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Staffan Ruuth, new CEO at Alent Drying AB

Staffan Ruuth is the new CEO at Alent Drying AB. The company is expanding rapidly and we need to look over our resources. I am needed on the development side says Peder Björkman, and therefor leaves over as CEO to Staffan Ruuth. We have great confidence in Staffan and his experiences from other industries. This will strengthen our organization even more.

Alent Drying AB is in a strong expansion phase with great demand from both Swedish and international clients. The technology for Alents control system for kilns is used in several countries and have found to give good results respect to both energy saving and quality. This has contributed to a dramatic increase in demand for Alent technology among existing and new customers. Therefore, the company's management decided that they needed more power and energy to deal with market and customer needs.

Staffan Ruuth is from now the CEO of the company and has a background in the IT industry. He has been involved in starting several companies and has a solid background when it comes to developing companies, focusing on customer service and developing successful solutions in cooperation with customers. He also has some experience in the forest industry through direct ownership and management of forest properties.

 

 

Alent Drying control systems - an international success.
30 systems sold for export in July 2015 after the LIGNA fair.

 

The Alent control system was a success at the LIGNA fair 2015. 11 systems were sold during the fair and another 30 were sold abroad during July.

OS Panto manufactures kilns in stainless steel with Alent control system. This attracted many visitors to the Alent stand. A dozen other kiln manufacturers visited us to learn more about the AlentPump and our complementary patents solutions. We are now receiving inquiries for new kilns with Alent control system, in which we can provide valuable information to the customer depending on their preference.

Professor Thomas Gustafsson's education in dynamic drying control was much appreciated and applauded by the visitors.

 

Alents technology for wood drying

The AlentPump is a new patented method to dry wood. It is based on alternating hard and soft drying. In practice this means that controlled fans, heat supply and ventilation in intervals whose length changes as drying progresses. The AlentPump saves about 50% electricity while drying time is considerably shorter and the quality is better than conventional wood drying.

Alents' interval drying is an optimal combination of natural processes in wood and dynamic rule technology. There is no hocus pocus, just a new way of thinking.

The goal for Alent is to be world leading within control systems for wood drying and support. Alent control system is based on standard PLC from Omron, Siemens e t c. It is easy to install and very reliable. Our contactless online moisture meter makes wood drying even more accurate.

 

 

70 millions kWh in electricity have been saved in kilns using the Alent control system

 

 

Alent Drying,
the winner of the Luleå Business & Economic Development Award in the category ”This year’s Energy and Sustainable Award 2015”

We are of course very happy and proud of this Award says Peder Björkman, CEO at Alent Drying.

The jury's verdict: With an innovative solution, and looking towards the future, the winning company develops for a traditional primary industry. Alent Drying helps the sawmill industry both to halve the electrical consumption and increase the quality of the final product. The company is a shining example of effective energy and sustainability work that now attracts much attention, not only in the country but also internationally.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kiln Operation Manager Lennart Nilsson has used the Alent control system for a long time. He sees this continuing investment to Alent as very positive.

 

 

Stenvalls Trä AB buys more.

Stenvalls Trä AB in Sikfors place orders for additional control systems from Alent. This means that they are now running Alent control system in all kilns. They continue to use Alents contactless online wood moisture content meter, WMC.

 

At Lövholmen there are tests started with Alent control systems in two rebuilt progressive kilns. We are also reconstructing the continuous feeding system.

 


FPInnovations representatives visit Alent and expressed interest in exploring opportunities for the Alent Pump technology in Canada.

Luiz Oliveira, Research Leader at FPInnovations in Vancouver BC, Canada and Marc Savard, Researcher in Québec QC, Canada here together with the Chaired Professor Diego Elustondo at Luleå technical university in Skellefteå. Luiz and Marc are visiting Sweden to look into drying technologies that could be of potential interest to Canadian lumber producers. They visited the Alent head office in Luleå and our branch office in Skellefteå. Both Luiz and Marc are co-authors of the comprehensive drying handbook for the Canadian wood industry and have worked extensively with the industry. They were impressed with our systematic working methods for developing the AlentPump.

 

Ladenburger GmbH change all kiln control systems to Alent!

Ladenburger GmbH Germany, installed and evaluated Alent control system in one kiln. They could soon see the benefits with the system, and quickly installed more. Now they are running Alent control system in all kilns at both of the sawmills.

 

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Peder Björkman and Christoph Ladenburger.

 

OS Panto - Alent Drying AB

OS Panto is one of the biggest Kiln Producers in the world and Alent Drying is a leading developer and producer of Kiln Control Equipment. Now these two companies has decided to cooperate in the field of wood drying and a first order will be installed in France this week.