Success Stories

Heating with biomass: English furniture manufacturer turns waste wood into its own energy

From wine barrels to designer furniture: sustainable furniture production with smart waste recycling

In Alsenz, Rhineland-Palatinate, extraordinary pieces of furniture are created from a special raw material: used barrique barrels. In a complex process, the curved oak parts are steamed, pressed, dried, and then processed into high-quality furniture. To make efficient use of these residual materials, the company relies on shredding and briquetting technology from WEIMA.

Energy-Independent production: Brennholzwerk Trier lives the sustainable dream

The Trier firewood plant in Trierweiler, Rhineland-Palatinate, is pursuing a forward-looking energy concept. With the WEIMA WLK 2000 single-shaft shredder, in-house heat generation and renewable energies, the company produces its own electricity and heat – making it almost completely independent of external energy supplies. A successful example of energy self-sufficiency in action.

Shredding Costs: How Furniture Tech Inc. of NC Saves with WEIMA

Furniture Tech Inc. of NC is a furniture components manufacturer that has maximized its bottom line by utilizing a WEIMA single-shaft shredder to decrease haul-away costs and increase efficiency.

From Production Waste to Biomass Fuel

With plans to implement a waste handling facility, a luxury yacht manufacturer installed a biomass system to generate energy from their production waste. Consisting of mixed wood-based materials, including large sheets of skeletal waste from various CNC machining centres, they were looking to easily and effectively convert their waste into a uniform product, which could be easily transported and used within their biomass system.

Laminex optimizes wood waste processing with WEIMA shredder

In Ballarat, Australia, wood-based materials manufacturer Laminex shreds chipboard and MDF with a WEIMA WLK 2000 single-shaft shredder.