Material transport from sawmill to pulp mill

Södra 2

Södra is Sweden’s largest forestry association and an international company in the field of wood processing. At its Värö site the company has a sawmill, a pulp mill and a pellet production plant. The by-product materials produced by the sawmill were previously transported to the pulp mill by trucks as site traffic. By using appropriate conveying technology Vecoplan has implemented dust-free bulk goods transport across long distances.

Requirements

There are plans to increase the sawmill capacity levels in future, meaning that internal transport to the pulp mill using trucks or lorries will no longer be feasible. Being a large industrial site, the main advantages with the sawdust and bark conveyer was to decrease the internal traffic on site of both environmental and safety reasons.

Solution

Special screw conveyors, some of which are made of stainless steel, and Vecoplan pipe conveyros type “VecoBelt” with a conveying capacity of up to 800 ³/h werde placed on a stell structure for a very long distance. Since the new plant had to be integrated into an existing system environment, the entire transport route was positioned at min. 14 m above ground level.

Result

Vecoplan accepted and implemented all the customer’s requirements. To achieve this, at some points proven conveyor equipment needed to be modified and optimised. As a mechanical engineer, this is precisely the type of challenge where Vecoplan can apply all its expertise and successfully implement an effective solution.

Conveying technology from Vecoplan for a safe and dust-free bulk good transport

Södra Cell is Sweden's largest forestry association. At its site in Väröbacka Vecoplan installed a 1,7 km long pipe conveyor line of the type Vecobelt for the internal transport of sawdust and bark.

We are happy with the overall result on every level. What fascinates us is the combination of reliability and performance. Vecoplan implemented a very stable high-tech solution for us, which has paid off.
Yalcin Abdullah , RDF Kontamine
Manager assistant / Environmental Engineer
From the start, we were able to work with Vecoplan very closely, constructively and in search of the best possible solution. The work and input we provided ourselves were brought together seamlessly thanks to good project management.
Berrin Rabia ANDI , RDF Kontamine
Plant Manager & Environmental Manager
As our solution provider, Vecoplan has designed and implemented an optimised and complete system for us down to the very last detail. The shredding concept is a complete success in terms of output quality, performance and efficiency. We are very happy with the Vecoplan RDF processing plant. The system has been continuously reliable. The Vecoplan Live Service offers the best support for all ser-vice and maintenance work.
Emil Dichev , Ecoinvest
Managing Director
The chipboard industry needs material that meets strict quality criteria. With the complete solution from Vecoplan, we can reprocess large quantities of wood waste at an excellent quality – fast, reliably and energy efficiently.
Peter Lamers , Baetsen
Directeur Recycling
Right from the start, our new plant works trouble-free. We are very satisfied with the Vecoplan solutions.
Giuseppe Invernizzi , Invernizzi
Vecoplan developed individual solutions for fuel feeding and the processing according to customer request. The system runs continuously and generates green energy.
Patrick Meyer , T.B.M.
As Engineering Manager, I was convinced that the slow speed re-shredding offered by Vecoplan, was key to minimising fines production. Vecoplan's solution is also incredibly efficient, thanks to their HiTorc-Drive technology. The entire plant is fully automated and can exceed the specified 60 tph.
Steve Ellison , Plevin
Plevin Engineering Director
For us as system operators, it is important that the system runs ... and it runs.
Markus Vögele , EBL
Project manager
For us, the protection of the environment as well as the reduction of CO₂ emissions are not just empty phrases but determining factors. Due to Vecoplans conveying system the entire transport route of bark and chips could be relocated in lofty heights above the buildings and streets of Södra – and had been executed to our complete satisfaction.
Tord Barone , Södra Cell Värö
Purchase
The launch of the TDS V20 from the Terex & Vecoplan partnership is revolutionising the mobile shredding industry. The Vecoplan VNZ 200 XL H chamber offers the unique combination of medium speed shafts, an accurate cutting action, sizing screens and tramp material protection. Our customers are benefiting from one pass production and minimal fines creation, reducing running costs and maximising profits.
Conor Hegarty , Terex® Environmental Equipment
International Sales Director
The highest priority in this project was to ensure that the specific requirements were met and that the system had a very high level of availability with low power consumption.
Roland Dietler , Caliqua AG
Project Manager
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Michael Müller , Vecoplan AG
Project Manager
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Martina Schmidt , Vecoplan AG
Senior Vice President Recycling
20 % of Vecoplan employees have been with the company for 20 years or more. Add to that young junior staff and colleagues who join us from other companies, and you have a healthy and effective personnel structure with which we can achieve a lot.
Stefan Maschel , Vecoplan AG
Director Human Resources
Vecoplan operates internationally - this gives us at service unit the opportunity to travel to different countries and meet a wide variety of people.
Uwe Zimmermann , Vecoplan AG
Service Technician
Application engineers at Vecoplan have to understand customer requirements and convert them into technical solutions - an exciting and demanding task that I enjoy.
Cathrine Rekett , Vecoplan AG
Director Application Engineering