• Ordered machine: Charcoal briquette making machine, wheel mixer grinder, and dryer
  • Клиент: Local sawmill factory owner
  • Местоположение: Romania
машина для производства древесноугольных брикетов
машина для производства древесноугольных брикетов

Daniel M. runs a sawmill in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. For 12 years, he sold lumber across Eastern Europe—but his mill produced 25 tons of unsellable sawdust monthly. He turned that waste into a charcoal briquette business that now nets $130,000+ per year. Here’s how.

Project profile

Daniel’s sawmill processes 200 cubic meters of wood monthly. Half becomes lumber; the rest piles up as waste, costing €400 per month to dispose of. He chose a three-machine line from us for a 3-4-ton daily output. Investment: $35,000. Setup time: 3 weeks.

Shuliy charcoal briquettes making machine solution

Daniel’s charcoal production line runs three machines.

  • The wheel mill handles particle size.
  • The briquette extruder forms pillow-shaped briquettes.
  • The drying room brings moisture down to 8-12%.
Фотография машиныТехнические характеристикиКол-во
Смеситель
Смеситель		Модель: СЛ-1500
Мощность: 7,5 кВт
Capacity: 600-800 kg per hour Dimension: 1500 mm
Package size: 2*1.65*1.46m		1 комплект
Charcoal making machine
Charcoal making machine		Модель: СЛ-160
Мощность: 11 кВт
With CNC cutter and 1.5 m conveyor
Capacity: 500kg per hour Dimension: 2.1*1.6*0.9m Weight: 750kg		1 комплект
CNC cutter and conveyor
CNC cutter and conveyor		CNC system cutter Conveyor: 1.5m/
Сушилка
Сушилка		Dimension: 6.2*3.5*2.7m
Power: about 7.5kw
Capacity: 3000-4000 KGS per day pieces Circulating hair dryer: 600*600mm; 6 sets
Exhaust fan: 300*300mm,2sets
Trolley tray: 10 trolleys and 100 pieces of trays
Heat source: heat pump,15P		1 unit
machine configuration

Challenges Daniel solved with Shuliy charcoal briquettes making machine

Moisture content. Fresh sawdust contains 50-60% water, which makes briquettes crumble. Daniel added pre-drying using waste heat from his boiler—reducing moisture to 20% before the heat pump dryer finishes the job.

Cracking during cooling. Early briquettes cracked as they cooled. The fix: adjust binder to 3-5% and tune extrusion pressure. Cracking dropped below 2%.

Seasonal demand. Romanian demand peaks October-March. Daniel built inventory during slow months and signed annual supply contracts with his largest buyers.

Quality consistency. Some batches burned faster or left more ash. Daniel started testing moisture and particle size before each batch, plus final inspection of finished briquettes.

CNC cutter maintenance. Blade replacement was eating into production time. Daniel set a preventive maintenance schedule and trained two operators on basic service—downtime dropped from 8 hours to under 2 hours monthly.

Client testimonial after using charcoal briquettes making machine

“I researched briquetting equipment for almost a year. Italian machines cost twice as much and German options were even higher. The Chinese equipment from Shuliy matched Italian quality at half the price.

Our technical team worked with their engineers during installation—the whole line was running within three weeks. Six months in, we’re producing 100 tons monthly and selling everything we make.

The ROI has been faster than my furniture business ever delivered.”

— Daniel M., Sawmill Owner, Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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