Grenzebach Optimizes Veneer Drying Line

Despite the limited space available, the COVID-19 pandemic, and the extremely tight schedule, Grenzebach was able to successfully repair a veneer dryer that had been damaged in a fire, and upgrade it into a production line of its own for German mill company Pollmeier Furnierwerkstoffe GmbH. The dryer was provided with a high-performance stacker system featuring the latest scanner technology without enlarging the footprint of the building. Allowing Pollmeier, a leading international producer of wood-based products, to minimize the downtime, and now use the production line independently of the stacker system of another dryer that was previously used jointly with the one damaged in the fire.

The Pollmeier group operates Europe’s three highest-capacity and most modern hardwood sawmills. In 2021, a fire at its main factory in Creuzburg, Thuringia—the world’s only laminated veneer lumber mill that also processes hardwood veneer—severely damaged the only existing beech veneer dryer.

After 16 months of planning and construction, Grenzebach handed over a complete line, providing Pollmeier with flexibility and efficiency, giving Pollmeier the ability to consolidate and further expand its position in the hardwood veneer market.

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