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Sus­tain­able wood value cre­ation through con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy – Re­duc­ing CO₂ & gen­er­at­ing en­ergy

A com­mon goal: CO₂ re­duc­tion through in­tel­li­gent con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy

Biochar, en­ergy ef­fi­ciency & cli­mate pro­tec­tion – how Resurses is paving the way to a sus­tain­able fu­ture with Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS

In the heart of Switzer­land, the com­pany Resurses is pur­su­ing an am­bi­tious goal: to sus­tain­ably im­prove the car­bon foot­print of the re­gional tim­ber in­dus­try. An in­no­v­a­tive en­ergy con­cept uses the resid­ual ma­te­ri­als from sawn tim­ber pro­duc­tion – such as bark, saw­dust and wood chips – to gen­er­ate not only heat and elec­tric­ity, but also high-qual­ity biochar. This per­ma­nently binds CO₂ and en­ables the is­suance of CO₂ cer­tifi­cates.

To en­sure that this en­vi­ron­men­tally friendly cy­cle works, Resurses is count­ing on the ex­per­tise of Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS. Our con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy en­sures that all ma­te­ri­als are trans­ported ef­fi­ciently, safely and in a re­source-sav­ing man­ner through­out the en­tire process – from bark to bot­tled biochar.

Scheuch COMPONENTS conveying technology at Resurses SA

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Stability, flexibility & continuous supply through smart conveying solutions

In a pro­duc­tion process as com­plex as Resurs­es’, con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy is cru­cial to ef­fi­ciency and process re­li­a­bil­ity. The so­lu­tion im­ple­mented by Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS en­sures re­li­able ma­te­r­ial flow across all plant ar­eas – with vary­ing mois­ture lev­els of up to 50%, dif­fer­ent grain sizes and com­plex re­cir­cu­la­tion processes.

Whether saw­dust, wood chips, dust, biochar or bark: our sys­tems en­sure uni­form feed­ing of dry­ers, py­rol­y­sis plants, boil­ers and com­bined heat and power plants – and thus con­sis­tently high prod­uct qual­ity with low en­vi­ron­men­tal im­pact.

Urs Hefti, Resurses SA

“With components from Scheuch COMPONENTS, we have found a solution for transporting the material fully automatically from A to B.”

Urs Hefti
Head of Project Development
Resurses SA

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Sig­nif­i­cant com­po­nents

Conveying technology that optimises processes

At Resurses, wood is utilised as a raw ma­te­r­ial in its en­tirety. The con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy from Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS used at Resurses con­sists of around 60 prod­ucts and is char­ac­terised by its ver­sa­til­ity, ro­bust­ness and seam­less in­te­gra­tion into the over­all process. Some high­lights:

  • Debarking and material handling: The bark is transported using several spiral conveyors and transfer troughs, which guide the material precisely to the push-floor system. A chipper shreds larger pieces of bark for thermal use.

  • Drying and screening processes: Our conveying technology handles the feeding of two-zone dryers, belt dryers and fine material separation. A push-floor drying system ensures consistent quality and energy yield – essential for pyrolysis and wood gas production.

  • Conveying system for pyrolysis: Wood chips and fine particles are transported to the pyrolysis plant via several conveyor lines, including spiral screens and material separators. The uniform supply guarantees stable production of biochar.

  • Pelletising plant: Dry chips are transported via several conveyor spirals to the pelletising plant, where they are processed in the Pellet Cube.

  • Plant carbon logistics: After pyrolysis, special screw conveyors – some with water injection and manual control – take over the filling of big bags. The technology is designed to protect the delicate carbon structure and prevent dust formation.

  • Return of materials to external bunkers: The return process maintains a continuous production cycle. This intelligent integration ensures the supply of all plant components – even during fluctuating production peaks.

Both the heat from the CHP plant and the biochar pro­duced con­tribute sig­nif­i­cantly to de­car­bon­i­sa­tion. The com­pany is vir­tu­ally en­ergy self-suf­fi­cient thanks to pho­to­voltaics and its own elec­tric­ity pro­duc­tion via CHP units, and makes a mea­sur­able con­tri­bu­tion to cli­mate pro­tec­tion.

Martin Schrag, Heim AG Heizsysteme

“Scheuch’s conveying technology handles the entire value stream flow of waste wood and is therefore essential for the smooth operation of Resurses.“

Martin Schrag
Head of Wood Energy
Heim AG Heizsysteme

Sus­tain­able wood value cre­ation at Resurses

Thanks to in­tel­li­gent con­veyor tech­nol­ogy from Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS

Our part­ners

Resurses SA

Resurses SA is a Swiss com­pany that spe­cialises in the com­plete re­cy­cling of sawmill residues. Us­ing mod­ern tech­nolo­gies, it con­verts wood waste into en­ergy, heat and biochar – for greater CO₂ ef­fi­ciency and re­gional se­cu­rity of sup­ply. Resurses SA is the end cus­tomer for the pro­ject and the ini­tia­tor of the en­tire sys­tem.

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Heim AG

Since 1989, Heim AG has been de­vel­op­ing in­no­v­a­tive heat­ing sys­tems based on re­new­able en­er­gies. With its own pro­duc­tion fa­cil­i­ties in Switzer­land, it im­ple­ments tai­lor-made en­ergy so­lu­tions and build­ing au­toma­tion for cus­tomers through­out the coun­try. The com­pany was com­mis­sioned by Resurses to im­ple­ment the pro­ject and is re­spon­si­ble for all sys­tem en­gi­neer­ing, in­clud­ing con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy.

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Inkoh AG (plant operator)

Inkoh AG pro­duces high-qual­ity biochar for CO₂ bind­ing and of­fers so­lu­tions for agri­cul­ture, in­dus­try and cli­mate pro­tec­tion – in­clud­ing CO₂ cer­tifi­cates and heat sup­ply for re­gional net­works. At Resurses, Inkoh AG is re­spon­si­ble for op­er­at­ing the plant and for the pro­duc­tion and qual­ity as­sur­ance of the biochar.

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LBH GmbH

LBH GmbH is a Scheuch Group com­pany spe­cial­is­ing in tai­lor-made so­lu­tions for me­chan­i­cal con­vey­ing tech­nol­ogy. Scheuch COM­PO­NENTS im­ple­mented this pro­ject in col­lab­o­ra­tion with LBH GmbH.

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