Vecoplan launches VTH 600-1050 BT biomass chipper

Vecoplan has successfully been using direct drive technology in its shredders for many years.

The VTH 600-1050 BT biomass chipper, which was launched at LIGNA 2025, is the first drum chipper from Vecoplan to deploy its HiTorc direct drive technology.

The combination of significantly reduced energy consumption – up to 40 percent – and increased performance is one of the key strengths of the new HiTorc drive.

We’ve been using the HiTorc in our single and twin-shaft shredders for years now with great success. With the new VTH 600-1050 BT, we’re now transferring this sophisticated technology to our drum chippers. With the HiTorc, our customers can save up to 40 percent energy – and that’s an absolutely unique selling point in the wood processing industry, explained Dirk Müller, VP for Wood & Biomass at Vecoplan during the launch.

The performance of the HiTorc has been extensively validated in both internal test series and in real applications in the field.

Thanks to the new drive concept, the VTH 600-1050 BT also scores with many other advantages, such as compact design – the HiTorc drive requires only about half as much space as conventional asynchronous belt drives.

The absence of mechanical components is also a major factor in the reduction of wear and tear. Fewer spare parts mean lower maintenance costs and increased operational availability of the machine.

Full power in just three seconds

The HiTorc drive transmits energy directly to the rotor shaft without any intermediate gears, belts, or reduction gearing. This achieves a particularly high level of efficiency by eliminating conventional transmission losses.

With a peak torque of up to 80,000 Nm, the HiTorc drive also has the necessary power to process even difficult materials safely and efficiently.

In combination with modern frequency converters, the HiTorc drive offers users even more decisive advantages in daily operation: the system can be started or stopped within a few seconds.

This also enables the automatic and precise positioning of the rotor, for a quick knife change, for instance.

If foreign objects get into the machine, it can be brought to a standstill from one second to the next, and this significantly increases operational safety while reducing the risk of serious damage.

Last but not least, the technology also allows flexible adaptation to different operating conditions and material requirements, for maximum performance with minimum effort.