARY
■SCHNEIDER will cut approximately 350,000 m3
/year once the
production has reached full expansion stage
■Kallfass supplied all the sorting and automation solutions
■The integrated bypass system is unique to Kallfass
■The complete material flow is 100% automated
AUTOMATED SAWMILL THE FULLY
Installing Kallfass technology has enabled best wood SCHNEIDER to carry out sorting, drying, and packaging without the use of forklifts
From the log infeed upstream of the sawmill to the finished board made of cross-laminated timber (CLT), the material flow at the new facility of best wood SCHNEIDER GmbH in Messkirch, Germany, takes place with minimal manual interaction. Kallfass supplied all the sorting and automation solutions, starting from the point where the saw takes over until the link to the future CLT plant. “We were seeking partners who would join us in planning an unusual sawmill with us,” said Andreas Schilling, site manager at best wood SCHNEIDER in Messkirch. “In Kallfass we found that partner, which also has the necessary open mind to think about matters in a new and alternative way.
“In addition, we already knew Kallfass, which had successfully completed projects in our main factory in Eberhardzell, Germany. “So it was easy for us to decide to collaborate again on this major project.”
The scope of delivery of the mechanical engineering firm from the Black Forest starts at the takeover of the timber directly downstream of two sawing lines. Whilst using two log band saws and a chipper-canter line for all logs with a crown diameter of less than 30cm, SCHNEIDER will be cutting approximately 350,000 solid m3
/year once
Top: The fully automated dry (right) and wet (left) sorting lines were also a very special order for Kallfass Above (from left): Marvin Faust, head of wood purchasing Messkirch; Andreas Schilling, site manager; Stefan Günther, Kallfass project manager; Hans Haist, Kallfass managing director; and Max Schneider, junior managing director at best wood SCHNEIDER, in front of the sorting line Text and images: Raphael Kerschbaumer, Holzkurier
TTJ | November/December 2023 |
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the production has reached its full expansion stage. “By combining band and circular saw technology, we are particularly flexibly positioned and can act as a full buyer for the forestry sector,” said Mr Schilling. “In times when procurement situations become increasingly problematic, this is important.”
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