Timber handling, timber and paper industry
You benefit from robust and powerful Pick & Carry machines that can deal effortlessly with your timber handling tasks and operate with trailers. SENNEBOGEN also offers individual process and handling solutions for sawmills and log yards in all machine categories.
- Robust and compact design for tight maneuvering
- Maximum safety thanks to 8 x tires and protective guard on cab
- Balancer material handlers for a bigger work radius, perfect for sorting work
- Excellent agility thanks to 360° rotation of the uppercarriage
- Reduce operating costs with proven energy saving systems
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT timber handling
What are the advantages of the Pick & Carry method for log handling?
- Integrated workflow: Pick & Carry combines picking up, transporting, and setting down timber in a single continuous process.
- Space savings thanks to turning radius: The 360° slewing upper structure eliminates tail swing when turning, saving up to 25% in storage capacity on the existing footprint.
- Safety & maneuverability: Driving forward out of narrow log aisles reduces operator workload and eliminates the need for complex maneuvering.
- Maximum stacking height: Enables log stacking heights of up to 10 meters (+50% compared to standard designs), significantly shortening travel distances within the sawmill yard.
- Visibility: The elevated upper structure position guarantees an unobstructed view over log piles and entire work areas.
- Efficiency through rear boom pivot point: The rear boom pivot point reduces the required counterweight, lowers overall machine weight, and decreases fuel consumption.
What are the advantages of the electric drive in timber handlers?
- 30% reduction in energy consumption: The electric travel drive significantly reduces operating costs compared to conventional diesel drives.
- Energy recovery (regenerative braking): During braking and deceleration, the electric motors act as generators, feeding energy back for primary and auxiliary consumers.
- High efficiency & agility: An efficiency of up to 90% along the drivetrain ensures sensitive, lag-free starting, agile acceleration, and maximum performance.
- Zero emissions & reduced noise emissions: Enables low-noise operation in sawmills near residential areas and in indoor application areas.
- Increased durability & reduced wear: Lower component wear significantly reduces maintenance requirements, downtime, and operational costs.
Which machine is suitable for stationary timber handling with a large reach?
- Gantry and rail gantry undercarriages: Structures such as those on the SENNEBOGEN 835 E or 840 E gantries offer maximum space utilization (+50%) and cover wide sorting lines.
- Large stationary timber handlers: Models such as the SENNEBOGEN 835 G, with a reach of up to 20 meters, feed infeed tables and sorting boxes without repositioning the machine
What are the advantages of using trailers in timber handling?
- Increased transport capacity: Increases transport capacity up to 60 metric tons of payload per cycle (+150% compared to solo operation).
- Reduced travel distances: Cuts internal transport routes and travel distances by more than 60%.
- Fuel and energy efficiency: Significantly reduces fuel and energy consumption per metric ton of moved timber.
- High towing capacity & reach: Specialized trailer-capable material handlers (e.g., SENNEBOGEN 735 E / 830 E) can pull up to 100 metric tons and stack timber up to 12 meters high with a 17-meter reach.
Which grapples are suitable for logs and other timber products?
- Timber grapple (SGH): Optimized for log handling and tree trunks thanks to its circular shell geometry, providing high fill capacity and maximum closing force.
Chain grapple (SGH-K): Equipped with an integrated leaf chain to prevent individual logs from slipping out during high-volume bundle handling.
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