Smooth feeding of logs with centering infeed conveyor
A VK infeed conveyor ensures accurate centering of a log into the infeed line of the debarker, as well as good grip of the log when it enters a debarking rotor. These are the basic conditions for high quality debarking and prevention of log damage. The VK infeed conveyor centers a log both vertically and horizontally (X-Y centering). Centering is done with help of a conveyor trough and a pressure flap/roll, which is connected to it.
The importance of a centering infeed conveyor is emphasized when logs are fed at high speed. One purpose of an infeed conveyor is also to calm logs down before debarking starts.
In a modern sawmill, logs are often fed into a debarker without log gap. In these cases, the importance of an infeed conveyor is vital, in order to ensure smooth operation with no double-feeding of logs. A centering infeed conveyor also allows feeding of curved and other low-grade logs to debarking.
