Patent ID: 8286367

Claim:
A method for continuous drying of wood pieces, comprising the steps of: a) loading the wood pieces in file onto a conveyor arrangement defining a course towards a destination; b) measuring a moisture content of each wood piece moving on the conveyor arrangement during the course; c) diverting each wood piece whose measured moisture content is above a target moisture content from the conveyor arrangement towards a drying equipment capable of processing the wood pieces diverted in file for removing a portion of their moisture independently from their measured moisture content, the wood pieces whose measured moisture contents are below the target content continuing the course on the conveyor arrangement towards the destination; d) passing each diverted wood piece in the drying equipment for removing a moisture portion from the wood piece; e) measuring a moisture content of each wood piece after a drying cycle in the drying equipment; f) repeating the steps d) and e) for each diverted wood piece whose measured moisture content after a drying cycle is above the moisture content target; and g) returning each diverted wood piece whose moisture content after a drying cycle is below the target moisture content onto the conveyor arrangement so that the wood piece resumes the course towards the destination.