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Wood applications

Smart solutions for the sawmill industry

The demand for wood is accelerating. Every piece of wood counts in the race for sustainable and climate-friendly materials and solutions.

For sawmills, high uptime, high efficiency, and reduced wood waste are more important than ever.

Water mist holds the key to optimized productivity throughout the process - from sawblade lubrication and dust suppression to lumber drying.

For decades, Danfoss has supported the sawmill industry with high-pressure water mist solutions. At present, our cost-effective NWC power packs run in hundreds of sawmills across the globe.

We continue to offer smart solutions that secure full utilization of the valuable forest resources and maximize profitability of the sawmill operations.

Features and benefits

  • Low CAPEX/OPEX

  • High reliability, less downtime

  • High productivity

  • Less scrap

  • Consistent, high quality wood

  • Improved work environment

Wood applications
Dust suppression: A safe and healthy working environment

Dust poses severe danger to human health and risk of explosion in the sawmill industry.

High-pressure water mist is a simple and proven method for dust control in the sawmill industry.

Efficient dust suppression systems keep dust at safe levels to improve the working environment and prevent the dust from igniting.

Wood applications
Saw blade lubrication: High uptime with high-pressure lubrication

Every minute counts in the operation of the saw blades. It is costly downtime, when blades are taken out for cleaning or repair.

Efficient blade lubrication keeps the saw blade cool, clean and lubricated to avoid downtime and extend lifetime.

High-pressure water mist provides superior surface coverage to prevent pitch formation.

Wood applications
Lumber drying: Accurate humidification, controlled drying process

Moisture control is essential to obtain high-quality wood.

Wood is a living material, and the moisture content between boards or even within boards varies a lot. High-pressure water mist helps ensure a fast and controlled drying process in kilns.

When compared to steam or low-pressure moistening solutions, water mist performs best as regards total life cycle costs, fast drying process, high quality and reduced scrap.

Animation of the most effective dust suppression

Learn how high-pressure water mist cleans the air effectively for dust.

Wood industry

Benefits of high-pressure water mist

High-pressure water mist provides the answers for a competitive solution in a range of sawmill applications

Learn more – open infographic

Sawmill doubles capacity

By adding a few components and using the existing Danfoss pump, the overall kiln capacity was doubled.

Danfoss NWC all-in-one power pack for the sawmill industry

The NWC is a proven power-pack optimized for the sawmill industry. The compact, all-in-one unit provides a constant flow of high-pressure water.

The positive displacement pump at the heart of the unit offers simple control of the water flow via the power-pack valve. The self-contained power-pack with few components provides high reliability and low service needs. The pump is lubricated by water only to avoid oil contamination.

NWC comes with an integrated tank for buffer supplies. Get more information about the NWC by contacting your local sales manager: 

NWC product features: NWC offers easy installation and service:
  • Market leading efficiency rates
  • Low power consumption
  • Flow control via power-pack valve or via variable speed drive (optional)
  • No corrosion
  • Oil-free – no risk of oil contamination
  • Compact footprint
  • Few wear parts – few spare parts
  • Long service intervals
  • Long lifetime (in most cases 20,000 hrs.)

Pump animation

Our high-pressure pump is the core component of our NWC. Learn how the pump works.

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