The receipt of this order does not only mark our entry into a new industrial segment, it also involves the realization of a technically demanding overall project to be overseen by our environmental technology competence center in Kaiserslautern.
Like our dry electrostatic precipitators, wet electrostatic precipitators are based on in-house development in Kaiserslautern.
Highest demands on emission reduction and plant availability
We’re responding to the increasing demand for exhaust air treatment systems in the wood-based panel industry as well as many other fields by entering this segment with our own developments and deliveries of WESP technology. The WESP for which this order was received is going to be used to treat waste air from the forming line, curing oven and cooling zone on two production lines for mineral wool. It will meet strict emission limits in accordance with BREF guidelines, particularly for particulates, total carbon, phenol and formaldehyde.
The design uses a two-part WESP unit and comes with extensive features; it’s also going to be CE-certified and will satisfy our customer’s highest quality standards for safety, automation and documentation. Installation has been planned for April 2026 and commissioning for fall 2026.
“This project represents a continuation of our strategy of offering integrated and stand-alone technological solutions for the environmental sector that we have developed internally. The successful launch into dry electrostatic precipitator technology is now being followed with wet electrostatic precipitators as the next step – and that immediately with a major order that will be serving a new market segment. Expansion to other sectors is already underway,” says Patrick Ohlenschläger, Site Manager Kaiserslautern.
“We’re very pleased with this new contract and are highly committed to establishing a long-term collaboration that is built on trust. The contract constitutes another milestone in the development of ‘New Markets’ that we want to open up in addition to the wood industry,” adds Carsten Otto, Sales Director of Siempelkamp Energy & Drying Solutions GmbH.
It’s also possible to retrofit existing wood-drying and press plants with these systems and components. They can further be installed in biomass plants for drying pulp and sugar beet chips, for example, and can also be used in industrial waste recovery, the pellet industry and many other areas.
