The lumber drying development projects carried out during the three-year Swedish IPOS research initiative crossed the finishing line in early 2020. In all, six sub-areas provided new knowledge that will help improve the drying process.

In 2016, Valutec put Central Europe's first TC continuous kiln into operation at the Egger sawmill in Brilon/DE. That was the starting shot for a success story that has now continued with over 50 of these Swedish cross-flow dryers. We have to ask in Brilon how the TC performs in continuous use.

Lumber drying is a quality-critical, energy intensive part of a sawmill's processing operation, and as quality and environmental requirements increase, it is subject to ever greater attention.
"At VIDA, we work every day at reducing our carbon footprint. The new continuous kilns combine high capacity with continuity, which brings great advantages in terms of energy efficiency," says Jonas Axelsson, Technical Manager, VIDA.

– With the new kiln we’ll have the possibility to increase our production capacity and optimize our product range according to the market situation. The energy efficiency is optimized and the carbon footprint is minimized, says Mika Hakulinen, production Manager, Ha-Sa.