Event 50 years young and “Fit for Future” Bioenergy International No 81, 5-2015 51 CEO, Ferdinand Doppstadt With over 1 500 guests from around the globe anyone who was someone in the Doppstadt world was present, contractors, suppliers, dealers or clients. Some had grown during the 50 years in tandem, others were taking delivery of their first orange machine ever. – Together with our partners and clients we set new standards in environmental technology. We are proud of this. But we want to meet increasing demands and requirements of the business, our partners and our customers with products and methods that are technologically first class, ecologically exemplary and economically efficient. For this our solutions must be innovative, intelligent and adaptive, said CEO, Ferdinand Doppstadt. Stationary, truck- and tractor-mounted chippers For the first time ever a stationary version of its largest chipper model, the DH 910 was shown. Able to process roundwood up to 90 cm in diameter the skid-mounted DH 910 E unit is complete with infeed table, enclosed rotor chipper, an electric motor with control unit and regulation. The very first unit is being shipped to Japan for a biomass power project. A prototype of a compact and versatile Mercedes truck-mounted DH 812 chipper with cross infeed and Palfinger crane was shown. The compact 26 tonne set-up is operated from the truck cab. The DH 812 PTO chipper configuration with an A-Mag tractor-truck had a sneak preview during LIGNA and will enter full production in 2016. Targeting forestry contractors the tractor unit has a height-adjustable cab and is good for up to 85 km per hour on the road. Grinder DG to come Ferdinand Doppstadt also revealed details about “Grinder DG” a prototype 30 tonne universal high-speed shredder slated to be available on the market in 2017. To be powered by a Volvo Penta direct drive, the modular configuration is composed of different, interchangeable components, which can be assembled individually to client needs making it a multi-purpose machine. The machine range will include three different feeding systems and four rotor types, which can be rapidly changed with a Quickchange System enabling Grinder DG to process a wide variety of feedstock. – At present Grinder DG is still at the stage of design and testing. By 2017 we will make the product ready for the market and start production, concluded Ferdinand Doppstadt. If Doppstadt’s 50-year track record of innovation and flexibility is anything to go by then there is no reason to doubt that Grinder DG and other orange coloured equipment are fit for future. Text & photos: Alan Sherrard BI81/4934/AS At the end of June, German environmental and material handling technology developer Doppstadt threw a 50-year birthday bash. The two-day do was complete with fullscale machinery demonstrations, news releases, supplier expo, factory tour and celebratory dinner. It was a well orchestrated and highly appreciated programme that could rival many trade shows, were it not a one-brand show. Kohta Satoi Sun Earth Co., Japan
Bioenergy no 5 September 2015
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