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Wood-flooring maker Scheucher is proud of its ultra high quality combining sustainability with economy. In order to extract the fullest from its input stock wood, it utilises six RUF briquetting systems that convert the high-volume wood chips and sawdust from its production into compact briquettes. Thanks to their high calorific value, these are in great demand and reduce the payback times for these systems to less than three years.

Master Carpenter Hermann Schreder knows problems with troublesome wood shavings first-hand. He has ended it three years ago and introduced an ideal solution within the scope of a business extension: With the RUF briquetting system, he compresses wood shavings to compact wood briquettes, which can be stored easily. He heats his operation with a part of these briquettes. The much larger portion is sold as fuel. The briquetting press pays off in a short time only by this.

Ludwig Frischhut GmbH and Co. KG have closed the circle on their raw material cycle by utilising a briquetting press from RUF: cast chips produced during the machining of parts for water supply and sewage disposal are pressed to solid briquettes and then melted in the in-house foundry and cast to form new raw products. The melting of the loose chips would however not be possible. Therefore the company is saving money as the sales price for loose chips is markedly under the purchase price for raw materials for the foundry.

When processing wood, shavings and wood residues are generated, sometimes in large quantities. This can be a valuable raw material, if it is processed into briquettes using high-quality machinery.

Resources are finite. Since prices are very volatile, especially for metals, it is important to take countermeasures. One such countermeasure is using high-quality briquetting presses like those produced by RUF. This lays the foundation for the best possible reuse of metal chips in the metal cycle – in line with a closed-loop recycling strategy.

Nahaufnahme von mehreren zylindrischen Metallstäben, die in zwei Reihen gestapelt sind und strukturierte, glänzende, silberfarbene Enden mit einer rauen, geschichteten Oberfläche aufweisen.

Aluminium is scare at the moment; the price has risen sharply this year. However, using circular economy models made possible through high quality briquetting presses from RUF, model builders and mold makers as well as other aluminium processing companies can cut costs and secure material replenishment.

Zwei Männer stehen vor einem großen Haufen von Holzspänen. Ein Mann hält eine Handvoll der Späne, der andere einen rechteckigen Block, der möglicherweise aus gepresstem Holzmaterial besteht.

Füngeling has built up a new business field using RUF presses. Pallet manufacturer, Füngeling, has set up a lucrative new business field, meanwhile using 3 briquetting presses from RUF. Discarded wooden pallets are processed by the company in Erftstadt, to wood briquettes which are highly prized by fireplace users as CO₂-neutral fuel. And the business should continue to grow.

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From wood debris to compact quality briquettes

Wood shavings become coveted heating material

Raw material cycle: from chip to briquette to product

Wood briquettes are good for the environment and your wallet

Conserve resources with briquetting systems

Briquetting is the basis of closed loop for Aluminium chips.

Fireplace briquettes from discarded wooden pallets