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Butt Flare Reducers
Butt Flare Reducers
Eliminate Waste. Improve Flow. Protect Your Equipment.
“The Butt Reducer has greatly reduced our sawing times.” —Hans Weygoldt, Atlantic Veneer Corporation
Butt flares add no value to your lumber. They’re harder to handle, carry the most dirt, and increase wear throughout your line. Removing flares before processing improves log flow, reduces downstream damage, and boosts overall mill performance.
A flare reducer delivers immediate operational gains, which is why it’s standard equipment in sawmills around the world. Outside North America, it’s as common as a debarker.
Our flare reducer is built differently. Fully automated and engineered for heavy-duty operation, it runs without a dedicated operator. The robust design stands up to demanding environments, while dual-sided cutterheads extend service life and maximize cutting efficiency. Less downtime. Lower maintenance. More usable wood.
If you’re looking to improve uptime, reduce waste, and protect your investment, a flare reducer is a simple upgrade with measurable returns.
Specifications
Cutterhead Drive: 75 HP
Log Diameter: Up to 48 in
Log Length: Up to 20 ft (std)
Production: Up to 12 logs/min (softwood)
Flare Reducer Features
- Cleaner logs for better downstream processing
- Reduced logs improve scanning, sawing, slicing, and peeling accuracy.
- Prevents chipper infeed blockages
- Eliminates butt flares that commonly plug chippers and disrupt production.
- Fully automated operation
- Simple one-button control with no dedicated operator required.
- Fast processing
- Takes only seconds per softwood log, keeping pace with high-production lines.
- Operator-friendly design
- Intuitive controls make it easy to run with minimal training.
- Low maintenance
- Designed for quick service and long cutterhead life.
- Flexible installation
- Can be installed inline or operated as a standalone unit in the log yard.
- Built for the long haul
- Heavy-duty construction engineered to withstand years of continuous use.
Payback
- Improved debarking quality and speed
- Improved scanning accuracy
- Improved sawing, slicing, and peeling
- Increased vat capacity
- Less wear on downstream machinery
- Better transport on log decks and troughs
- No flares going to chipper
Hardwood Mills
- Cleaner debarking because the butt flutes that hold rocks and dirt are gone.
- Less wear on the debarker also because those butt flutes are rough on the ring debarker arms.
- Reduced logs flow better through log decks and troughs.
- Reduced logs result in more accurate scans for the carriage.
- No wasted passes to saw off flares.
- No more plugged chipper inlets caused by flares. Waste conveyors and chippers often get oversized just to deal with flares.
Softwood Mills
- Cleaner debarking because the butt flutes that hold rocks and dirt are gone.
- Less wear on the debarker also because those butt flutes are rough on the ring debarker arms.
- Reduced logs flow better through log decks, feeders and troughs.
- Reduced logs result in more accurate scans.
- Butt flares slow down the feed rate for the entire log when they are sensed.
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