Hardwood sawn timber – sawing, steaming and drying to customer specification for over 130 years.
Sägewerk Hartmann GmbH
Eiterfeld (Leimbacher Weg 16)New on Amplifa
About Sägewerk Hartmann
Sägewerk Hartmann GmbH has been producing hardwood sawn timber for more than 130 years as a family business in Eiterfeld in Hesse. The company is located in the middle of a hardwood region, resulting in short delivery routes for the logs. The product range includes beech (thicknesses 18–65 mm), oak, ash and coffin pine in various grades up to block timber; production is made to order according to customer requirements regarding length, thickness and grade. The value chain comprises log sorting on a crane line, debarking and measuring, sawing with a gang saw and stellite saws or a horizontal band saw for thicker logs, steaming and drying in combined steam-drying kilns with 1000 m³ capacity, as well as measuring and climate-controlled storage. Customers are the timber trade and the wood-processing industry, which according to the company is supplied worldwide. Residual products from sawing are sold as firewood, among other things in containers of approx. 15 m³.
- Site
- Eiterfeld
- Processes
- Sawing of logs (sawn timber production with gang saw, stellite saws), Debarking and measuring before sawing, Sawing of thicker logs with horizontal band saw, Steaming and drying in combined steam-drying kiln (kiln capacity 1000 m³), Sawn timber production to customer specification (length, thickness, grade), production to order, Sale of residual products as firewood (containers approx. 15 m³, log rounds, firewood bundles), Sawn timber production to customer specification (length, thickness, grade), Steaming and drying (combined steam-drying kilns)
- Materials
- Beech, Oak, Ash, Pine (coffin pine), Gang saw cutting with stellite saws, Horizontal band saw, Combined steam-drying kiln
- Certificates
- Grade sorting of sawn timber (AAB/AB/B/BC etc.), Log pre-sorting on crane line, Measuring by trained personnel / automatic stacking system, Climate-controlled storage / acclimatisation
- Industries
- Timber trade, Wood-processing industry
- 01
Log yard: watering, crane line for log sorting
- 02
Debarking and measuring of the logs
- 03
Sawing with gang saw (stellite saws) or horizontal band saw for thicker logs
- 04
Grade sorting and stacking on aluminium stacking sticks
- 05
Steaming and drying in combined steam-drying kilns
- 06
Measuring and climate-controlled storage (acclimatisation)
Wood species and processes
Beech
Thicknesses 18/20/22/26/32/38/50/52/65 mm in grades AAB, AB, B, BC, AB Colour, B Colour and ABC.
Oak
Thicknesses 26/35/52 mm in grades A, AB, BC as well as block timber.
Ash
Thicknesses 26/35/52/65 mm in grades AB, BC, ABC as well as block timber.
Pine (coffin pine)
24 mm coffin pine and 24 mm side timber as well as block timber.
Gang saw cutting with stellite saws
Main sawing process for hardwood logs with stellite-tipped saws.
Horizontal band saw
Additional process for sawing thicker logs.
Combined steam-drying kiln
Steaming and drying of sawn timber with a total kiln capacity of up to 1000 m³.
Location
Eiterfeld
DEProduction and administration
- Lot size
- Production to order
- Materials
- Beech, oak, ash, pine
- Gang saw (stellite-tipped saws)
- Horizontal band saw for thicker logs
- Combined steam-drying kilns (capacity 1000 m³)
- Automatic stacking system
- Crane line for log sorting
Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing of logs (sawn timber production with gang saw, stellite saws)Other (wood processing/sawmill) | – | – | – | – | Hardwood logs (beech, oak, ash, pine) |
| Debarking and measuring before sawingOther (wood processing/sawmill) | – | – | – | – | Hardwood logs |
| Sawing of thicker logs with horizontal band sawOther (wood processing/sawmill) | – | – | – | – | Hardwood logs (thick logs) |
| Steaming and drying in combined steam-drying kiln (kiln capacity 1000 m³)Heat treatment | – | – | – | 1000 m³ kiln capacity | Sawn timber (beech, oak, ash, pine) |
| Sawn timber production to customer specification (length, thickness, grade), production to orderOther (wood processing/sawmill) | – | – | – | – | Beech (18/20/22/26/32/38/50/52/65 mm, grades, Oak (26/35/52 mm, grades A/AB/BC, block timber), Ash (26/35/52/65 mm, grades AB/BC/ABC, block timber), Pine (24 mm coffin pine, 24 mm side timber, block timber) |
| Sale of residual products as firewood (containers approx. 15 m³, log rounds, firewood bundles)Other (wood processing/sawmill) | – | – | – | – | Firewood (hardwood residual products) |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang saw | – | – | – | – | Eiterfeld |
| Horizontal band saw | – | – | for thicker logs | – | Eiterfeld |
| Combined steam-drying kiln | – | – | total kiln capacity 1000 m³ | – | Eiterfeld |
| Automatic stacking system | – | – | – | – | Eiterfeld |
| Crane line for log sorting | – | – | – | – | Eiterfeld |
Additional services
Quality
Every log is debarked and measured before sawing; the logs are pre-sorted by grade on the crane line. The sawn timber is measured manually or with an automatic stacking system by professionally trained personnel; if required, an anti-mould agent is applied.
| Evidence | Eiterfeld |
|---|---|
| Grade sorting of sawn timber (AAB/AB/B/BC etc.) | |
| Log pre-sorting on crane line | |
| Measuring by trained personnel / automatic stacking system | |
| Climate-controlled storage / acclimatisation |
History
Start of sawn timber production as a family business – for more than 130 years (founding year not specified).