Valutec now offers motors with greatly improved efficiency for its lumber kilns. An extensive long-term test has shown that the new motors provide annual savings of just over 7,000 kWh in normal operations, compared to the motors previously fitted in lumber kilns. Also, the service life of the new motors is expected to be more than twice as long.
“They save both money and the climate. The new motors usually pay for themselves in around two years, and when we use less energy, we also decrease our climate impact,” says Joakim Berglund, sales manager at Valutec.

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In short, it’s about next level optimization making the most of every piece of lumber, but also sustainability from construction to high quality processes.

Valutec has commissioned the second TC continuous kiln for the JD Irving sawmill group in Ashland, Maine, USA. The ten-zone kiln spans over 210 feet in length and is one of the largest kilns built by Valutec to date. It was commissioned in January and is the fifth TC kiln in operation in the state of Maine. The drying capacity is around 125 MMBF.

Valutec recently commissioned the third TC continuous kiln for the Pleasant River sawmill group in Maine, USA. The most recently installed continuous kiln, with a capacity of 80mmbf for Balsam Fir, was built in Enfield. The group previously had TC continuous kilns in operation in Dover and Jackman, also in the state of Maine.
“We enjoyed a truly great collaboration where we were able to work together with extremely capable employees on site,” says Andreas Lövgren, Production Manager at Valutec in charge of commissioning along with commissioning technician William Marklund.