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DIEFFENBACHER New Belt Dryer

Image: DIEFFENBACHER’s new Belt Dryer

DIEFFENBACHER drum and flash tube dryers are recognized Dryer features easy and product-friendly material transport.

worldwide for their efficiency, reliability and ability to meet high Wet material is fed onto the lower belt of the Belt Dryer.
safety standards. Since 1979, DIEFFENBACHER has delivered At the end of the lower belt, the material moves by means
several hundred dryers to companies across the globe. of a pulley onto a second belt above that, which travels in
In 2023, New Zealand’s Fletcher Building Limited ordered a the opposite direction. The drying air is drawn through the
complete CEBRO plant from DIEFFENBACHER to produce Fine material from above. Heat is transferred to the material for
OSB. To support New Zealand’s goal of a low-carbon circular water evaporation through convection from the drying gases.
economy, Fletcher Building’s order includes DIEFFENBACHER’s The material is transported out of the dryer at the end of the
new, highly sustainable Belt Dryer. upper belt. Continuous cleaning of the level beneath the belt
Featuring low thermal energy consumption, the new Belt keeps the Belt Dryer clean and makes it easy to maintain.

Dryer dries wood particles for particleboard and pellet production The Belt Dryer’s self-supporting construction requires only a
(e.g., mini chips, recycled material), strands and wafers for small footprint, and its modular design makes it adaptable to
OSB production, and disintegrated seasonal annual crops different capacity requirements and easily expandable.
and other biomass. It saves costs and supports sustainability “It’s only a small part of our new plant, but the Belt Dryer is
because it works at lower temperatures than drum dryers and a perfect example of DIEFFENBACHER’s advanced solutions,”
can use low-calorific energy from the waste heat of other plant says Paul Thorn, Fletcher Wood Products, Capital Works
components that would otherwise remain unused. Furthermore, Manager at Fletcher Building. “We chose DIEFFENBACHER

it can be used in combination with cogeneration. because we are assured that they will help us move our
In addition to its high capacity and variability, the new Belt business forward.”