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Most commonly, companies turned to kiln manufacturers for assistance (and to a lesser extent to research institutes or use their own expertise) when they experienced problems with kilns. Hardwood operations had more serious concerns about product quality issues, which are justified, since they predominantly manufacture value-added products. Approximately one third of the companies were intending on upgrading their kilns in the near future, although drying process issues caused serious concerns for the majority of respondents. It is possible that exogenous factors not investigated influenced this result. Seven variables (capacity of the largest kiln and certain kiln drying problems and issues) had an impact on a company's decision to upgrade kilns. The comparison between Canada and Europe revealed issues of major importance for producers in both regions. These were: achieving target moisture content, use of optimized schedules, electrical energy consumption, and type of kiln control unit. All dried product quality problems investigated were more important for European respondents. In addition, drying process and kiln control issues were generally considered more important in Canada. Two possible explanations were given for these results: superior wood supply in Canada that results in fewer drying defects problems and the Canadian industry's lack of complete understanding of the current business environment (i.e., not realizing the importance of value added products which call for quality concerns). These two explanations are not mutually exclusive. It was found that kiln operators, distributors, sales personnel and customers were more knowledgeable about kiln drying related issues in Canada than in Europe. This was attributed, to some extent, to the larger average size of Canadian companies which facilitates employment of more specialized personnel. 98PDF Image | KILN DRYING PROBLEMS AND ISSUES IN CANADA
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