Production process
As a firm believer of sustainable usage of nature resources, we use high quality snow birch that harvested from certified FSC forest located in Russian far east. Snow birch that grow in the RFE area is known for its off-white and scent-free characteristics and along with minimal to none mineral lines, which is the most ideal raw material for producing wooden products that have direct contact with food.
We fell logs with diameter between 18 to 24cm which is the most efficient size for machine operations. Selected logs will be cut into shorter length, and will then be put into a boiling pool for 8 hours to sterilize and soften the logs. barks will then be removed using special machines. When barks are removed, logs will be put onto rotary cut machines then made into thin wooden board and ready for the next production procedure.
After logs are made into thin sheets, they then go into punching machine where the shape of the product is finalized. All semi-finished products will be air dried on a conveyer belt to remove excess water content.
When semi-finished products come out of the punching machines, they will then be put into a tumbling tube where the products grind with each other in order to smoothen the rough edges and to remove excess burr.
When products arrive in finished product factory, products will undergo an initial rough sorting where defects will be picked out in order to avoid jamming the machines in the following processes.
Beveling machine uses milling cutter to remove the straight edges on the product, thus removing the rough edges and making it smooth.
Products go into a grinding tumbler once again after beveling. Food grade wax is added into the grinding tumbler during this process to make a thin wax coating onto the products.
Before inspection and packaging, products will go through manual and camera sorting. During camera sorting, computer attached to the machine will visually identify major defects. Manual sorting will act a double insurance and allow workers to pick our minor defects that cameras cannot spot.