Paddle dryer · Wood Processing
Paddle dryer for the Wood Processing industry
Dry wastewater sludge from wood processing – lower volume, lower transport cost, easier compliant reuse or disposal.
- Typical feed
- Wastewater and washing sludge
- Heating
- Steam or biomass-fired thermic fluid
- Dry output
- Low-volume, easy-to-handle solids
- Contact parts
- MS / SS 304
- Talk to an application engineer
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The challenge
The Wood Processing drying problem
- ✕Bulky wet sludge from washing and process water
- ✕Transport cost per truck
- ✕Disposal compliance and storage
With an AS Engineers paddle dryer
Wood processing and washing generate wastewater sludge that is bulky and costly to move.
Why a paddle dryer fits
- Lower sludge volume to transport
- Easier handling and storage
- Prepared for compliant disposal or approved reuse
- Uses site biomass or steam as heat source
Typical process
Sludge from the wastewater plant is dewatered and dried continuously; dry material is stored or sent for reuse.
Materials we dry
What we dry for the Wood Processing industry
- Wood-processing wastewater sludge
- Washing sludge
- Not listed? Ask us about your material
Inside the dryer
From sticky cake to dry granules – one continuous pass
Wet cake
Dark, heavy, sticky lumps enter the hopper.
Plastic phase
Heat softens it; paddles knead and stretch.
Shearing phase
Paddles shear the mass into crumbs.
Dry granules + powder
Free-flowing granules and fines discharge.
Illustrative moisture along the dryer. Dried output goes to fuel · cement kilns · bricks · agriculture.
On video
Wood Processing trials on video
Guides & case notes
Wood Processing Industry articles
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Tell us your sludge. We will size your paddle dryer.
Share quantity and moisture – get a technical proposal, payback estimate and pilot-trial option within one working day.