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Produce higher quality wood faster,
The use of wood in the world is increasing. Customer demands and competitors become tougher as well as the market awareness of the environment and sustainable use of Earth's resources.
Alent Dynamic® has a patented method for wood drying, which is closely related to how nature works, but faster. Our dynamic method subjects the wood to significantly less harmful load and require less power consumption, even though it does the work in less time.
The Alent Dynamic®-method
The conventional method
Conventional wood drying
since 1950
The wood is bombarded with an uninterrupted flow of hot air from start to finish.
Our competitors' method
The "slow-down" method
since 1990
The fans are set to gradually slow down near the end of the drying process, but the flow of hot air remains constant.
The Alent method
Oscillating / interval wood drying
since 2010
The patented Alent method cycles between short intervals of full ventilation and full wind effect, and longer intervals of rest.
When the wood is bombarded with hot air, the surface (“the shell”) becomes both warmer and drier than the core. The relative difference in moisture content is what drives moisture migration outwardly, but the difference in temperature becomes a resistance which counteracts migration of moisture.
The Alent Dynamic®-method on the other hand, treats the wood surface in cycles, first with full fan speed and high temperature for a short time and then stops completely to allow the wood to rest while the moisture continues to flow and rewetting the surface.
When the fans are turned off, the heat on the wood surface starts to decrease as the liquid that reaches the surface use the heat energy in the wood surface to evaporate. The temperature difference is first reduced, to after a while turn completely, whereupon the two forces work together to drive the moisture out.
The surface is allowed to re-moisturize and the load on the wood decreases. When the moisture gradient is levelled out enough for the moisture migration to stop, the next cycle starts.
Increased accuracy and new opportunities with online moisture measurement
The Alent Dynamic®-method’s rapid climate cycles makes it possible to estimate the wood moisture content during the drying process and the accuracy is increased for each cycle (stroke) so that the drying can be terminated at the correct moisture content.
The WMC Soft Sensor is patented and will be a central part of Alent’s continued efforts to develop the wood drying process.
Compatibility and installation
Alent Dynamic® works with all kind of kilns. We have installed our system in more than 40 different models of kilns from 15 different manufacturers, from new ones to as old as 40 years.
This means that you are taking part in a winning technology
SAVE TIME AND ENERGY
Save 20-65% electricity
Save 5-10% heat energy
Up to 10% faster drying time
Easier to recognize issues within the kiln
INCREASE END-PRODUCT QUALITY
Less risk of deformation due to stress
Less wood discoloration
Fewer process-inflicted cracks
Less resin bleed
Alent Dynamic® is one of the best investments you can make for your profitability and for the environment.
The company
Alent Dynamic is a Swedish company based in Luleå. We have 40 years of experience working with drying controllers and a unique competence to optimize both the system and the kiln for maximum power and profit.
You will find our customers in; Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Belgium, Chile and Australia.
“Alent Dynamics® mission is to constantly develop and improve the drying process to help our customers produce wood with even higher quality, at a significantly lower cost and with lower environmental impact. Everything indicates that our method will be industry standard in a near future.”
You will find more information about Alent Dynamic in Swedish, English and German on our homepage www.alentdynamic.se.
Book an online meeting with us!
Despite Corona times, the work is in full swing at your sawmills, which is very nice to hear. For natural reasons, therefore, visits from outside are limited right now. But why not book an online meeting with us?
Even if we can not meet in person, we can be seen online through effective meetings. Call us or fill in the form and we can see together what improvements we can make to your wood drying.
You can reach us by phone + 46 (0)920-100 60 or click on the link below to access the form.
Nicola Bagutti
Do you prefer to talk to someone in your own mother tongue?
You are more than welcome to contact Nicola Bagutti at
+46 70 608 53 82 or send an e-mail to nicola.bagutti@alentdynamic.se
Nicola speaks; English, Italian, French, German, Spanish and Swedish
We'd love to tell you more.
Call +46 920 100 60, email us at info@alentdynamic.se or use the contact form below.
Our Office
Malmhamnsvägen 11
972 35Luleå
Sweden