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What types of wood can wood chipper be used for in industrial production?
In today’s wood processing factories, wood chipper is an indispensable device, helping to quickly process wood into chips, sawdust for the production of pellets, plywood, paper, etc. However, not all types of wood can be put into the machine to run well. Softwood, hardwood, fresh wood or dry wood – each type affects the performance and durability of the machine.
So what types of wood can wood chipper be used for in industrial production? This article will help you understand each type of wood suitable for each machine line, so that you can choose the right equipment for your workshop, saving costs while still ensuring high efficiency.
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What is a wood chipper? Applications in industrial production
What is a wood chipper?
Wood chipper machine is a device used to cut – chop – grind wood such as tree branches, round wood, wood chips, miscellaneous wood… into small pieces (called wood chips), or into sawdust, depending on the machine structure and purpose of use. The machine operates based on a high-speed rotating cutting blade system or a powerful chopping shaft, helping to quickly process large-sized input materials.
There are many types of machines, from mini chipper machines for households to large capacity industrial machines used in wood processing factories.
Applications in industrial production
In the wood processing industry, wood chipper is widely used in the following stages:
- Wood chip processing: used as raw material for paper production, particle board (MDF, HDF), or export.
- Wood pellet production: creating biofuel from sawdust or chopped wood chips.
- Sawdust processing: for biomass furnaces, charcoal making, mushroom growing, or bedding.
- Recycling excess wood and miscellaneous wood: helps to maximize the use of scrap from carpentry and wood workshops.
- Clean and reduce raw material size: easy to transport, easy to store, and convenient for subsequent lines.
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What types of wood can wood chipper be used for in industrial production?
Wood chipper in industrial production can handle many different types of wood, depending on the structure and capacity of the machine.
The most popular are softwoods such as acacia, eucalyptus, rubber, pine, cajuput, etc. These are light woods, soft fibers, easy to cut and suitable for most machines from small to large. They are often used to make wood chips, bio-pellets or paper.
In addition, wood chipper can also be used for hard woods such as ironwood, rosewood, teak, rosewood or rosewood. However, because these woods are dense, heavy and more difficult to cut, they require a machine with high capacity, super hard chipping blades and a sturdy frame system. Hardwood often appears as waste or recycled in large factories.
In addition, the machine can also process miscellaneous wood, tree branches, and small tree trunks – materials with uneven sizes and shapes. This is a popular source of raw materials in the pellet production industry, because it is easy to collect from planted forests or waste wood. For this group, the machine needs a strong, anti-jamming feeding mechanism.
Finally, there is the group of recycled wood, such as old pallet wood, waste wood or wood mixed with nails, metal. For safe processing, the chipper must be equipped with a metal filter or warning system, to avoid damaging the blade and reducing the life of the machine.
Thus, it can be seen that wood chipper can be used for many different types of wood. However, to achieve high efficiency and avoid risks, choosing the right type of machine suitable for each group of wood is extremely important.
Factors affecting the wood processing capacity of the chipper
The performance of a wood chipper depends not only on its capacity, but also on many factors related to the raw materials and the structure of the equipment. Below are the main factors that determine the machine’s ability to process wood:
- Hardness of wood: Hard woods such as ironwood, rosewood, and teak require a machine with a strong motor and high-quality cutting blades. If you use a weak machine to chop hard wood, the blades will wear out quickly and even jam the machine. On the contrary, soft woods such as acacia or eucalyptus are much easier to handle.
- Wood moisture: Wood that is too fresh (not dried) often has a lot of water, making the chipping process slow and easily sticking to the blade, affecting efficiency. Meanwhile, wood that is too dry can cause the blade to chip if the rotation speed is high. Depending on the application, choose the appropriate moisture level (for example, making wood chips requires 30–50% moisture).
- Size and shape of raw material: Curved branches, large tree trunks, or wood with many knots, many impurities… are more difficult to feed into the machine than round, even wood. For uneven raw materials, it is recommended to use a machine with a strong feeding system and a large inlet.
- Knife type and machine structure: The knife is the part that bears the direct force – a good, sharp knife made from hard alloy will help chop quickly and with less wear. In addition, a machine with a sturdy frame, a reasonably arranged blade, and a balanced rotating shaft will run more smoothly and stably.
- Transmission system and motor: Even if the motor is weak, even a good blade cannot chop large wood. On the contrary, a strong motor but a dull blade or an unreasonable machine structure will also waste electricity and chop poorly. Synchronization between the motor – rotating shaft – cutting blade is very important.
- Impurities in raw materials: Wood mixed with nails, iron, steel wire, etc. is very dangerous for the chopping blade. Without a metal filtering system, the machine can easily break the blade, burn the motor or break the shaft. With recycled wood, it is advisable to prioritize machines with warning sensors or a magnetic chamber to filter out metal.
Consulting on choosing wood chipper according to raw material type and production needs
Choosing the right wood chipper for your raw materials and production needs is very important to ensure efficiency and avoid waste. For small workshops using softwood such as acacia and eucalyptus, you only need a mini chipper or a capacity of less than 3 tons/hour – compact, energy-saving, easy to use. If the scale is medium, often chipping miscellaneous wood, tree branches, and small tree trunks, you should choose a machine with a capacity of 3-10 tons/hour, drum or disc type, capable of handling uneven raw materials.
Meanwhile, large factories need industrial machines with a capacity of 10 tons/hour or more, suitable for continuous chipping, processing both hardwood and recycled wood. In case the raw materials contain nails or metal, you should choose a machine with an iron filter system to protect the blade and motor. Regardless of which machine you choose, you need to carefully consider the hardness of the wood, humidity, input size and output requirements.
Choosing the right machine from the start will save costs, increase productivity and extend equipment life.
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