Many customers are familiar with the name VacuBright™ without fully understanding what’s behind it.

Some consider it a type of drying, while others view it as just another technical detail. In reality, VacuBright™ is more than just a process: it’s a comprehensive, integrated approach designed to simplify your processing and enhance your efficiency, all while maintaining quality.

Here’s how this process can be a real game-changer for your business.

1. It all starts with a selection that makes the difference

Every VacuBright™ product is rooted in meticulous selection, utilizing logs from slow-growing Canadian maple, renowned for its exceptional hardness. By selecting only sections with straight, homogeneous fibers, we eliminate variables that complicate your production right from the start.

2. Double-taper primary sawing: Every cut counts

The idea behind double-taper primary sawing is to follow the natural grain of the wood. This produces more stable boards, offering better machining performance and high-end aesthetics. For you, this means fewer rejects and a flawless finish from the very first pass.

3. Pre-drying for perfect preparation

In a semi-controlled environment, the wood is gently pre-dried to prevent cracking, uneven coloring and warping. This pre-treatment acts as a natural shield against the challenges of drying, increasing your final output while preserving visual quality.

4. Vacuum drying: whiteness, stability, precision

This is where the VacuBright™ magic fully operates. By vacuum-drying without oxygen, the wood retains its exceptional whiteness, incomparable dimensional straightness and lasting structural stability. What this means in tangible terms for you is:

  • Reduced rejects,
  • Improved machining efficiency,
  • Consistency that facilitates quality checks.

5. Throughput and sorting by 28 criteria to deliver accuracy

Each part is evaluated according to 28 technical and aesthetic criteria. This step has a single objective: to deliver components perfectly aligned with your production requirements, whether for pool cues, baseball bats, musical instrument handles or a multitude of other wooden objects.

6. A classification that fits your business reality

Our industry-specific grading system helps you to work faster and more efficiently. Whether you’re a manufacturer of high-end instruments or a producer of sports components, you’ll receive ready-to-use parts without any additional sorting or correction steps.

7. Optimized packaging to maintain product quality

After sorting, the components are stored in a controlled environment at a stable temperature and humidity. This packaging preserves their whiteness, straightness and stability, right up to shipping. You receive a consistent, protected product, ready for use, with no degradation or adjustments required.

 

And the results? They speak for themselves.

Our customers see immediate benefits:

  • Fewer claims due to consistent quality and exemplary traceability.
  • Value premium for top-of-the-range products that meet the strictest standards
  • Productivity gains: fewer reworkings, less waste, faster finishing and direct profitability.

“The quality of the maple you supply is the best I’ve seen. You make sure our orders are accurate and delivered on time. Again, thank you for making our job easier.”
Dubuque Clamp Works

Discover how our VacuBright™ help other clients in this case study.

A process adaptable to more than one essence

While maple is our benchmark, the VacuBright™ process is equally effective for other wood essences such as ash or cherry. We can also deliver custom components, from 5/8″ to 35 mm in diameter and up to 1,118 mm in length, according to the performance grades you specify: A, B, Pro, Semi-Pro, Handle, etc.
And that’s often where the misunderstanding lies: VacuBright™ is not a rigid or standardized process. It’s a tailor-made solution, designed to adapt to your reality, usage, and requirements.
Once you understand what it enables, there’s no going back.

Why is VacuBright™ a profitable investment for you?

In the end, the VacuBright™ process is more than just a series of technical steps. It’s a coherent value chain, designed to optimize your operations, accelerate your production flows, and maximize your profit margin.

Champeau puts technology at the service of your reality so that every piece of wood becomes a competitive asset.

Would you like to integrate the VacuBright™ process into your value chain?

Let’s talk about your specific goals. Contact us.