The Difference between Drum Chipper And Disc Chipper?

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Do you know what is the Difference between Wood chipper and Disc chipper /Ring flaker?

This article will help you undertake both equipment.

Wood chipper

Ring flaker

Design Principle and Structure

- Wood Chipper

Working principle: Through the high-speed rotating cutter head or the blades on the roller, logs, branches, etc. are directly cut into irregular small wood chips (wood shavings or coarse chips).

Structural features: It is usually composed of a feeding port, a cutter head/roller, and a discharging port. The number of blades is relatively small (typically 2 to 6), and it has strong impact force.

Power requirement: Relying on high torque, it is suitable for handling large-diameter raw materials (such as whole logs or thick branches)

-Ring Flaker/Disc Chipper

Working principle: The wood is planed by using a circular cutter head (with multiple blades arranged in a circular pattern) to produce thinner and more uniform sheet wood chips (similar to wood shavings).

Structural features: The cutter head diameter is relatively large, with a large number of blades (dozens), and the cutting Angle is more precise. It is usually equipped with a forced feeding device.

Power requirements: High rotational speed and precise feed control are needed.

Process effect

- Chipper

The produced wood chips are relatively thick (usually 5-30mm), with rough edges and uneven dimensions.

It is suitable for scenarios where the shape of wood chips is not highly demanded (such as papermaking and biomass fuel).

- Ring slicer

The produced wood chips are thinner (1-10mm), flat and of uniform size, with a smooth surface.

It is applicable to fields that require high-quality wood chips (such as the production of artificial boards, OSB boards, and particleboards).

Suitable Raw Materials

- Chipper

It can handle raw materials with larger diameters (such as logs, branches, and waste materials), and even wood with small branches.

- Ring slicer

Usually, pre-treatment is required (such as wood chips after chipping or smaller-sized wood blocks), and the uniformity of raw materials is highly demanded

Application

- Chipper

Pulp making, biomass energy, and garden waste treatment, etc.

-Ring slicer

Artificial board manufacturing industry (such as particleboard, fiberboard), and fine wood chip processing

Maintain Cost

-Chipper

The structure is simple and the maintenance cost is low, but the blade wears out quickly (due to the large impact force).

-Ring slicer

The blade precision requirements are high and maintenance is complex, but the energy consumption per unit output may be lower (because the cutting is more efficient).

In general,

The chipper is a "rough processing" equipment, pursuing efficiency and high output, and is suitable for handling miscellaneous materials.

The ring-type chipper is a "precision processing" equipment that pursues the quality of wood chips and is suitable for industrialized board production

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