morbark has New biomass chipper T he all-new Model 40/36 Whole Tree Chipper from Morbark is geared for the biomass sector. The supplier says the com- pact, affordable, and productive drum chipper aggressively feeds brushy tops and limbs thanks to an extra wide opening and the same internal drive proven on Morbark horizontal grinders. At 8.5-ft wide, the chipper is easily moved without permitting. Mor- bark also claims the 40/36 has the industry’s lowest fuel consump- tion per ton of chips produced. Power options include up to a 700-hp Cat or John Deere engine. www.morbark.com. mulchiNg without wastiNg biomass I t had to happen sometime – a combination mulcher and bio- mass collector. Fecon Industries, long-time specialists in mulching, gigajoules • Glenda Vander Wilt has been named director of marketing for Vermeer Corp. She has been with the company for over 20 years and most recently led the company’s Market-Based Strategy Group. • INDECK Energy Services and Mid-West Forest Products have chosen Carmanah Design and Manufacturing to supply a King Debarker for their wood pellet plant being built in Northern Wisconsin. The KD6/30DT debarker will be delivered to the Ladysmith Biofuel Center in this spring for start up in July. • Ponsse has delivered its first Biomass Transport System for forwarders to a biomass contractor in Wisconsin. Look to this magazine for more on this application. have introduced the Bio-Harvest- er for harvesting small diameter woody biomass. Suited for all kinds of right of way work, fire- proofing, PCT and stagnant bush Debarking and chipping for pulp mills or pellet plants reclaiming, the Bio-Harvester fells, chips, and collects biomass in one swoop. It can be mounted to the Fecon FTX440, a 440-hp, forestry-guarded crawler tractor, or to any large horsepower PTO tractor. www.fecon.com bruks sees stroNg demaNd For biomass uNloadiNg systems T he demand for biomass truck unloading stations remains strong say the folks at BRUKS Rockwood. They add that most recently these systems have been employed by power generating customers looking to accept difficult wood waste ma- terials, such as refuse from pulp mills, sawmills and urban waste. EPCOR/Primary Energy will use two such systems at their Rox- boro and Southport, NC power plants. BRUKS Rockwood will supply a drive-thru and back- on unit to these locations. Waste materials received will be pro- cessed and used as fuel in con- junction with other fuels, such as coal and tire-derived materials. www.rockwood.net Biomass & Fiber Conveying Systems Over 60 Years of Experience Small Conveyors & Large Integrated Systems • High performance • Low capital cost • Wood room module packages • Debarkers • Chippers • Screens Conveyors, Hogs, Shredders, Breakers & Feeders Single-Source Effi ciency & Economy www.acrowood.com | 425.258.3555 Excellence in Chip Processing UL/CSA Electrical Systems “Engineered for Effi ciency” 541.672.5506 • www.con-vey.com CanadianBIOMASS 31 PROCESSING & HANDLING
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