Riku Tamminen works in the sticking and drying team. The sawmill is connected to the drying room.
Aiming for perfect sticker stacks
In the sticking plant, sawn timber is piled into high stacks for drying. A machine places narrow timber stickers of specifically determined dimensions between the layers of products. These stickers ensure that air circulates as evenly as possible around the sawn timber that has been stacked to dry. “The sticker stacks must be perfect for drying to be successful. The stickering of different size products is a demanding task,” says Riku Tamminen , an operator in the stickering and drying team. “At Rauma sawmill the sticking plant is connected to the kiln drying department. This means our team is responsible for both phases, and we can affect the drying process by what we do in the sticking plant. It is motivating, and the variety of the work holds your attention,” he adds.
Rauma sawmill’s model of a single control room is the first of its kind in the history of sawmilling.
Get to know the work of the Rauma sawmill operators in the video
Precise drying refines the quality of sawn timber
In the kiln drying department, sticker stacks extending from the floor to the ceiling form impressive alleys in the hall. The size of the building is also impressive, covering approximately two hectares. The halls contain nine continuous channel driers and 26 chamber kilns. The heat needed in the drying process is obtained from the pulp mill that is part of the integrated mill.
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