{"id":3473,"date":"2025-09-19T12:00:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T12:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reverterindustries.com\/about-us\/wood-chipper-what-it-is-types-and-how-to-choose-one\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T09:05:37","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T09:05:37","slug":"wood-chipper-what-it-is-types-and-how-to-choose-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reverterindustries.com\/en\/machinery\/wood-chipper-what-it-is-types-and-how-to-choose-one\/","title":{"rendered":"Industrial wood chipper: types, applications and how to choose one"},"content":{"rendered":"

An industrial wood chipper<\/strong> reduces the size of pruning waste, pallets, stumps, boards, and post-consumer wood to facilitate its transport, processing, recycling, or composting. Depending on the type of waste and the required output, different chipping technologies can be used. Equipment selection should consider the input material, its size and composition, the necessary processing capacity, and the desired final size.<\/p>\n

What is a wood chipper?<\/h2>\n

A wood chipper <\/strong>is a machine that reduces the size of plant waste (branches, boards, pallets, stumps, or post-consumer wood) to facilitate its transport, recovery, or composting. It should be distinguished from a wood chipper<\/strong>: while a wood chipper produces uniform chips from logs and branches, a shredder is more geared towards shredding and reducing mixtures of wood, leaf litter, or heterogeneous materials.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLess volume, more value: wood ready for recycling or recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Types of wood shredders (and when to choose each one)<\/h2>\n