Stationary Chippers

Where are chippers used?

Each chipper consists of a loading hopper, a shredding chamber, a discharge chute, and a drive unit. Depending on the design, several types of chippers can be distinguished — the most common are disc chippers and drum chippers.

In disc chippers, a rotating metal disc equipped with knives chips the wood into flakes.

In drum chippers, a cylindrical drum with cutting knives or protrusions rotates and slices the wood into uniform pieces.

Chippers, also referred to as shredders, may be mobile or stationary, combustion-engine powered or electric. In industrial production, large electric stationary drum chippers are used most often. These machines deliver extremely high capacity and frequently operate as components of production lines. They typically work together with:

separators, which remove contaminants from wood chips,

dryers, which bring the material to the correct moisture level,

hammer mills, which further refine the material into homogeneous fractions for pellet or briquette production.

Stationary chippers are widely used in the sawmill industry, forestry and landscaping, as well as industrial wood-processing plants. They can shred logs, branches, slabs, or various wood residues. The resulting chips can be used directly for combustion or processed into pulp, MDF boards, or — after further milling — into pellet or briquette fuel.