Safety & environmental im

Abodo Wood Ltd crafts timbers with lasting beauty, that are safe for people, and also the environment. Many exterior timbers widely available on the market are harvested from unsustainable old growth forests, or they are treated with harmful chemicals, but Abodo timbers are not only beautiful and durable, they are rapidly renewable.

Formed in 2001 by the Gudsell family, Abodo remains a New Zealand-owned, family business whose timbers have exceptional weatherability and maintain their durability and beauty for a lifetime. Harvested from New Zealand’s FSC® certified rapidly renewable plantation forests, the timbers are ethically crafted to meet today’s increasing needs without disadvantaging future generations and are sold extensively throughout NZ, Australia and the Pacific Islands, as well as to some European customers.

Due to increasing demand and new machinery arriving, Andrew Fisher, Production Manager approached NZDUCT+FLEX to provide a dust extraction system. Geoff Ebdon, Sales Manager for NZDUCT+FLEX suggested a 4 module filter with a 1m Rotary Valve exit, using a 22kw material direct drive fan, all from Danish based JKF Industri. As all the components i.e. the fan, filter, filter bags and ducting all come from JKF, compatibility and performance of the whole system is assured. The filter units, made of Swedish finely galvanised steel, can be enlarged by removing the end panel, adding another module and bolting the ends on again. Servicing these units is minimal and consists of oiling the fan shaft occasionally.

“The secret to long lasting dust removal, with minimal maintenance, is sizing up the filter, fan and the needs of the customer’s machinery correctly and it is the FILTER AREA, not only the fan power that is key.” says Geoff Ebdon.

NZDUCT+FLEX have installed hundreds of Danish designed Filters in New Zealand in the

Abodo Wood Ltd - environmentally conscientious Auckland based company installs new extraction for busy wood processing operation