Sawmill for softwood sawn timber: cants, knot-free side boards, window blanks, boards, plus kiln drying, IPPC treatment, planing and cross-cutting
Sägewerk Hofmann GmbH
Cadolzburg (head office/sawmill) · Raindorf (outdoor storage) · Großhabersdorf (outdoor storage)New on Amplifa
About Sägewerk Hofmann
Sägewerk Hofmann GmbH in Cadolzburg is a family business run in the fourth generation since 1920, operating as a pine specialist producing sawn timber from softwood. The portfolio includes cants, knot-free side boards, rough window blanks and window scantlings, boards, squared timber, packaging squared timber with IPPC treatment, as well as larch products for outdoor use such as rhombus battens and decking boards; further assortments and special dimensions are sawn to order on the gang saw in lengths of up to 13 metres. The value chain ranges from debarking, log sorting and sawing, through technical kiln drying in fresh-air and exhaust-air kilns (heated by a biogas plant or district heating), IPPC heat treatment and package cross-cutting, to the planing of profiles. Raw timber is sourced exclusively in Germany and preferably regionally; as a PEFC-certified operation the sawmill guarantees sustainable timber purchasing. In addition to sawn timber, the company supplies sawmill residues such as wood chips, sawdust and bark as well as firewood; delivery is made with its own articulated lorry – small quantities included.
- Site
- Cadolzburg
- Processes
- Sawing of sawn timber (cants, knot-free side boards, window scantlings, blanks, boards), Planing (rhombus battens, profiles, standard assortments), Package cross-cutting / fixed-length cutting to length, Technical kiln drying (fresh-air and exhaust-air kilns, softwood), IPPC heat treatment (core temperature at least 56 °C for 30 min.), Debarking, Chippers / reducers (residue disposal, wood chips), Delivery with own articulated lorry (small quantities included)
- Materials
- Pine, Spruce, Larch, Beech
- Certificates
- PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC), IPPC heat treatment
- Founded
- 1920
- Industries
- Timber industry / sawmill, Window and door construction, Pallet and packaging industry, Landscaping, Fuel trade, Window and door construction (window scantlings, rough blanks)
- 01
Log purchasing (PEFC, exclusively Germany)
- 02
Debarking and log sorting (B&Z)
- 03
Sawing (gang saw, edging lines, resaw circular saw)
- 04
Technical kiln drying (fresh-air/exhaust-air kilns)
- 05
IPPC heat treatment
- 06
Package cross-cutting / fixed-length cutting (Holtec)
- 07
Planing
- 08
Delivery with own articulated lorry
Wood species and processes
Pine
Core focus of the operation; cants 26–90 mm, window scantlings and blanks in several dimensions
Spruce
Cants, knot-free side boards and boards; window scantlings on request
Larch
For outdoor use, sawn rough or planed, as well as rough window blanks
Beech
Dry beech firewood in lengths of 0.25 m and 0.33 m
Locations
Cadolzburg
DEHead office / sawmill
- Lot size
- Stock items and production to order, small quantities possible
- Materials
- Pine, spruce, larch
- Möhringer BV gang saw
- Paul edging lines with board sorting and return conveyor
- Linck resaw circular saw
- B&Z log sorting carriage incl. rail system
- B&Z root reducer
- Debarking
- Mühlböck drying kiln with IPPC certification
- 2 fresh-air/exhaust-air drying kilns (biogas plant)
- Holtec cross-cut saw
- Chipping plant
- Forklift with scale
- Articulated lorry, wheel loader
Raindorf
DEOutdoor storage (since 2016)
Großhabersdorf
DEOutdoor storage (since 2016)
Sawn timber assortments
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sawing of sawn timber (cants, knot-free side boards, window scantlings, blanks, boards)Machining | – | 13 m (gang saw cutting) | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| Planing (rhombus battens, profiles, standard assortments)Machining | – | – | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| Package cross-cutting / fixed-length cutting to lengthMachining | – | 13 m (gang saw cutting) | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| Technical kiln drying (fresh-air and exhaust-air kilns, softwood)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| IPPC heat treatment (core temperature at least 56 °C for 30 min.)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| DebarkingOther | – | – | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| Chippers / reducers (residue disposal, wood chips)Other | – | – | – | – | Pine, Spruce, Larch |
| Delivery with own articulated lorry (small quantities included)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
15 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gang saw (sawing line) | Möhringer BV gang saw | 1 | – | 1984 | Cadolzburg |
| Edging line with board sorting | Paul | 1 | – | 1985 | Cadolzburg |
| Edging line with return conveyor (blank sawing) | Paul | 1 | – | 2007 | Cadolzburg |
| Log sorting carriage incl. rail system | B&Z | 2 | – | 1989, 2022 | Cadolzburg |
| Resaw circular saw | Linck | 1 | – | 1990 | Cadolzburg |
| Drying kiln with IPPC certification | Mühlböck | 1 | – | 2000 | Cadolzburg |
| Fresh-air/exhaust-air drying kilns (heated by biogas plant) | – | 2 | – | 2016 | Cadolzburg |
| Root reducer | B&Z | 1 | – | 2012 | Cadolzburg |
| Chipping plant (residue disposal) | – | 1 | – | 1995 | Cadolzburg |
| Debarking | – | 1 | – | 2002 | Cadolzburg |
| Cross-cut saw (package cross-cutting) | Holtec | 1 | – | – | Cadolzburg |
| Forklift with scale | Müller Linde | 2 | – | 2015 | Cadolzburg |
| Articulated lorry (enclosed truck) | VOLVO | 2 | – | 2010, 2017 | Cadolzburg |
| Wheel loader | VOLVO | 1 | – | 2018 | Cadolzburg |
| Circular saws / sawing machines | – | – | – | – | Cadolzburg |
Additional services
Quality and sustainability
As a PEFC-certified operation (Chain of Custody, audited annually), the sawmill guarantees sustainable, verifiably regional timber purchasing. Drying is carried out promptly and gently in its own fresh-air and exhaust-air kilns, and the IPPC heat treatment meets the required core temperature of at least 56 °C for 30 minutes.
| Evidence | Cadolzburg |
|---|---|
| PEFC Chain of Custody (CoC) | |
| IPPC heat treatment |