Block irregularities such as roots, branch stumps and bumps are milled off in a single operation and the saw blocks are reduced to a specific diameter. If there are no longer any outgrowths on the blocks (bulges, branch stumps, root starts), the material flow becomes more even and there are hardly any disruptions in further processing, such as rind chipping. The round reduction of the saw blocks is a prerequisite for the fully automatic operation of a chipper line and its ancillary machines, for example. In addition, an upstream root reducer relieves the debarking machine.

WRP-STAR – the Rolls Royce of the reducers:

With the WRP-STAR, cycle times can be reduced by approximately 30%. Round timber sections are more gently transported through the system using the rotating star prism, protecting the logs from damage and the machine from hard knocks. Gaps between logs can be significantly reduced, with proven log yard performance increases of around 7%.

Baljer & Zembrod is the market leader in the reducer segment in Europe with almost 20 different models ranging from the low-cost WRP-SSB stand-alone unit to the fastest high-performance reducer in the log yard, the WRP-STAR.