Engineered Wood Group

On assignments throughout North America and internationally, Sandwell engineers can bring resources to assist our clients in the challenges facing the wood products sector.

Sandwell’s Engineered Wood Group provides engineering services in the following areas:

Log Handling

  • log yard management
  • dry land, water
  • traveling cranes, mobile units

Log Processing

  • log slashers, multi, in-line
  • ring debarking
  • drum debarking, multi-disc
  • log deicing
  • log conditioning

Stranding, Waferizing, Flaking

  • whole log
  • short log
  • waste wood

Drying, Blending, Gluing

  • conveyor
  • chemical storage
  • rotary drum
  • mixers, spreaders

Forming, Layup Lines

  • particle board
  • OSB
  • MDF
  • plywood

Finishing Lines

  • automatic, semi-automatic
  • trimming, sanding
  • stacking, packaging

Power

  • energy systems
  • gas/wood/hog fired boilers
  • steam turbines
  • primary/secondary electrical distribution

Environmental

  • air emissions
  • dust control
  • water discharges
  • solid wastes

Automation

  • computer based – PLC/DCS
  • pure instrumentation

Material Handling

  • material storage & refill
  • belt conveyors
  • chain conveyors
  • screw conveyors
  • dumpers
  • pipe conveyors
  • bucket elevators
  • high angle conveyors

Transportation

  • rail
  • truck
  • ocean