Good for Wood

Valutec is the world’s technology leader in lumber kilns and intelligent control systems.

Two Valutec employees in high-visibility clothing inside a timber kiln.
Aerial view of sawmill and timber kilns by a river, surrounded by dense forest and landscape.
Three people in safety helmets talking in front of stacked timber inside a batch kiln.
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Lumber kilns

Continuous kilns

TC Continuous kiln

TC Continuous kiln
Continuous kilns

FB Continuous kilns

FB Continuous kilns
Continuous kilns

3-zone Continuous kiln

3-zone Continuous kiln
Continuous kilns

OTC Continuous kiln

OTC Continuous kiln
Batch kilns

Forklift-fed <br>Batch kiln

Forklift-fed <br>Batch kiln
Batch kilns

E-trolley fed <br>Batch kiln

E-trolley fed <br>Batch kiln

This is usually the fiber saturation point for softwood at room temperature. The fiber saturation point is an important concept defined as the moisture content at which the cell wall is saturated with bound water, but no free water is present in the wood.

Three Valutec workers standing and talking.
Our clients

“By renewing the kiln fleet, we can increase production while saving energy – which means we can recoup the investment.”

Portrait of Urban Holm from Norra Timber.
Our clients

“We are now keeping up much better, and the kiln is no longer a bottleneck in the production chain.”

Valutec continuous kiln with lumber packages and a wheel loader outside the facility.

TC Continuous Kiln

High capacity, quality and flexibility. The TC continuous kiln’s features make it a perfect fit for most sawmills, which has led to its success on markets worldwide.

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Selected references

Sweden

Norra Kåge

USA

Moose River

Sweden

Vida HN

Finland

Junnikkala

Austria

Hasslacher

Germany

Egger

Sweden

Södra Wood Långasjö

Sweden

Setra Kastet

Finland

Misawa