Wood briquetting can help you become a cleaner, safer shop. 

Loose wood waste creates risk. Wood briquetting reduces it.

Keeping piles of wood chips and sawdust is dangerous, creating fire hazards and putting workers at risk of inhaling sawdust or wood particles into their lungs.  

Wood briquetting reduces dust and fire risks, improving safety and compliance and frees up valuable space.  

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Benefits of wood briquetting start day one and increase over time.

Modern wood briquetting enables you to turn sawdust and wood waste into clean, burnable fuel for industrial use (with no artificial binders). Or, you can safely reduce landfill volume, all while reclaiming floor space.

Reduce waste and support sustainability

  • Shrink waste to a fraction of its original size   
  • Keep waste out of landfills
  • Reuse clean briquettes
  • Produce natural briquettes with no artificial binders
  • Create a carbon-neutral energy source

Support safer, cleaner operations

  • Reduce dust and fire hazards  
  • Improve safety and EPA/OSHA compliance
  • Make your shop safer for your employees

Lower costs and create revenue

  • Keep labor costs to a minimum  
  • Reduce disposal costs
  • Generate revenue by selling wooden briquettes for use in wood stoves, furnaces, firepits, and more

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RUF briquetting presses can handle a wide variety of wood byproducts.

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Real outcomes from real shops

Cabinotch found a way to remain environmentally responsible and reduce shipping costs while simplifying a complicated process.

RUF wood briquetting machines pay for themselves quickly

Our wood briquette presses are simple to operate, offer a high expense-to-benefit ratio, and install directly into your production processes.

How our wood briquetting solutions solve the waste problem

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What are wood briquettes used for?

More convenient than traditional firewood and more flexible wood pellets, wood briquettes are easy to store and handle, cost-effective, and can be used in practically any wood-burning device.

  • Living room fireplaces
  • Wood-burning stoves
  • Backyard fire pits
  • BBQs
  • Commercial boilers
  • Industrial heat and power
  • Gasification 

Curious how wood briquetting fits into your operations? Let’s find out.

Free, up-front lab testing confirms quality and suitability prior to purchasing a wood briquetting machine.