The Port Hope, Ontario-based Revolver Screening Systems finds new opportunities in South America
The Port Hope, Ontario-based Revolver Screening Systems has sent its first machine to South America.
The Chilean company Arauco purchased Revolver’s model RT508 Series II trommel portable screening plant for its Quivolgo forestry operation near Constitución, Chile. This operation is the largest of three in the country.
“This is a major milestone for Revolver. We are always looking to explore new markets and having a plant in Chile provides us with our foot in the door to look at other South American countries,” said Ciarán Thompson, Revolver’s Sales and Marketing Manager.
Arauco offers a comprehensive selection of composite panels, premium plywood, millwork, lumber and wood pulp. It operates multiple production facilities in both North and South America.
The company required an effective solution to handle the vast amounts of mulch it reuses for its forestry operations, leading them to Revolver’s trommel plant.
The Revolver machine is able to produce in an hour what Arauco was typically screening in a full day, delivering an improvement in output as well as quality of material produced.
As well, Arauco is pleased with the portability of the machine and how they can easily move it to different areas of the site to screen different sizes of material.
“We are very happy with the new equipment from Revolver. It improved the amount of material we produce at our Quivolgo site each day,” said Rodolfo Calquin, Site Manager, Vivero Quivolgo, Arauco.
“The team from Revolver were very professional coming down here and taking the time to set up the machine and show our workers how to use it safely and effectively.”
Constitución is located about four hours south of Santiago. Thompson said heading to the rural area of Chile was intimidating at first, as the Revolver team does not speak Spanish.
“We managed to show the customer how to use the plant while sometimes just relying on body language as well as putting ourselves in their shoes to anticipate questions we would ask if this technology was new to us,” Thompson said.
“In general, we found the people we met in Chile to be welcoming and despite the language barrier, we always felt confident we could work with them and deliver a product they would be satisfied with.”
EDC connection
Revolver was connected to Arauco by Export Development Canada (EDC) in 2024.
EDC facilitated the calls between Revolver and Arauco in the beginning and helped make introductions and act as translators. Multiple meetings between Revolver and Arauco took place virtually, allowing both companies to get to know each other and develop a relationship.
After months of virtual meetings and calls, a deal was secured to ship a machine from Port Hope, Ontario, to Arauco’s nursery in Constitución.
“We are very thankful to the team at EDC for making the introduction to this new customer and being involved with the initial meetings. They were able to help us out with translating the features and benefits of our equipment while also relaying back to us what the customer needed in terms of material being produced,” Thompson said.
“We benefited from the connection with EDC and would recommend other Canadian companies collaborating with them.”
Revolver was founded in 2013 and had grown to supply an extensive dealer network across Canada and the United States.
The company’s equipment can screen a variety of materials such as topsoil, compost, mulch, sand and gravel, construction and demolition debris and recyclables.
