Anderson introduces a new biomass baler

ABSTRACT Anderson Group Co., a Canadian-based company, introduces an innovative round baler able to harvest a large variety or woody biomass. First developed in collaboration with the University Laval and Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada in 2005, the third generation biobaler is now built, engineered and commercialized by Anderson. The machine called, the BIOBALERTM, can produce up to 40 bales/hr in short rotations woody crops as willow and hybrid poplar. The unit can harvest brushes up to 125 mm in diameter. Powered and pulled by a standard tractor, the BIOBALERTM can collect small diameter brushes and understory vegetation in fallow or abandoned land, under power transmission lines, and between planted trees. The patented BIOBALERTM includes a mulcher head attachment, a choice of long or short swivel tongue, a fixed chamber and an undercarriage frame. For more details, visit our website at www.grpanderson.com