Forestry and Biomass

Forestry and biomass operations move light, bulky, often wet residues that degrade if double-handled. SANTO mobile conveyors and stackers give sawmills, pellet plants and biomass yards gentle, relocatable transfer.

Residue properties and site realities

Wood chips, bark and sawdust are low-density, absorbent and prone to bridging and rot if stored wet. Seasonal harvest surges and scattered landing decks mean material origin shifts constantly through the operating year.

Dust from dry fines is both a fire risk and a permit concern, while frozen or icy decks in winter make fixed plant hard to access. Handling must be gentle to avoid turning chips into sawdust that loses value.

• Low-density, absorbent residues bridge and degrade if mishandled
• Seasonal harvest shifts the material origin across many decks
• Dry fines pose dust and fire risk; wet decks are hard to access

Mobile handling in the wood yard

A tracked stockpiler builds and reclaims chip and bark piles beside the mill, while wheeled mobile conveyors link debarkers, screens and the boiler or pellet line. feeder mobile stackers accept loader or excavator loading and meter a steady feed.

For biomass power feed, low feeder track stackers take direct infeed and deliver uniform residue to the bunker, with the fleet relocating between landing decks as harvest moves through the forest.

Specifying biomass conveying equipment

Light, bulky material needs lower belt speed and wider troughing to avoid spillage; specify cleated or higher-friction covers to carry up inclines. Rates of 100–800 t/h suit most yard and boiler duties.

Sealed bearings resist acidic sap and moisture, and dust suppression protects against fine-fuel ignition. Tracked mobility helps on soft, uneven decks where wheeled units would bog down.

• Use lower belt speed and deeper troughing for light, bulky residues
• Specify sealed bearings to resist sap, moisture and acid
• Add dust control where dry fines create a fire risk

Yield, safety and return on investment

Gentle continuous conveying preserves chip quality and reduces the fines that lower sale value, while removing loader shuttling cuts fuel and traffic incidents in a busy yard.

One mobile fleet serving harvest decks, mill and boiler follows the work as it moves, avoiding fixed lines that would strand capital when the operation shifts — a strong payback through better yield and utilization.

Frequently Asked Questions

How is chip quality preserved during handling?

Gentle, continuous belt conveying at lower speed avoids the degradation that loader shuttling causes, keeping chips whole and valuable.

Can the equipment follow seasonal harvest?

Yes. Tracked and wheeled units relocate between landing decks and the mill as the operating front moves through the forest.

How is biomass dust risk managed?

Dust suppression at transfer points and sealed bearings reduce fine-fuel ignition risk in dry yard and boiler-feed duties.

What throughput suits a wood yard?

Configurations from roughly 100 to 800 t/h cover chips, bark, sawdust and pellet-feed duties.