CUSTOM KILN DRYING

Four Drying Kilns with low and high heat dehumidifying
Each Kiln has 60,000-90,000 FBM capacity

VANSPEC has four dry kilns. Each kiln chamber can hold 60,000-90,000 board feet of wood per charge. Dehumidifying kilns employ refrigeration compressors to remove water from the air inside each chamber. Typically, tight knot wood will take 7 days to dry down to 14-16% average moisture content.

Clear fine-grain lumber will take a minimum of 14 days and can often take as long as 28 days to dry down to 10-12% average moisture content.

Each charge being put into Vanspec’s kilns weigh approximately 150,000 LBS, but 20,000 LBS of water will be removed during the drying process. Outbound stock from the chamber will weigh approximately 130,000 LBS.

IPPC CERTIFICATION

KD HT Certifications
PEFC (Chain of Custody)

VANSPEC is certified with The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC).

IPPC mandates that wood packaging used in international trade must be treated to guard against the distribution of unwanted pests. For a Canadian exporter, this means shipping product to any country other than the United States.

Heat treating (HT) is a pasteurizing process. Kiln dried (KD) is moisture reduction. Your lumber can be just KD or HT-KD. Lumber that is just KD is not eligible for IPPC certification.

Any type of packaging such as pallets, boxes, skids, crates, heavy/light packaging or supporting material (dunnage) made from raw wood materials must have been made from wood heat treated to a core temperature of 56°C for 30 minutes (either before or after manufacturing).

More information can be found at Canadian Food Inspection Agency website..