With more than 180 kilns manufactured, supplied, and installed, TFD’s practical approach to heat treatment technology in the timber industry has earned us a strong reputation for quality, reliability, and after sales service across all our timber drying solutions.
With solutions in the local [South African] and international markers, our timber drying solutions provide clients with a tailored solution that meets the specified drying and energy requirements.
We offer standard and custom designed drying solutions that work with steam, hot water, thermal oil or hybrid systems.
The control systems come standard with our latest timber drying philosophy, which intelligently reacts and adjusts the drying schedules to optimise performance and increase drying efficiencies with options such as active moisture control, steam pressure monitoring and high efficiency fan control.
We can also provide PV-supplemented kilns that make use of the sun’s irradiance to supplement the electrical power supply to the fans VSD’s to further reduce electrical consumption during operation.
In addition to kiln systems, TF Design provides:
- Material Handling & Storage
- Flue Gas Abatement Equipment
- Customized Control & Automation
- Log Scanner Systems
- Timber Conditioning Chambers
- Timber Drying Kilns
- Process & Service Pipelines
- Consulting
- Energy Recovery Solutions
- Retro-fit PLC control systems
