Sawmill offering contract sawing, drying, heat treatment (IPPC), planing and cutting of construction and sawn timber
Dopfer Holz GmbH & Co. KG
89299 UnterrothNew on Amplifa
About Dopfer Sawmill
Dopfer Sawmill is a family business in Unterroth near Memmingen whose history dates back to 1932. The twelve-person team supplies carpentry businesses, industrial companies and private customers with sawn timber, planed products, construction timber, square timber, laths, frames as well as boxes and pallets. Services include contract sawing including oversize dimensions up to 120 cm, kiln drying to the desired residual moisture, four-sided planing with or without chamfer, as well as profiling and millimetre-precise cutting on a computer-controlled crosscut saw. Since 2004, the company has been approved for the heat treatment of wood (IPPC); the approval is reviewed at regular intervals. Spruce, pine, larch, beech, oak and ash are processed on request. In addition to boards, planks, slabs and decking boards, the sawmill also delivers wood chips, sawdust and planer shavings.
- Site
- Unterroth
- Processes
- Contract sawing (sawing of logs to size), Kiln drying, Heat treatment (IPPC, certified since 2004), Planing (four-sided, with/without chamfer, profiling), Cutting to size (computer-controlled crosscut saw, millimetre-precise, trimming of defects), Manufacture of construction timber / square timber (cut to individual specifications), Manufacture of saw-finish boards, planks and slabs, Custom-made laths and frames
- Materials
- Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash, Heat treatment (IPPC), Kiln drying
- Certificates
- IPPC/heat treatment (ISPM) approval, IPPC/heat treatment approval (reviewed at regular intervals)
- Founded
- 1932
- Employees
- 12
- Industries
- Carpentry businesses, Industrial companies, Private customers
- 01
Log intake
- 02
Contract sawing (resawing line with sawn timber grading)
- 03
Kiln drying
- 04
Heat treatment (IPPC)
- 05
Planing
- 06
Cutting on computer-controlled crosscut saw
- 07
Delivery
Wood Species and Processes
Spruce
Standard wood species for construction timber, boards, planed products and packaging
Pine
Common softwood species for sawn timber and pallets
Larch
Weather-resistant wood for construction and decking boards
Beech
Hardwood species for sawn timber on request
Oak
Valuable hardwood for applications on request
Ash
Hardwood species for individual customer requirements on request
Heat treatment (IPPC)
Certified heat treatment of wood since 2004 for the treatment of packaging wood according to IPPC
Kiln drying
Machine drying of green timber to the desired residual moisture
Location
Unterroth
DESawmill, main site
- Materials
- Spruce, pine, larch, beech, oak, ash
- Drying kiln
- Automatic resawing line with sawn timber grading
- Planing mill
- Computer-controlled crosscut saw
- Log yard
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contract sawing (sawing of logs to size)Other (woodworking) | – | Oversize dimensions up to 120 cm | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Kiln dryingHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Heat treatment (IPPC, certified since 2004)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Planing (four-sided, with/without chamfer, profiling)Other (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Cutting to size (computer-controlled crosscut saw, millimetre-precise, trimming of defects)Other (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Manufacture of construction timber / square timber (cut to individual specifications)Other (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Manufacture of saw-finish boards, planks and slabsOther (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Custom-made laths and framesOther (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Manufacture of boxes and palletsAssembly | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Manufacture of planed products (solid wood for floors, facade, wall and ceiling cladding)Other (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Manufacture of decking boardsOther (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
| Delivery of wood chips, sawdust and planer shavingsOther (woodworking) | – | – | – | – | Spruce, Pine, Larch, Beech, Oak, Ash |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drying kiln | – | 1 | – | – | Unterroth |
| Automatic resawing line with sawn timber grading | – | 1 | – | – | Unterroth |
| Planing mill | – | 1 | – | – | Unterroth |
| Computer-controlled crosscut saw | – | 1 | – | – | Unterroth |
Additional services
Quality and Approvals
The sawmill has been approved for the heat treatment of wood (IPPC) since 2004; the approval is reviewed at regular intervals. Cutting is performed millimetre-precisely on a computer-controlled crosscut saw.
| Evidence | Unterroth |
|---|---|
| IPPC/heat treatment approval (reviewed at regular intervals) |
Company History
- 1932
Melchior Dopfer purchased the Obere Mühle (Upper Mill) in Unterroth
- 1933
Construction of the sawmill alongside farming
- 1958
Anton Dopfer took over the business
- 1992
Werner Dopfer manages the business in the third generation
- 2004
Approval for the heat treatment of wood (IPPC)