Focus on Gear 2012 Chipper & Grinder Guide ACROWOOD ______________________________ ACROWOOD 84” SLANT DISC CHIPPER Acrowood was an early proponent of mini-chip production; having an 84” Slant Disc Chipper in operation cut-ting 9 mm long chips at an Irish pellet plant since 2007. The Acrowood Slant Disc Chipper can produce mini-chips as short as 1/4” chip length with no feedworks required. This unique chip-per design has successfully chipped a wide variety of hardwood and softwood log species, both green and air-dried, with excellent results. The horizontal feed design can be configured with back or overhead discharge and includes an integral motor mount. Please note that Canadian Biomass has not verified any of the claims made by the companies listed below regarding the techni-cal aspects or capabilities of their products. BRUKS __________________________________ BRUKS 805 MOBILE CHIPPER This forwarder-mounted chipper is a unique concept, and the only true in-woods chipper with a dumpable container capable of holding 7 tons of chips. The machine goes directly to the wood and does not rely on any peripheral equipment (skidders, loaders, etc.) to produce biomass chips from whole trees in a thinning opera-tion, or slash from a logging site. Once the container is full, it is capable of dump-ing into an open-top trailer or staged container in less than 30 seconds. The Bruks concept is more flexible, and requires less equipment, fuel and labour, than con-ventional chipping operations. ANDRITz _________________________________ ANDRITz HHQ HORIzONTALLy FED CHIPPER With the current industry focus on pel-leting and bio-Energy, Andritz had the opportunity to work with its clients to produce the ideal chip for these applica-tions. It was found that traditional wood chips produced for pulp and paper are a too large for optimum use in pelleting applications. Typically chips going to a hammermill are better sized at about 2 mm thick and 8.5 mm long. The HHQ horizontally fed chipper not only offers high chip quality due to ad-vanced chipping geometry, but it also offers flexibility for changing process needs and chip size requirements. BANDIT INDUSTRIES ________________________ BANDIT SVC CHIPPER SERIES The Bandit SVC is a drum-style chipper designed for global biomass markets, where spe-cifically sized wood chips are often required. Using various interchangeable screen sizes in the drum housing, the SVC can produce a variety of chip sizes to serve the needs of virtually any user. It also features a unique top-load discharge chute to forcibly load open-top trailers, and utilizes a vacuum to maximize the flow rate of material going through the machine. The SVC will be available as a series of machines, with production slated to begin in 2012. Canadian BIOMASS 21
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