Coarse wood preparation
Wood Chippers
Wood chippers provide coarse reduction for qualified logs and wood pieces.
Choose this stage from the incoming wood and downstream preparation needs.
Describe the wood entering the chipper
Record the wood form and the range of incoming piece sizes.
Include bark, contamination, storage conditions, and material variation.
Photographs should show representative pieces alongside the overall wood supply.
Use one record for each distinct wood stream. Write “unknown” when information is unavailable.
- Logs: Record length and diameter ranges, including larger pieces. Note measurement methods and variation between deliveries.
- Irregular offcuts: Record length, width and thickness ranges. Show how pieces face the proposed inlet.
- Loading and infeed: Describe unloading, transfer and planned feeding methods. Include feeding direction and handling restrictions.
- Existing equipment: Record machine identity and available inlet drawings. List documented inlet limits and their source.
- Uncertainty: Mark unknown dimensions, handling details or equipment records. Clarify these questions before selection.
Confirm material and inlet compatibility within the specific equipment proposal.
Separate coarse reduction from finer grinding
Chipping can prepare bulky wood for subsequent particle preparation.
A hammer mill addresses further grinding where the selected process requires it.
Already prepared material may not need a separate chipping stage.
Hammer mills
Review finer particle preparation for the next process stage.
Plan loading and discharge together
Describe how wood reaches the machine and how chips leave it.
Include existing conveyors, available space, and the next preparation stage.
Confirm the complete loading and discharge arrangement in the quotation.
Prepare a chipper inquiry
Send incoming wood dimensions, material condition, and the required material flow.
Add the power supply and existing preparation equipment.
State whether you need coarse reduction alone or a wider wood line.
Wood production lines
Place coarse reduction within your overall process.
Pellet line equipment
Review the other supporting equipment stages.
Questions and answers
Does every wood pellet project need a chipper?
The incoming wood condition determines whether coarse reduction is required.
Can I choose equipment from the wood name alone?
Include piece sizes, contamination, loading method, and the downstream preparation requirement.