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Titusville, PA Concentration Yard
This dry kiln facility is located in the heart of prime Northern Appalachian hardwoods. The Northwest corner of Pennsylvania is well know for the quality of its lumber. This facility is situated such that it draws green lumber from the Northwest quadrant of Pa. as well as the Southwest corner of NY and the Northeast section of Ohio. The supply of green lumber is very reliable and abundant.
This facility is located on 19.92 acres, of which approximately 14 acres are in use. It is served by public water and sewer. We do have a rail siding into the yard.
There are two incoming grading stations that have a capacity of approximately 12,500,000’ per year on a single shift. Each grading station has a trim saw in line and use a voice tally system. There is one stacker which is capable of handling the production of the two grading stations.
There are five Irvington-Moore kilns and four American Wood Dryer kilns with at total capacity of 645,000’ on a 4/4 count. These kilns range in size from 45,000; to 80,000’. All of the kilns have RTD type controls. The steam source is a 450 h.p. Hurst wood waste boiler. There is a 450 h.p. oil fired boiler automatically tied into the system as a back up in case the wood fired boiler malfunctions.
We have two KD grading lines which are sized to handle the entire production of the kilns. Each of these lines have an automated system of handling the sticks and bundling them.
There are numerous storage sheds of varying sizes. It is estimated 2,300,000’ can be stored in these sheds.
Please refer to the Asset List of Buildings and Machinery for additional specifications of the major pieces of machinery and the building sizes. Please refer to the site map or the layout of the property.
Asset List of Buildings and Machinery
Land – 19.92 acres. There is a rail siding on the property.
Utilities – City sewer and water
Kilns – Five Irvington-Moore kilns plus four American Wood Dryer kilns with a total capacity of 645,000’. These kilns range in size from 45,000’ to 80,000’. All kilns have RTD type controllers.
Boiler System – Building is 30’ x 85’. 450 HP Hurst wood waste boiler with concrete silo, bucket elevator, platform unloading system, and automatic feed system. This system was installed in 2005 and includes all necessary conveyors to move the green sawdust from the silo to the boiler automatically. The bottom portion of the silo is located inside the boiler room in order to prevent the sawdust from freezing during extremely cold weather. The Hurst boiler is computerized for automatic fuel and air mixture and has met all State and Federal guidelines for air quality while in operation. In addition, there is a 450 HP oil fired boiler used as a back up to the wood waste boiler. This oil fired boiler is set up to fire automatically in case of a drop in steam pressure in the wood waste boiler.
Incoming Grading Lines – Have two green grading lines. Each station has a 35 foot infeed deck with board singulating haul up chains. Each grading station also has a Newman Drop Saw Trimmer in line. There is a 30’ inspection area behind each trim saw. The lumber is tallied via a voice tally system. Both stations have 90’ of rooftop chained green chain which is covered by a shed roof.
Stacker – This was manufactured by G&L Equipment. It is set up to make 6’ packages on 1’ stick centers.
KD Grading Stations – There are two grading stations with tilt hoists and destackers in line. One station has 40’ of pack down chain and the other has 60’. Both stations have an automated Lumber Handling Stick Bundler.
Storage Buildings - There are eight buildings of varying sizes totaling approximately 73,000 square feet. These buildings are used for the storage of kiln dried lumber.
Re-Man Station – Have a Diehl #75 rip saw used for re-manufacturing lumber as needed.
Forklifts – There are two Caterpillar V250 lifts and three Hyster 280 XL lifts. In addition, there is a New Holland LX 665 skid steer loader used to unload sawdust for the woodwaste boiler. |
